Matt Murton

Hanshin's Murton living in the moment

2013-05-12 11:34:02

The natural inclination is to ask Matt Murton what's changed. To find out how, exactly, he went from the lows of an often tumultuous 2012 campaign, to hitting just about everything in sight early this year. There were few hitters more consistent than...

Tigers continue early-season mastery of Giants

2013-05-11 08:54:03

To say the Hanshin Tigers have been successful against the Yomiuri Giants is a somewhat of a misnomer. It's probably more accurate to say the Tigers have owned the Giants in the early part of the season. Refer to the 2004 ALCS when Boston Red Sox ace...

Seibu's Spilborghs relishing life experience of playing in NPB

2013-04-28 08:54:04

The first thing the hero, or heroes, of a Seibu Lions home victory does is stand on a makeshift podium near the Lions dugout and conduct an interview that is broadcast on the Seibu Dome P.A. system for fans to hear. Then, there are mascots to be held...

Trade inactivity should seal Jim Hendry’s fate

2011-08-02 16:22:50

Rocky stop for Hill

2007-08-11 22:17:00

Rich Hill said one bad pitch spoiled an otherwise decent performance Saturday night at Coors Field. But that one pitch turned out to be a back-breaker in a 15-2 loss to Colorado, pushing the Cubs 1� games behind first-place Milwaukee. On a night when...

Ask Paul Sullivan

2007-06-21 11:33:00

Ask Paul returns to discuss the latest chaos and calamity that is Chicago Cubs baseball. Now that the Cubs have screwed up Matt Murton who's next? --Lee Barton, Idaho Falls, Idaho I don't know how the Cubs have screwed up Matt Murton, unless you're...

Cubs' home win streak ended by Orioles

2008-06-24 20:56:00

After making the long and winding trek from the visitors' clubhouse to the dugout late Tuesday afternoon, Baltimore third baseman Melvin Mora looked out at Wrigley Field and let out a big sigh. "It's already 1-0, Cubs," Mora said with a straight face,...

It's OK to exhale —just a bit

2007-09-16 19:24:00

Manager Lou Piniella has fewer worries now as the Cubs head into the final 12 games of the season with a one-game lead over Milwaukee. His team has a little momentum after beating the Cardinals 4-2 Sunday at Busch Stadium, knocking the defending world...

Cubs bats wake up vs. Rockies

2007-08-09 22:37:00

There was no kicking or screaming, no harsh language and no flashbacks to Knute Rockne. Manager Lou Piniella called a team meeting late Thursday afternoon to remind his players of "some tough luck we've had" over the last week. "I just wanted these kids...

Cubs outlast Brewers

2007-08-30 22:42:00

The idea in May was for Ryan Dempster to mentor Carlos Marmol on the art of closing so Dempster one day could move back into the rotation. But that was another lifetime ago in Wrigleyville, and after Marmol turned in another dominant outing Thursday...

Cubs squander chances, game

2007-08-07 20:40:00

Lou Piniella knew it couldn't last forever, that sooner or later the Cubs would come back to earth. After winning 19 of 24 games through July 20, they suddenly have gone ice-cold. "You're going to cool off, yeah," Piniella said. "But we need to start...

Getting tired of running in place

2007-05-23 22:38:00

Lou Piniella is so conditioned to hearing the same questions after a Cubs' defeat that he begins answering them before they are asked. So after the Cubs botched several scoring opportunities Wednesday night in a 2-1 loss to San Diego, Piniella knew...

Matt Murton was happy to be back from Triple A and in Friday's starting lineup.

2008-06-20 14:24:17

Outfielder Matt Murton , who was recalled from Class AAA Iowa on Saturday, is welcomed back to the Cubs by third-base coach Mike Quade.

2008-04-19 00:00:00

Morgan Davies, age 6, and his mom, Laurie, wait with a gift for the Cubs' Matt Murton during batting practice before Game 1 of the NLDS at Chase Field.

2007-10-03 00:00:00