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Warns judge: "If anything happens to my kids"

6 hours ago

To keep the 'pen fresh as we approach the All-Star Break, the Cubs have sent Kevin Hart back to Iowa, and will put Jeff Stevens on the major league roster in his place. Jeff Stevens is one of the three...

Jul 9, 2009

Samuel Peralta Sosa was born a poor black sharecropper's son in the Dominican Republic.  Actually, I'm not certain his dad was a sharecropper, but you get the gist.  His was the prototypical...

Jul 9, 2009

I'm a little late with today's recap because I don't really know what to say. And even if I did know what to say, I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be fun to write. This is one of those pivotal games, and pivotal...

Jul 8, 2009

When Larry Himes came to the Cubs from the White Sox in October of 1991, probably nobody knew exactly how destructive a force he would be on the organization.  I suppose that, upon reflection, he...

Jul 8, 2009

This will have to be v. quick -- so quick in fact that I was forced to abbreviate the word very!!! Story-LinesThe Cubs, still struggling to stay over .500, battle the Braves, who have pretty much shut...

Jul 8, 2009

Are oblique muscles related to the abdomen?  Can you run the risk of straining the obliques by being overweight? Anyway, since I poked my head out here the other day and suggested that perhaps...

Jul 8, 2009

Making cartoon-like superheroes out of modern day major leaguers like Milwaukee’s Prince Fielder is the stuff of The Bigs 2.

Jul 8, 2009

Yesterday, there was a bit of an issue with the timing of the Cubs' scoring. Sure they scored four runs, but they all came far too early, and the team was shut out in the last seven innings of the game....

Jul 8, 2009 | 5 comments

Kevin Millar says that Yankee fans have lost that hating feeling.

Jul 8, 2009

And I created a temporary blog to ponder it:http://soxmachine.wordpress.com/

Jul 7, 2009

Javier Vasquez (5-7, 3.05 ERA) vs. Carlos Zambrano (5-5, 4.09 ERA) Story Lines Tonight we were supposed to have a rematch of June 22nd, a night that the Cubs would like to forget. Vasquez blanked the Cubs...

Jul 7, 2009

Ryan Dempster has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a broken toe. Carlos Zambrano will be moved up to start in tonight's game, and Kevin Hart has been called up to start Game 3. In other news:...

Jul 7, 2009

A one-paragraph statement said La Russa had dropped all claims -- and that San Francisco-based Twitter did not compensate him in exchange.

Jul 7, 2009

The early 90's were a tumultuous time for the Cubs as the team was a mix of have and have-not players. The 1990 Cubs, for example, saw Greg Maddux fully assume the role of ace-hood -- even though he managed...

Jul 7, 2009

The Cubs did all their damage, to the tune of four runs, in the first two innings of tonight's game. Fortunately, that was enough to get them the win. On offense, the big story has to be the success of...

Jul 7, 2009 | 2 comments

The change in policy about the seventh-inning stretch at Yankee Stadium is long overdue.

Jul 7, 2009 | 3 comments

A judge delayed his decision today on whether to make Jim Leyritz await his upcoming DUI manslaughter trial in jail after the former Yankee slugger was arrested last week and accused of beating his ex...

Jul 6, 2009

Story-LinesComing off 3 wins against the Brewers, the Cubs battle the deadly-but-under-performing Braves also at Wrigley.  While the Cubs battle it out against Atlanta, the Brewers and Cardinals...

Jul 6, 2009

Before I get started with this preview, I’d like to make a comment on Alfonso Soriano. As I write this, the Cubs have yet to make any roster moves in the Messiah-like return of Aramis Ramirez and his two...

Jul 6, 2009

The teacher is only giving out one 'A' this year, I bet you can guess who it is, especially if you look at the tag. The All-Star break is regarded as the halfway point of the season, but truth be told,...

Jul 7, 2009

An 8-year-old Tinely Park kid will be representing the White Sox at next week's "Ptich, Hit & Run" competition in St. Louis.

Jul 6, 2009 | 3 comments

Gone too soon: athletes whose lives -- and careers -- have ended tragically

Jul 6, 2009 | 3 comments

It will be very easy for Tom Ricketts to curry early favor with Cubs fans.