Cubs Weak In Review: Sweepapalooza
The Cubs, fresh off a week capped by a sweep of the defending champion Giants in San Francisco, failed to build any momentum in their return to Wrigley.
Cubs fans rejoice as large soda ban is overturned at Wrigley
For Cubs fans, this fight was largely personal. Already incensed there was a six pitcher limit on beers at the bars surrounding Wrigley, they saw the large soda restriction as one further step by the government to remove the most basic of their civil liberties.
City Council to vote on U.S. Cellular renovations which include 20,000 permanent cardboard cutout...
Other included changes will be a grated underground walkway so you can spit and spill beer on Sox fans entering and leaving games and a graveled, luxury mobile home plot/motel.
Mild-hitting Borbon fears he’ll be the next Cub to go
“I’ve heard the whispers, which have now officially become rumors,” Borbon said. “I hoped to be a big part of this team for the next 10 or 12 years, but now I’m not so sure.”
Epstein: ‘Screw the plan. We’re buying!’
“Screw the plan. It was a dumb-ass idea anyway. We’re buying,” Epstein told reporters, many of them in disbelief. “The club is just 15 games out with almost 80 left to play. I told [Cubs owner Tom] Ricketts a week ago that we are still in this thing.”
Cubs Week In Review: Trade-A-Palooza-Lake-Holtz
MVP: Chris Rusin – Making two starts in place of the departed Garza, Rusin went 1-0 while giving up only two earned runs in 12 innings. He also didn’t sail any balls over Rizzo’s head into the 20th row of the stands. Hooray!
Cubs trade Sveum’s desk to Marlins for Ottoman to be named later
"In Dale's desk we had a tired mid-'70s aluminum piece of furniture that really had to go," said Epstein. "For whatever reason, the Marlins were really into it."
