Sunday, December 21, 2025

Renteria happy to get season’s first loss under his belt

Cubs manager Ricky "Don’t call me Rick" Renteria was pleased that the first loss of the season is out of the way after the Pirates beat Chicago 1-0 in extra innings in the 2014 opener.

Cubs select ‘The Children Are Our Future’ as official 2014 theme song

"Every time we lose, this song will buoy the fans' spirits and remind them that in the long term, kids like Kris Bryant and Javier Baez really are our future. We just need to teach them well in the minors and then let them lead the way in 2016...maybe even 2015 if we're lucky."

Sleepy CTA train operator to throw out first pitch at Cubs opening day

The CTA train operator who was piloting a Blue Line train that crashed into a barrier at Chicago’s O’Hare Field after dozing off will throw out the first pitch at the Chicago Cubs home opener.

Cubs decide to play regular season games at new park in Mesa instead of...

The Cubs shocked the baseball world Friday by announcing they would remain at their new Spring Training facility in Mesa rather than relocate back to Wrigley Field for the regular season.

Epstein guarantees Cubs will win 90 games over next two seasons

"Maybe we win 60 this year and 30 next season, or maybe it's 40 and then 50. I feel extremely secure in the statement that the Cubs will rack up 90 victories between 2014 and 2015."

‘That One Time Shawon Dunston Didn’t Swing at a Two-Strike Pitch in the Dirt’...

“I remember it well,” Dunston told Cubs.com. “It was against the Mets in 1986. Doc Gooden struck me out swinging three times that day and I was determined not to do it again.”

People love trolling the Cubs on Facebook

The Cubs have a sponsored post on Facebook promoting the recent single-game on-sale (Remember when fans would line up around the block and most games would sell out in just a few days? It...