Cardinals manager leaves St. Louis to become Cubs first base coach
"What's the use?" Matheny asked stunned St.Louis reporters. "The Cubs booted us from the postseason, they sign our Game One starter for less money than we offered, they take our best player for less money than we offered and I'm left with the wretched refuse -- and those are just the fans."
After Castro trade, Kris Bryant somehow longest-tenured Cubs player
"When they said I was the longest-tenured Cubs player, I thought, wait that can't be right," Bryant told reporters. "I feel like Rizzo's been with us for a while, but apparently he wasn't even on the roster as of June of 2012. So, huh, I guess my less-than-a-year with the team makes me the most veteran member on the club."
Cubs players fighting over Starlin’s walk-up song
Castro's walk-up song, "Ando En La Versace" by Domincan singer Omega, gained notoriety throughout the 2015 season as teammates and fans vigorously clapped to the beat while the shortstop-turned-second baseman walked to the plate. Now the battle is on to inherit it.
Cubs sign Greinke, Price and Cueto, appeasing totally realistic fans
"Ask any fan and they'll tell you we have all the money in the world," said Epstein. "Plus, signing stars is so easy because other teams typically don't get involved in the bidding, and we know there will always be money left over to lock in our current players when their contracts are up."
Cubs and Sox fans have thoughtful Internet discussions after Cubs exit playoffs
"Nothing but love and respect for you North Siders up there," commented one White Sox fan on a Cubs post filled with positivity and well-wishes for each other's respective teams. "You guys have a bright future loaded with young talent and state of the art plumbing facilities."
Schwarber and Soler to spend off-season shagging each other’s monstrous fly balls
Following performances that were strong at the plate but shaky-at-best in the outfield, Cubs rookies Jorge Soler and Kyle Schwarber have committed to spend the entire off-season practicing together by taking turns crushing towering fly balls to the other who will do his best to catch them without incident.
Southwest Airlines ‘overwhelmed’ by Cubs fans canceling flights to Chicago next weekend
"Our customer service team is completely overwhelmed this morning by phone calls from travelers looking to cancel flights to Chicago next weekend," said Southwest CEO Gary Kelly. "And the calls are taking longer than normal because the customers are all sobbing uncontrollably."
