Dale Sveum

Man delivers severed goat's head for Cubs owner Tom Ricketts

2013-04-12 07:10:00

It was a strange day at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. An unidentified man driving a white van pulled up to a security entrance, parked, got out and wordlessly dropped off a package addressed to Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts before leaving. Security...

Carlos Marmol out as Cubs' closer

2013-04-07 17:18:00

Chicago Cubs Manager Dale Sveum said Carlos Marmol is out as the team's closer and rookie Kyuji Fujikawa will take over the role. Marmol blew a save opportunity in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves when brothers B.J. and Justin Upton hit solo...

Chicago Cubs hire Dale Sveum as new manager

2011-11-17 16:33:44

Garza to start Tuesday for Cubs

2013-05-18 16:20:00

Matt Garza will come off the disabled list and start against the Pirates Tuesday night in Pittsburgh. Carlos Villanueva will move to the bullpen with the Cubs making another roster move to accommodate Garza’s return. “I am excited,”...

Feldman puts it all together in 8-2 victory

2013-05-18 18:28:00

Scott Feldman made it all look so easy Saturday, blanking the Mets over 6 2/3 innings and delivering a key two-run double to propel the Cubs to an 8-2 victory at Wrigley Field. "I'm healthy and my arm feels good," Feldman said. "Mechanically, everything...

Harvey masterful in 3-2 victory

2013-05-17 17:52:00

The Cubs rank 10th of 15 National League teams in scoring. So when an opportunity to secure a precious run arises in the eighth inning of a tight ballgame, extreme caution is advised. That was the circumstance Friday at Wrigley Field against the Mets....

Garza's return should bolster rotation

2013-05-17 20:57:00

Manager Dale Sveum says he is happy with the way the back end of his pitching staff is shaping up because of improved performances from middle relievers and the closer. And with the anticipated return of veteran right-handed starter Matt Garza to the...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Bernie Miklasz column

2013-05-17 03:44:02

Beware of the NL Central. Here were the best records in the National League going into Thursday's getaway-day schedule: St. Louis 26-13 Cincinnati 24-16 Pittsburgh 23-17 San Francisco 23-17 The Cardinals' start to 2013 is even more...

Garza strong in Iowa, likely to pitch for Cubs next week

2013-05-16 20:57:00

Matt Garza worked six shutout innings Thursday night for Triple-A Des Moines, allowing two hits, walking none and striking out six in a 1-0 win over Tucson. Barring the unexpected, he should make his 2013 Cubs debut next week. “I don’t...

Tune in or tune out?

2013-05-16 19:25:00

One of the great entrances by a newly acquired Cub came at the end of spring training in 2005 when left-hander Cliff Bartosh joined the team from the Indians. Asked if there was something interesting he could tell Cubs fans about himself, Bartosh didn't...

Garza decision looming for Cubs

2013-05-14 19:12:00

Matt Garza makes his next rehab start on Thursday at Triple-A Iowa and could return to the Cubs next week if all goes well. “After Thursday I’ll make a decision,” Garza said. “They want me to get stretched out a little deeper...

Rockies chase Villanueva in 9-4 victory

2013-05-14 21:23:00

The Cubs have made great use of the concept of "core" players, as their repeated statements that Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro are part of their core indicate. But when the core players finally meld into the contending unit the Cubs' brass believes...

Cubs manager Dale Sveum pulls Carlos Marmol from the game after he allowed three Reds to reach base without recording an out in the eighth inning.

2013-05-04 00:00:00

Starting pitcher Edwin Jackson is pulled by manager Dale Sveum during the sixth inning.

2013-04-14 00:00:00

Cubs manager Dale Sveum. (Brian Cassella/Tribune Photo)

2013-04-13 00:00:00