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Lilly willing to take crash course to victory

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

His collision last year with St. Louis Cardinal catcher a defining moment

Ted Lilly proved his true value to the Cubs last Sept. 10 at Busch Stadium when he barreled into catcher Yadier Molina during a collision at home plate, knocking the St. Louis catcher on his back and eventually forcing him to leave the game.

Cubs don't have that 'This is the Year!' look

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

'Occurrences' add up to more heartbreak

In the annals of unfortunate titles, "This is the Year!" would have to rank near the top.

Cubs will use Fox as backup catcher

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Geovany Soto out at least till Thursday; Koyie Hill to start

Geovany Soto's MRI showed some minor damage in the lower left oblique, but the Cubs aren't expected to make a decision on his status until after this weekend.

Cubs send Hart to Iowa

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:24:18 -0500

Soriano upset over latest benching

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 11:46:00 -0500

Chicago Cubs left fielder surprised manager Lou Piniella yanked him from lineup

Slumping left-fielder Alfonso Soriano sat for the third time in eight games Wednesday and isn't at all happy about it.

Cubs hitting coach thinks Bradley pressing, regressing

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Improvement from left side fades from last week

Milton Bradley epitomized the Cubs problems Wednesday, going 0-for-4 with a ninth inning strikeout to end the 4-1 loss to Atlanta.

Cubs offense again silent in 4-1 loss to Atlanta

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Kosuke Fukudome homer the only score

Before the Cubs lost 4-1 to Atlanta on Wednesday, Lou Piniella was asked if there were any changes he could make to cure the Cubs offensive ills.

Cubs' Dempster could miss month with broken toe

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Starter hurt it trying to run on field for celebration

If Lou Piniella had not banned the term two weeks ago in Detroit, Ryan Dempster's broken toe certainly would classify as a "Cubbie Occurrence."

Cubs beat Braves 4-2

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Randy Wells wins 4th straight start, Derrek Lee homers

Aramis Ramirez's comeback on Monday coincided with news that an agreement was near between Tribune Co. and the Ricketts family on the sale of the Cubs, giving fans a double dose of optimism.

Chairman ready for sale of team to be over

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Cubs chair eager to put focus back on winning games

Cubs Chairman Crane Kenney says he hopes the long-awaited sale of the team to the Ricketts family will be finalized soon so that he and other club employees can focus solely on the business of baseball.