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Matt Garza was sailing along when third baseman Joe Mather booted a routine grounder in the sixth inning.
Then it all fell apart in a hurry for the Cubs.
Mather's error sparked a four-run inning for the Detroit Tigers, who rallied for an 8-4 victory...
Updated: Jun 14, 2012 at 02:44 AM
I was slightly amused to admit that I had to agree with part of Fence Post writer Walt Zlotow’s latest rant. After hearing about NATO forces rescuing some female foreign aid workers from the Taliban.
I too see a NATO cartoon: Knights in shining armo...
Updated: Jun 12, 2012 at 02:00 AM
So who needs Anthony Rizzo when you have Alfonso Soriano?
That’s what the Cubs apparently felt as they opened a weekend interleague series at Target Field against the Minnesota Twins.
A few weeks back, the talk had been that the Cubs would call up...
Updated: Jun 09, 2012 at 05:49 PM
Wood Dale police are asking for help in finding two men who invaded a home late Tuesday night in the 400 block of George Street.
Deputy police Chief Mike Rivas said the victim arrived home about 11:30 p.m. and discovered two men in his house.
Rivas...
Updated: Jun 07, 2012 at 03:50 PM
The Cubs have to trade Starlin Castro for his sake and theirs.
Let’s think about how we can explain this. Hmmm. OK, here goes.
Castro is a threat to Wrigley Field the way emerald ash borer is to some suburbs.
He’s infected and infectious.
The Cubs’ ...
Updated: Jun 05, 2012 at 11:01 PM
SAN FRANCISCO — Cubs manager Dale Sveum moved regular leadoff man David DeJesus down to the No. 3 hole and he delivered with a monster home run.
Now, Sveum needs more from the rest of his lineup.
Matt Cain pitched into the ninth inning and outdueled...
Updated: Jun 03, 2012 at 05:11 PM
Even for an artist who has painted signs, car panels and bike fenders, a giant golf ball is a bit out of the ordinary.
Working on several pieces of 5-foot golf ball art made Saturday an unusual day for Bob Behounek and a handful of members of Chicag...
Updated: Jun 04, 2012 at 12:29 PM
For cops who like doughnuts as much as the stereotype implies, and for Special Olympians who get to compete for free in their sport of choice, Friday was a great day.
It was a day of doughnuts and fundraising as police in about 20 West suburban com...
Updated: Jun 02, 2012 at 07:34 PM
You probably didn’t have Darwin Barney as your pool pick to hit the Cubs’ first home run of the season.
And no doubt few fans would have figured Barney to hit a walk-off homer Wednesday to beat the San Diego Padres.
But Barney is the author of those...
Updated: Jun 01, 2012 at 08:46 PM
A three-game homestand in the middle of 16 on the road is supposed to be an oasis for a baseball team.
But Cubs bosses Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer felt compelled to meet the media on a Memorial Day Monday at Wrigley Field.
A 12-game losing streak, an...
Updated: May 29, 2012 at 05:19 PM