Chicago Cubs

Tammy Lechner

Da Cubs. Da Sox. Da Bomb

Outta our way, we’re comin’ troo

Tammy Lechner

Outta our way, we’re comin’ troo

In Baseball, Some Seasons Live Forever

Wonderful Willie Smith shows Phoenix youths how to play the game

IN A LEAGUE OF HER OWN

THE MEN WERE AT WAR, THE WOMAN WERE ON THE FIELD AND SOPHIE KURYS WAS PROBABLY STEALING A BASE

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH

THE MEN WERE AT WAR, THE WOMAN WERE ON THE FIELD AND SOPHIE KURYS WAS PROBABLY STEALING A BASE

Kid Pics for the week

THE MEN WERE AT WAR, THE WOMAN WERE ON THE FIELD AND SOPHIE KURYS WAS PROBABLY STEALING A BASE

2003 Cactus League Baseball

Spring Training Schedule

Major Pain

The minors. There’s your ticket, Cubs fans.

Wrigley South

Batten down the cheap beer. Here come the Cubs fans.

Tammy Lechner

Batten down the cheap beer. Here come the Cubs fans.

Tammy Lechner

Batten down the cheap beer. Here come the Cubs fans.

Home-Plate Advantage

D-Backs want to beat the Cubs -- but not with clubs

Schlitzkrieg

D-Backs want to beat the Cubs -- but not with clubs

Take Me Out . . .

. . . to the ball game

The Curse of the Cursed

The Cubs dream of ending their jinx -- again

Run of a Bitch

FOOT WORK

Foul Bawl

Listen up, sports fans! Sit Bleacher Bums out.

Arizona Diamondbacks Mauled By Chicago Cubs in 11-3 Blowout

www.dbacks.comYusmeiro Petit allowed seven runs over three and one-third innings in last night's drubbing by the Cubs. Turnabout, as they say, is fair play. A mere 24 hours after routing the Chicago Cubs, 7-2, on Monday, the Arizona Diamondbacks got a taste of their own medicine last night in the ... More >>

Doug Davis is Lights-Out as D-Backs Wallop Cubs in Series Finale

Sports fans, particularly baseball fans, love to play "What If?"  So, what if Brandon Webb were not stuck on the disabled list for the first month (and, perhaps, two months) of the season? What if? Would the D-Backs be keeping pace with the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers as we slide into ... More >>

Surprise Fourth of July Celebration

Sports fans, particularly baseball fans, love to play "What If?"  So, what if Brandon Webb were not stuck on the disabled list for the first month (and, perhaps, two months) of the season? What if? Would the D-Backs be keeping pace with the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers as we slide into ... More >>

Start Spreadin' the Boos

Far-from-miraculous Mets take on soporific Snakes

Florida Governor Charlie Crist Trying to Steal Chicago Cubs Spring Training From Mesa. Back Off, Crist

www.the217.com​Florida Governor Charlie Crist met with Chicago Cubs president Crane Kenney, chairman Tom Ricketts and other team officials yesterday to try and lure the team away from their spring training home in Mesa and have them set up shop in Naples, Florida. "We like palm trees b ... More >>

Florida Continues Campaign to Steal the Chicago Cubs From Mesa

www.the217.com​A group of business fat-cats in Naples, Florida, are hosting a private reception this afternoon in what is the state of Florida's latest push to rob Mesa of Chicago Cubs spring training. The reception is hosted by big-wigs from Fifth Avenue Advisors and Esmark ... More >>

Mesa Officials Head to the Windy City in Bid to Save Chicago Cubs Spring Training

www.nationalsportsbeat.com​Officials from the city of Mesa will be in Chicago on Friday to continue trying to woo Chicago Cubs owners into keeping the team's spring training facility in Mesa. Mesa officials will be asking the Cubbies to pick out one or two potential site ... More >>

Chicago Cubs Requesting "Wrigleyville" Atmosphere; Decision to Stay in Mesa or Move to Naples Expected by the End of the Week

​It's coming down to the wire and Chicago Cubs President Crane Kenney says a decision on whether the team will keep its spring training facilities in Mesa or move it to Naples, Florida, will be made "in the very near future.Kenney met with lawyers and Mesa city officials this morning to discuss tw ... More >>

Cubs Say they're Stickin' With Mesa; Assuming the City can Come Up With the Cash

www.collateraldamage.com​It's not officially official yet but if ESPN's Chicago insider Bruce Levine is right, which he often is, the Cubs have chosen Mesa as their first choice for their new spring training facility Suck on that, Charlie Crist.The Cubs have spent the last several months deciding ... More >>

