Starlin Castro
Cubs, Castro Working On Long-Term Deal
The Cubs are hoping to lock up shortstop Starlin Castro for the foreseeable future with a long-term deal.
DeJesus Homers Twice, Cubs Top Astros
David DeJesus homered twice, Justin Germano cruised through six innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 7-2 on Wednesday.
Bernstein: What’s Wrong With Starlin Castro?
It doesn’t take any kind of experienced scout to see outs being made, or any kind of analytical wizard to see month-by-month batting numbers sliding into frightening territory.
Baffoe: Cubs Fans Need To Appreciate Alfonso Soriano
Alfonso Soriano is not Todd Hundley flipping the bird to the home crowd and being one of the bigger busts in Cubs history. He’s not Jeff Blauser, the priciest bench player the team ever had.
Despite Rally, Cubs Can’t Stop Reds
Rookie Todd Frazier doubled twice and drove in four runs, Aroldis Chapman came out of the bullpen to stop an eighth-inning rally attempt and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 10-8 Friday to end their season-high losing streak at five games.
Cubs Swept By Padres For 8th Straight Loss
It seems like the Chicago Cubs can do nothing right. Despite a solid pitching performance from Jeff Samardzija, the Cubs failed to solve Clayton Richard and managed just five hits in a 2-0 loss to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.
Mather Can’t Hang On, Cubs Lose To Dodgers 3-1
Joe Mather was playing at Dodger Stadium for the first time in his career, and his timing couldn’t have been worse — in more ways than one.
Cubs Beat Cardinals On Rizzo’s Walkoff HR In 10th
Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning Sunday that lifted the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2.
Maholm Wins 5th Straight, Cubs Beat Pirates 5-1
Paul Maholm pitched eight strong innings Tuesday night to win his fifth straight start and lead the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1.
Cubs Beat Marlins 5-1 In Rain-Truncated Game
Jeff Samardzija looked up to the task on Wednesday night, battling without his best stuff as the Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 5-1 in a rain-shortened game.
Dempster Runs Scoreless Streak To 27 In Cubs’ Win
Ryan Dempster is too busy watching “Swamp People” to see the stories about him being possible trade bait. He’s pitching too well, though, to know that he might be in another uniform by the end of the month.
Wisch: Every MLB Team Should Still Have An All-Star
There aren’t any brackets, you won’t find anyone being sent to Dayton for a play-in game, and nobody – not even Bryan LaHair – gets a No. 16 seed.
Finfer: Crazy Sports Weekend Recap
So much for the quiet. It was a lot to digest in one Sunday. Thank goodness for the shortened holiday week. And decriminalized marijuana.
Wisch: 3,000 Reasons Why The Cubs Shouldn’t Trade Castro
Last week, before Chicago was swallowed whole by the arrival of Rizzanity, Theo Epstein spent a little time chatting with the media about another Cubs youngster.
Maholm Leads Cubs Past Astros 4-0
Paul Maholm pitched into the ninth inning to earn his first win in seven weeks and the Chicago Cubs hit three homers in a 4-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday.
Brenly: Rizzo Provides ‘A Reason For Optimism In The Future’
If you’re looking for a reason to watch the 26-49 Cubs, look no further than Anthony Rizzo.
Ten Foot Mailbag: Starlin Castro, Quitting Smoking And Bruce Willis
Sixty hours. That’s how long it has been since I last lit a cigarette.
Zuba: Rizzo’s Call Up The First Step In Long Journey
Instead of flying in as Superman, Rizzo understands his call up is just the first step of many in the master plans laid out by Epstein and Hoyer to turn the Cubs from laughable losers into perennial champions.
Diamondbacks Pound Maholm, Beat Cubs 10-5
David DeJesus and Starlin Castro, the top two players in the Chicago Cubs’ batting order, had four hits apiece on Saturday night. And neither table-setter scored.
Video: Starlin Castro’s Incredible Barehanded Catch
He’s recorded 12 errors this season, but Tuesday night against the White Sox, Castro made one of the most amazing catches baseball has seen this season.
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