Cuddyer nominee for Clemente Award Sep 3, 2008
Michael Cuddyer continues to serve on the board of directors of the Twins Community Fund. Morneau's RBI single. (MLB.com -- Minnesota Twins)
Mora recognized with Clemente nod Sep 3, 2008
"Just to be nominated, I think, it's pretty good -- it can help involve more people and get them to do what I do," Melvin Mora said. Cintron's RBI double. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Big Z leaves game with arm soreness Sep 3, 2008
Recap: HOU 9, CHC 7 F/11. Edmonds' game-tying homer. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
Giving to charity comes easy to Sizemore Sep 3, 2008
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Clemente nominee Berkman follows Biggio Sep 3, 2008
09/02 00004000 /2008 9:50 PM ET Berkman hopes to follow Biggio First baseman assumes mantle of '07 Clemente winner By Alyson Footer / MLB.com. Lance Berkman (right) has emulated Astros icon Craig Biggio both on and off the field. (MLB.com -- Houston Astros)
Green Francis earns Clemente honor Sep 3, 2008
DENVER -- Back where Jeff Francis comes from, recycling is as routine as doing the dishes or mowing the lawn. Francis grew up in British Columbia, Canada, but once the left-hander w 0000313D as promoted to the Rockies in 2004, he quickly realized that such eco-friendly habits weren't universal. (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)
Rays' Pena garners Clemente nomination Sep 3, 2008
09/02/2008 9:00 PM ET Pena garners Clemente nomination Charitable endeavors have Rays first baseman up for honor By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com. "It encourages others to offer up their time," Carlos Pena said of charity work. (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Loney's Lounge earns Clemente nod Sep 3, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- James Loney remembers what the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities program meant to him when he took part in Houston's RBI program as an aspiring youth baseball player. Therefore, he designed a community initiative called Loney's Lounge through which he invited 40 kids from RBI Los Angeles to attend a Dodgers game and a video-game party at Dodger Stadium with Loney and a few teammates, an event Loney would have enjoyed as a kid. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Phillips now a Reds ambassador Sep 3, 2008
Redlegs in the Community. Read up on Reds community events and outreach efforts in our new blog. (MLB.com -- Cincinnati Reds)
Tribune Inks Deal With National Football League Sep 3, 2008
The company's broadcasting group operates 23 television stations, WGN America on national cable, Chicago's WGN-AM and the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Popular news and information websites complement Tribune's print and broadcast properties and extend the company's nationwide audience. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Youk's off-field work earns Clemente nod Sep 3, 2008
09/02/2008 9:36 PM ET Youk a role model off the field and on First baseman's charity work 00004000 earns him Clemente nomination By Ian Browne / MLB.com. "Off the field, you can do a lot more for people that are in need of help," said Kevin Youkilis. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Bauman: Yost confident in his ballclub Sep 3, 2008
They trail the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central, but they have a 4 1/2-game lead in the NL Wild Card race ... "I love my team. I've got a great team. We're playing great. We've got the second best record in the National League. We're deep on the heels of the Chicago Cubs. I got no concerns. We're playing fine. I got no concerns. You lose every once in a while. So, I got no concerns. Sorry.". (MLB.com -- Milwaukee Brewers)
NU's Next Test Comes at Duke This Saturday Sep 2, 2008
The Broadcasts Radio -- WGN (720 AM) will broadcast the game on TBA (due to a Chicago Cubs' conflict) with its pregame show starting at 5:30 p.m. The radio broadcast can also be heard live via the internet at wgnradio. com. (Nusports.com)
Cubs call up player who nearly lost fingers Sep 2, 2008
Advertisements The Associated Press Koyie Hill may have been the happiest call-up of all when the Chicago Cubs expanded their roster Monday for the final month of the season. Just to be in a major league uniform -- any baseball uniform, really -- seemed unlikely a little more than 10 months ago when Hill nearly lost three fingers and the thumb on his right hand in a table saw accident. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Most Loyal Baseball Fans Sep 2, 2008
Chicago Cubs fans are legendary for loving their team no matter what the scoreboard says, or how many consecutive days the home team trails the division leader. Kids who can't get tickets wait for home run balls on Sheffield Avenue. (Forbes)
Cubs to ring in first day of school Sep 2, 2008
Marquis' strong start. CHICAGO -- Cubs players Ryan Dempster, Neal Cotts, Mark DeRosa and Jason Marquis will help children kick off the school year on Tuesday by ringing in the first day of classes. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
Catcher joins Cubs after severing fingers Sep 2, 2008
09/01/2008 5:21 PM ET Hill's will never severed Catcher recalled 11 months after almost losing three fingers By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com. The lower three fingers on Koyie Hill's right hand were severed by a table saw and had to be surgically re-attached last October. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
