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The mantra coming from manager Dale Sveum and the Cubs’ clubhouse Saturday was “no panic.”
Try selling that one in this town.
For the second straight game, Cubs relievers Kerry Wood and Carlos Marmol turned a possible victory into excruciating defea...
Updated: Apr 08, 2012 at 04:07 PM
I have been reading articles related to Rahm Emanuel’s comments on the O’Hare Modernization Project and feel I have to comment. It should be no surprise to anyone that in spite of Bensenville Mayor Frank Soto and former DuPage County Board Chairman ...
Updated: Apr 06, 2012 at 12:11 PM
New regime. Same old result.
While that’s true on its face, there were some new twists in the Cubs’ battle plan in their 2-1 loss Thursday to the Washington Nationals on Opening Day at Wrigley Field.
Old or new, though, nothing seemed to work.
Wi...
Updated: Apr 06, 2012 at 08:03 PM
Stephen Strasburg could hardly wait for this one.
His first opener, at Wrigley Field for the first time.
"Just to think about all the Hall of Famers who have played here.it's an honor," he said.
It's even better on days like this.
Strasburg dominate...
Updated: Apr 05, 2012 at 08:09 PM
Bryan LaHair so wanted to play on Opening Day.
The Cubs’ first baseman broke spring-training camp for the first time as a major-leaguer, but a back ailment he suffered late in camp kept him from his starting job Thursday.
“It’s just a minor thing,...
Updated: Apr 06, 2012 at 10:52 PM
At 10:47 a.m. Thursday, Theo Epstein moved from the back of the batting cage to a spot 20 feet southwest, directly above the “Opening Week'' painted in white above a grass far too green for early April.
To the surprise of many, Epstein did not walk ...
Updated: Apr 06, 2012 at 02:59 AM
There was a time a letter like this would not have been needed. That was then and this is now. As a mental health professional, I would like to issue a warning to parents regarding the movie “The Hunger Games.”
The numbers of teens and adults plann...
Updated: Apr 05, 2012 at 02:01 AM
The Cubs used their roster flexibility to claim infielder Luis Valbuena off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday.
Valbuena, 26, is a career .226 hitter (166-for-735) with Seattle (2008) and Cleveland (2009-11). The versatile left-handed h...
Updated: Apr 05, 2012 at 07:04 AM
Wood Dale-based AAR Corp. has been awarded a 10-year contract by Alaska Airlines to provide component repair and management services for its fleet of 87 Boeing 737-700, 800 and 900 aircraft in a new cost-per-flight-hour program.
AAR will test, repai...
Updated: Apr 04, 2012 at 03:33 PM
Another year, another new manager for the Cubs.
Well, it seems like that.
After naming Mike Quade their full-time manager after the 2010 season, the Cubs fired Quade after only one season and named Dale Sveum the new manager.
The Cubs job was Quade’...
Updated: Apr 02, 2012 at 12:56 AM