Cubs in Mesa Close to Done Deal, but Florida Officials Aren't Giving Up

www.mouthpiecesports.com​The Chicago Cubs organization seems to be playing government officials in Florida and Mesa like a playa trying not to upset his two girlfriends.Yesterday, team officials suggested that a deal to bring the Cubbies' spring training back to Mesa was a few dotted i' ... More >>

Mesa OK's Deal to Keep Cubs Spring Training; Florida Governor Charlie Crist Still Talking Smack

www.tommcmahon.com​The Mesa City Council unanimously agreed on a plan that would keep the Chicago Cubs spring training facilities in Mesa on Monday. The deal calls for the city to build the Cubbies an $84 million stadium if the team agrees to remain in the desert for another 25 years. That ... More >>

Florida Governor Charlie Crist Still Holding Out Hope of Bringing Cubs to Florida

​The Chicago Cubs agreed to a deal yesterday that would keep their spring-training facilities in Mesa, but Florida Governor Charlie Crist is still clinging to the idea of bring the lovable losers to Naples. The deal, which includes Mesa building the Cubs an $84 million stadium, was accepted b ... More >>

Chicago Cubs Deal With Mesa Could be Soured by Possible Goldwater Institute Lawsuit

www.podbean.com​Just when we thought the whole Chicago Cubs spring training situation was sorted out, the Goldwater Institute has reared its ugly head to rain on the city of Mesa's parade.While the agreement between Mesa and the Cubbies to keep the lovable losers' spring training facilities in Mes ... More >>

Cactus League: Week One

The Cubs and D-backs duke it out . . . while they still can

Spring Training Schedule for Today's Games

​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Royals fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys in blue happen to play against the Dodgers, the Cubs, or the Diamondbacks):Ariz ... More >>

Spring Training Schedule for Today's Games

​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Royals fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys in blue happen to play against the Dodgers, the Cubs, or the Diamondbacks):Ariz ... More >>

Cactus League Baseball: Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago Cubs

​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Royals fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys in blue happen to play against the Dodgers, the Cubs, or the Diamondbacks):Ariz ... More >>

Spring Training Schedule for This Weekend's Games

​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Brewers fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cub ... More >>

Spring Training Schedule for Today's Games

​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Royals fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cubs):Ar ... More >>

Spring Training Schedule for Today's Games

​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Rangers fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cubs):A ... More >>

Spring Training Schedule for Today's Games

​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Royals fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cubs):Ar ... More >>

Spring Training Schedule for Today's Games

​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Mariners fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cubs): ... More >>

Spring Training Guide to This Weekend's Games

​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Reds fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cubs):Ariz ... More >>

Spring Training Guide to Today's Games

​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Reds fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cubs) ... More >>

Spring Training Guide to Today's Games

​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Reds fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cubs): ... More >>

Spring Training Guide to Today's Games

​ Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Padres fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cu ... More >>

Chicago Hamburger Company : Lunch $10 and Under

​With lines out the door and a full parking lot, The Chicago Hamburger Company on east Indian School has to be doing something right. This joint, which bills itself as the "Home of the Windy City Slider," serves up single cheese sliders at $1.07 a pop. Order four of these babies and a soda a ... More >>

D-Backs Scratch Their Way Back After Blowing Big Lead to Rockies, Win It in the 10th; Up Next: Cubs in Chicago

Chris Young: 5 RBI against the Rockies. ​The Diamondbacks blew a six-run first inning -- and won? Strange but true. Well, not really so strange considering that the back end of the D-Backs' rotation is pretty weak and the bullpen isn't much better. Thank goodness, this year's team knows how ... More >>

Misery Loves Company

Loveable losers compete at Chase Field

Arizona Diamondbacks Late Rally Comes Up Short; Lose 6-4 To Cubs

diamondbacks.scout.com Barry Enright​The Arizona Diamondbacks lead all of baseball in strikeouts, which is no surprise considering that Mark Reynolds and Justin Upton swinging freely away in the middle of the lineup. That statistic cost the D-Backs dearly late in the game Tuesday night, ki ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Get Swept by Chicago Cubs in 8-3 Loss

Edwin Jackson: His first loss since no-hitting the Tigers.​All good things must come up to an end, including the Arizona Diamondbacks' dominance over the Chicago Cubs at Chase Field. With their 8-3 loss Wednesday night, the D-Backs lost their first home series to the Cubs since 2003 and were swept ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Demolish Chicago Cubs at Chase Field in Series Opener; "Racing Gracie" Still Looking for a "W"

sports.yahoo.comChicago Cubs starting pitcher Ryan Dempster got wrecked last night.​Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ryan Dempster's had a miserable outing last night -- far, far beyond miserable. Dempster pitched 1/3 of an inning in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 11-2 home win over the Cubs Thursday -- ... More >>