Astros Shutout Cubs For Sixth Straight Win Sep 2, 2008
(September 1, 2008)--Roy Oswalt allowed four hits and came within two outs of a shutout and the Houston Astros ran their winning streak to six games with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday. The Cubs have lost three straight, all at home -- their first three-game skid at Wrigley Field since August of last year. (KWTX.com, TX)
Baseball Today Sep 2, 2008
--Cliff Lee, Indians, became the club's first 20-game winner in 34 years, pitching a five-hitter for his second career shutout in a 5-0 win over the Chicago Cubs. --Roy Oswalt, Astros, allowed four hits and came within two outs of a complete game in Houston's 3-0 win over the Chicago Cubs ... 1965 -- Ernie Banks hit his 400th home run as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 at Wrigley Field. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
UCLA stuns Tenn. in Neuheisel's debut Sep 2, 2008
Catcher Koyie Hill may have been the happiest call-up of all when the Chicago Cubs expanded their roster for the final month of the season. A little more than 10 months ago Hill nearly lost three fingers and the thumb on his right hand in a table saw accident. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Cubs Add Six to Roster Sep 2, 2008
Chicago Cubs MLB Baseball ... CHICAGO The Chicago Cubs today added six players to the active roster. (Chicago Cubs, TheInsiders.com)
Padres have eight Frick candidates Sep 1, 2008
Masur, who is in his second season with the Padres, previously worked for the Chicago Cubs from 1999-2006. Ortega has been the Padres' Spanish TV and radio broadcaster for the last 22 years, and he has been broadcasting Major League Baseball for 21 years. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)
Werth lifts Phillies past Zambrano-less Cubs Sep 1, 2008
CHICAGO - Jayson Werth hurt the Chicago Cubs again, and Jamie Moyer and the Philadelphia bullpen took over from there. Werth hit another home run against the Cubs and Moyer got his 12th win, leading the Phillies to a 5-3 victory that salvaged a split of their four-game series at Wrigley Field. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Werth it: Phils confound Cubs for series split Sep 1, 2008
CHICAGO (AP) hurt the Chicago Cubs again, and and the Philadelphia bullpen took over from there. Werth hit another home run against the Cubs and Moyer got his 12th win, leading the Phillies to a 5-3 victory that salvaged a split of their four-game series at Wrigley Field. (USA Today -- Sports)
* Boston knocks socks off Chicago Sep 1, 2008
E Philadelphia 5, Chicago Cubs 2. E Houston 8, St Louis 5. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Zambrano scratched Sep 1, 2008
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Zambrano scratched, will start Tuesday Sep 1, 2008
Carlos Zambrano, 1-1 with a 7. 43 ERA in five August starts, is slated to face the Astros on Tuesday. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
Phils prove they're Werthy of a split with win over Cubs Sep 1, 2008
Phillies rightfielder Jayson Werth gets a high-five from shortstop Jimmy Rollins after the team's 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs Sunday ... If they make the playoffs and have to get through the Chicago Cubs, they'll be prepared. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Photo Gallery Sep 1, 2008
Phillies rightfielder Jayson Werth gets a high-five from shortstop Jimmy Rollins after the team's 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs Sunday. The Phillies kept pace in the NL East with the victory, remaining one game back of the Mets. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Chaykun's Corner: Delco legend has backers Sep 1, 2008
Mickey Vernon was watching the Phillies play the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field when his phone rang Sunday afternoon. "That fellow at bat," Vernon said of Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth, "his grandfather was Ducky Schofield, who played for the Pirates in the 1960 World Series." Vernon, the Marcus Hook native who won American League batting championships in 1946 and 1953 with the Washington Senators, played nine games for that Pirates team, then joined the coaching staff of manager Danny... (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Brewers say scorer's call was an error Sep 1, 2008
They have scored four runs in the past four games, and their only significant output during this streak was nine runs Wednesday against the Chicago Cubs, but six of those came against Carlos Zambrano, who yesterday was shut down by a tired arm. Their 7-21 August marked the franchise's worst winning percentage. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Reds' callups could be gradual process Sep 1, 2008
Following the three-game set with the Pirates, the Reds will welcome the first-place Chicago Cubs for a three-game weekend series to conclude the homestand. CIN: RHP Aaron Harang (4-14, 5. (MLB.com -- Cincinnati Reds)
Zambrano might be tiring out Aug 31, 2008
Updated: Sunday, August 31, 2008 1:36 AM CDT FONT SIZE. By TIMOTHY WOLFMEYER - Shaw Newspapers (No comments posted. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Mets collapse again Aug 31, 2008
New Yorks NL East lead was trimmed to one game by Philadelphia, which beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2. The Marlins closed to within six games and avoided slipping to. (MSNBC -- Sports)
