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Cubs Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:30:48 PDT

The Cubs' roster figures to undergo a shakeup in the coming days.

The first order of business is the return, such as it is, of pitcher Carlos Zambrano to the team.

Zambrano has not been with his teammates since he engaged in a dugout tirade June 25 after he had just given up four runs to the White Sox in the first inning. The Cubs sent Zambrano home, suspended him and then sent him for anger-management treatment.

On Friday in Denver, Zambrano will face his teammates, apologize and then head to the bullpen. A roster move will have to be made to accommodate Zambrano. The Cubs could release veteran reliever Bob Howry, who has been hit hard of late, or they could send a young reliever, such as Brian Schlitter or Justin Berg, to the minor leagues.

On top of that,...

Power Rankings: Pitchers know their places (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:41:00 PDT
Joba Chamberlain can't throw the eighth and Jamie Shields could sit in only one spot during Matt Garza's no-hitter.

Might Lilly re-sign with Cubs in offseason? (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:02:15 PDT
Teams are lining up to take Ted Lilly off the hands of the Chicago Cubs for the rest of the season.

Lee to stay in Chicago (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:20:25 PDT
Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee has rejected a trade to the Los Angeles Angels, saying he prefers to finish the season with his team. Lee says he "really kind of agonized over" the decision, but that he decided the best thing for himself and his family was to stay in Chicago. The 34-year-old, who has a no-trade clause, also says he plans to play beyond this season and would like to...

Lee has two homers as Astros down Cubs 8-1 (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:02:51 PDT
It's certainly too soon to know how much hitting coach Jeff Bagwell can help improve the Houston Astros offense. He already appears to be having an affect on Carlos Lee. Lee hit two home runs, including the go-ahead homer in the sixth inning, and the Astros went on to an 8-1 win over the Chicago Cubs.

Rockies are interested in Cubs' Theriot (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:51:58 PDT
Looks like Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryan Theriot could be moving to the Mile High City.

Berkman hits slam, Astros beat Cubs 6-1 (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:19:24 PDT
Brett Myers has pitched so well all season that Houston Astros manager Brad Mills couldn't say if the right-hander's complete game Tuesday night was his best work of the year. Lance Berkman hit his first grand slam since 2008 to back Myers and the Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1. It is the 10th career complete game for Myers (8-6) and his first since May.

Ho hum, another no-hitter: Garza throws latest gem (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:09:07 PDT
Five no-hitters -- two of them perfect games -- and another gem that was spoiled by an umpire. By now, San Francisco Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow and others around baseball are beginning to expect a piece of pitching history every week. "I do. I can't explain it," said Krukow, who pitched in the majors from 1976-89.

Cubs beat Astros 5-2 (AP)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:21:13 PDT
Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Silva wasn't happy after losing two straight games. He never lost confidence that he could turn things around. On Monday night he got back on track, yielding five hits and one run with four strikeouts to get his 10th win of the season as the Cubs beat the Astros 5-2. Geovany Soto drove in two runs and Alfonso Soriano had two doubles and an RBI to help in the win.

Cubs C Soto leaves with foot injury (AP)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:45:13 PDT
Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto bruised his left foot and left the game in the middle of the sixth inning against the Houston Astros on Monday night. Soto was apparently injured after fouling a pitch off it earlier in the inning. He was replaced by Koyie Hill. He drove in a pair of runs with a double in the second inning.

Cubs' Zambrano apologizes for outburst (AP)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:45:17 PDT
Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano apologized for his dugout tirade last month. Zambrano went off after allowing four runs in the first inning against the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field on June 25 and had to be separated from teammate Derrek Lee. He was suspended for three games and placed on the restricted list on June 29 with a mandate that he seek anger management counseling.

Valentine getting in line for Cubs job (Yahoo! Sports)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:16:32 PDT
After taking his name off the list of possible managers for the Baltimore Orioles and being spurned by the...

Angels still looking for big bat (Yahoo! Sports)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:03:06 PDT
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim may have taken one of the big arms off the trade marke t by landing Dan Haren...

Dawson, Herzog and Harvey inducted into BB HOF (AP)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:11:29 PDT
Andre Dawson, who endured 12 knee surgeries to forge an impressive 21-year major league career, was inducted Sunday into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, becoming just the 203rd player in the game's long history to receive the honor. "Thank you for welcoming this rookie to your team" said Dawson, who played for a decade in Montreal before signing with the Chicago Cubs as a free...

Lopez hits go-ahead HR as Cardinals beat Cubs (AP)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:05:41 PDT
Felipe Lopez was simply trying to get on base when he hit his go-ahead homer. Lopez hit a tie-breaking solo shot in the 11th inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Sunday night and avoid a weekend sweep. "Games like these we have to find a way to win because the other team isn't going to let up," he said.

Helms' hit helps Marlins beat Braves 5-4 (The Canadian Press)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:08:08 PDT
Walkoff-wins are becoming commonplace for the Florida Marlins.

Tigers rally to earn split with Jays (CBC.ca)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:00:31 PDT
The Detroit Tigers erased a four-run deficit en route to a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday night at Comerica Park, earning a double-header split.

Andre Dawson, leader of Hall of Fame class, warns about PED use (Yahoo! Sports)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:39:55 PDT
Few players owned their nickname like Andre Dawson: One of only three players to hit at least 400 home runs and...

Dallas Green: dealer of the century (AP)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:36:14 PDT
As general manager of the Chicago Cubs, Dallas Green pulled off one of the great deals in modern baseball when he signed Andre Dawson as a free agent. And March 9, 1987, still seemed almost like yesterday on Sunday when Dawson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. "There was no question bringing anybody like Andre to Chicago was really special," Green said before the induction...

Cubs job interests Bobby Valentine (AP)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:31:07 PDT
Count Bobby Valentine among those who would like to manage the Chicago Cubs. The ESPN analyst and former New York Mets and Texas Rangers manager says he's interested in taking over for the retiring Lou Piniella after this season. Valentine, who led the Mets to the pennant in 2000 and managed the Texas Rangers, calls the Cubs job "one of the most coveted positions in all of sports" and...

Rookies lead Cubs past Cardinals (AP)
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:33:14 PDT
Although the Chicago Cubs might be too far gone to be big winners this season, rookies Starlin Castro, Tyler Colvin and Andrew Cashner have the team excited about their future. Castro and Colvin homered to complete an outstanding first week atop the batting order and Cashner used his triple-digit fastball to pitch out of two late-inning jams Saturday as the Cubs held on for a 6-5 victory over the...

Hall of Fame-Capsules (AP)
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:17:38 PDT
A look at the honorees to be inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame: ANDRE NOLAN DAWSON: Born July 10, 1954, in Miami ... 6-foot-3, 195 pounds, batted right-handed and threw right-handed ... nicknamed "Hawk" for his fearlessness and intensity ... as a power-hitting outfielder batted .279 with 2,774 hits, 438 home runs and 1,591 RBIs in a major league career from 1976-96 ...

Wells pitches Cubs past Cardinals 5-0 (AP)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:11:11 PDT
When scouting St. Louis hitters, Randy Wells didn't bother watching videotape of his previous outing against the Cardinals. "There was no reason to dwell on me getting my butt kicked," the Cubs right-hander said. "I finally got my confidence back, and I wasn't going to risk it by reliving that." About two months after failing to retire a single St.

Randy Wells pitches Cubs past Cardinals (The Canadian Press)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:16:52 PDT
CHICAGO - Alfonso Soriano hit a two-run homer and Randy Wells pitched seven shutout innings to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 5-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.

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