GAME REPORT: Phillies 5, Cubs 2 Aug 31, 2008
08/30/2008 - 8:57 PM - Click reload often for latest version. Major League Baseball. (USA Today -- Sports)
Baldelli keeps Ray rolling Aug 31, 2008
New York's NL East lead was trimmed to one game by Philadelphia, which beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Saturday ... Milwaukee moved within 5 1/2 games of the Chicago Cubs, who lost to the Phillies, in the NL Central. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Red Sox have all the horses Aug 31, 2008
who grew up rooting for the Chicago Cubs. "He got us on a bad day," Guillen said. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Werth homers twice to lead Phils Aug 31, 2008
CHICAGO (AP) Jayson Werth homered twice, Ryan Howard hit his major league-leading 37th homer and the Philadelphia Phillies ended the Chicago Cubs' seven-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory Saturday. Werth also hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the sixth for the Phillies, who got a nice effort from their bullpen and ended a three-game skid. (NJ.com -- Sports)
Soriano's homer lifts Cubs to seventh straight win Aug 30, 2008
was called out on a close play at first, thwarting a rally that helped the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 for their seventh straight win. Since the new system put in place this week deals only with boundary calls on home runs, there was no way to review the pivotal play. (USA Today -- Sports)
* Giambi leaves bench to save Yanks from Boston Aug 30, 2008
Aramis Ramirezs grand slam capped a five-run eighth inning as the Chicago Cubs rallied for a dramatic 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and their sixth straight win in the National League on Thursday. Behind a strong performance from Cole Hamels, Philadelphia had a 4-1 lead heading into the eighth. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Transactions Aug 30, 2008
MLB Suspended New York Yankees minor league RHP Justo Arias and LHP Rafael Martinez and Chicago Cubs minor league RHP Jhon Rodriguez for 50 games each for testing positive for banned substances. The suspensions will be effective at the start of next season. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
TV SportsWatch Aug 30, 2008
FOX Regional coverage, Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs or Baltimore at Tampa Bay ... WGN Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Concerts make beautiful music for D-Backs Aug 30, 2008
And other teams, including Boston and the Chicago Cubs, have used their ballparks on non-game nights to host big-name performers such as Jimmy Buffett and Billy Joel. "The Diamondbacks are doing a terrific job and is one of the teams trying to blaze a trail," Mann said. (AZCentral -- Business)
Two Yanks Minor Leaguers suspended Aug 30, 2008
Another pitcher, Jhon Rodriguez of the Chicago Cubs organization, tested positive for metabolites of Nandrolone. The suspensions of Arias, Martinez and Rodriguez will be effective at the start of next season. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Jags will see problem on blind side Aug 30, 2008
Baseball needs instant replay about as much as Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella needs a cappuccino. The late Bob Hayes, a Jacksonville native, became only the fourth player in Pro Football Hall of Fame history this week to get a second shot at entry through nomination as a seniors candidate. (Florida Times-Union)
National disaster Aug 29, 2008
Crunch time, and, other than the Chicago Cubs, even a good bleaching couldn't remove the spots and stains that comprise the NL. ... These teams would be in first place in the NL West as of Thursday: Tampa Bay, Boston, New York Yankees, Toronto, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota, Los Angeles Angels, New York Mets, Philadelphia, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee, St. Louis and, of course, Arizona ... They might be having difficulty out-running the Chicago Cubs, but the Milwaukee Brewers this week moved 20 games... (CBS News)
Cubs offense produces big numbers in victory Aug 29, 2008
PITTSBURGH - A day after cautioning his team that this is no time to sit around, Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella got plenty of production up and down his lineup. What he liked most was that much of it came from his new prize pupil, Kosuke Fukudome. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
SPORTS CALENDAR Aug 29, 2008
Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs ... Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Explorers bow out of playoffs Aug 29, 2008
After a 3-1 loss that let the Sioux Falls Canaries finish off a three-game sweep of their North Division playoff series, Sioux City Manager Les Lancaster had a quick answer to the question, "Where will Les Lancaster be next season?''"Les Lancaster will be here,'' said the former Chicago Cubs pitcher, whose first season with the X's marked his seventh playoff team in nine seasons as a minor league manager. "I'll take some time off, not much, and then talk to some of the players and see who wants... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Major League Baseball tries a postseason pitch Aug 29, 2008
In one 30-second spot to promote the postseason, Major League Baseball makes efficient use of time: it evokes the tortured history of the Chicago Cubs, taps in to the iconography of new media and makes fun of President George W. Bush. The scene is a desk placed at home plate, where the comedian Frank Caliendo - an accomplished impersonator whose riffs on Bush are hits on YouTube - sits, blogging in the voice of the president. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Angels rally for 7-5 win over Rangers Aug 29, 2008
The other three players were Arturo Florentino, Carlos Galvez and Jose Tineo, all in the Chicago Cubs' system. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ramirez's grand slam leads Cubs past Phillies Aug 29, 2008
Ramirez hit a grand slam in the eighth inning Thursday night as the surging Chicago Cubs rallied for five runs to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 for their sixth straight win. What a great come-from-behind win. (MSNBC -- Sports)
MLB power rankings Aug 29, 2008
For the majority of the season, the Chicago Cubs have been the class of the National League. According to the latest USA TODAY Sports Weekly Power Rankings, they're now the best in the majors as well. (USA Today -- Sports)
* Rays edge Jays to maintain AL lead Aug 29, 2008
The Chicago Cubs Reed Johnson, left, scores on a ground out to Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Andy LaRoche by the Cubs Ronny Cedeno in the seventh inning of their game in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. The Cubs won 2-0. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
• More State/National Stories • Aug 29, 2008
Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh 0 ... Philadelphia (Hamels 11-8) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 15-5), 7:05 p.m. ... Philadelphia (Blanton 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Harden 4-1), 1:20 p.m.. (Creston News Adertiser, IO)
CRASH THE PARTY: Spurrier, USC hope to crack SEC's elite Aug 29, 2008
South Carolina fans often get compared to Chicago Cubs backers, but at least Cubs fans have 1908. The Gamecocks are more like the Rays before they shed the Devil, but the American League East-SEC East analogy only works if the Cardinals (Tennessee) moved into the division alongside the Yankees (Georgia) and the Red Sox (Florida). (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Jon Lieber: Back in the Windy City Aug 29, 2008
The Chicago Cubs are a good fit for me, so I'm thankful that general manager Jim Hendry saw fit to bring me back for my second stint with the club this season. I've played on different teams before, but this is the first time I've come back to a team I had played with previously. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
Soriano undergoes elbow surgery Aug 29, 2008
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phillies called up pitcher Fabio Castro from Triple-A Lehigh Valley before starting a four-game series at the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. Right-hander Andrew Carpenter returned to Double-A Reading after pitching a scoreless inning in the Phillies' 6-3 loss to the New York Mets on Wednesday. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Ramirez slams Phils in Chicago Aug 29, 2008
One of the names he mentioned played a very large part in the Phillies' gut-crushing, 6-4 defeat to the Chicago Cubs Thursday night. Third baseman Aramis Ramirez, who re-signed with the Cubs in the offseason, rocketed a 1-0 offering from Chad Durbin deep into the center-field bleachers to propel Chicago to the come-from-behind win, much to the delight of an overjoyed crowd at Wrigley Field. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
POSNANSKI: Remembering the Miracle Mets Aug 29, 2008
The Mets lost their next game after that to the Giants -- Juan Marichal shut them out -- and at that point they were four games behind the Chicago Cubs ... The Chicago Cubs went 8-16. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Ramirez grand slam power Cubs Aug 29, 2008
CHICAGO (AP) Aramis Ramirez's grand slam capped a five-run eighth inning Thursday night, and the Chicago Cubs won their sixth straight game in dramatic fashion, rallying for a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The surging Cubs moved to 34 games over. (NJ.com -- Sports)
MLB Suspends Three Cubs Minor Leaguers Aug 29, 2008
Chicago Cubs MLB Baseball ... The Major League Baseball Commissioners Office announced the suspension of three Chicago Cubs minor league pitchers on Thursday. (Chicago Cubs, TheInsiders.com)
PHILS PHAIL AGAIN Aug 29, 2008
Ryan Madson reacts after giving up a solo home run to Mike Fotenot in the Phillies 6-4 loss last night to the Chicago Cubs ... One of the names he mentioned played a very large part in the Phillies gut-crushing 6-4 defeat to the Chicago Cubs last night. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Game On! blog: (Re)play it again, Sam Aug 28, 2008
Speaking of Barack Obama, who delivers his acceptance speech tonight in Denver, Rick Telander of the Chicago Sun-Times writes that the Democratic nominee for president might have : Chicago Cubs fans. Speaking of tonight, USA TODAY's Erick Smith for tonight's menu of college football openers. (USA Today -- Sports)
Red Sox Pick Up Kotsay From Braves Aug 28, 2008
Kotsay, who will be a free agent after this season, hit for the cycle in a 5-for-5 game against the Chicago Cubs on August 14. The Braves recalled Josh Anderson from Triple-A Richmond on Wednesday to take Kotsay's roster spot. (ABC 7 News, DC)
