Scott Hairston

It's Jerry Hairston Jr. the entertainer in Dodgers' video

2013-05-05 16:19:00

Your browser does not support iframes. OK, he’s got us. Jerry Hairston Jr., self-proclaimed best dancer on the team, has now taken to the microphone. And this was great fun, as Hairston moves through the clubhouse interviewing teammates. Seems...

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...

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...

Clutch hitting elusive for Cubs

2013-05-12 07:45:00

WASHINGTON -- After going 6-for-12 with runners in scoring position on Saturday, the Chicago Cubs finally climbed to the .200 mark in that category for the season. They’ll face Washington left-hander Gio Gonzalez this afternoon at Nationals Park,...

Samardzija losing streak at 5 after Cubs' loss to Nationals

2013-05-10 19:37:00

WASHINGTON — It seems like eons ago that Jeff Samardzija beat the Pirates on opening day at PNC Park in a start Cubs manager Dale Sveum called the best game Samardzija had pitched. "I'd say 'pitch' is the key word there," Samardzija said...

Tucson Padres: Tucsonan Bundy dreaming of majors

2013-05-10 01:34:02

Lorenzo Bundy swears he has a house in Tucson. "I know I live here because I make the mortgage payments," the manager of the Albuquerque Isotopes said. In a good year, Bundy gets to spend six to eight weeks in the Old Pueblo with his wife and...

Reader Q&A: Paul Sullivan's Cubs mailbag

2013-05-07 11:42:00

I have been a Cubs fan since 1948, so I have seen some poor baseball. However, it is time to release Marmol for the Cubs' good and also for his own good. Bill A., Newburgh, Ind. � I don’t really see that happening, at least not until they exhaust...

Phil Rogers' MLB power rankings

2013-05-06 17:30:00

Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Rangers (1): Ran their top three pitchers at the Red Sox in an impressive weekend sweep started by Derek Holland and finished by Yu Darvish, with Alexi Ogando in between. Looking very smart for letting Josh Hamilton...

Your Morning Phil: Sweeney, Ventura, Sale

2013-05-06 08:19:00

Talking baseball while wondering if LeBron James and his kingsmen are taking the Bulls seriously. 1. When the Cubs get around to trading Alfonso Soriano, it would be ideal to have a homegrown replacement ready. There are none in sight, however, as Brett...

Despite loss, Sveum sees arrow pointing up

2013-04-29 00:00:00

MIAMI — It has been one week since Dale Sveum tried to light a fire under Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo by suggesting they weren't immune from a demotion to Triple-A Iowa. Did Sveum's warning work? "I don't know," he said. "Whenever you do...

Small consolations have to do for Cubs

2013-05-03 18:57:00

No one starts out looking for little victories. Yet when that's all you have, you celebrate them. The Cubs lost to the Reds 6-5 on a wet, raw Friday afternoon but headed to dinner knowing it could have been worse. They were down four runs before...

Your Morning Phil: Stanford-Arizona, Peavy's back, windy Wrigley

2013-05-03 08:11:00

Talking baseball while wishing the Bulls could get a do-over for the final minute Thursday night: 1. Rarely do I do this, but I’m going to tout a television show. The best baseball tonight might be found on ESPNU, where the Stanford-Arizona...

Cubs right fielder Scott Hairston can't make a catch against the wall on a ball hit by Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman in the first inning.

2013-05-12 00:00:00

Scott Hairston celebrates his 2- run homer in the seventh.

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Scott Hairston is greeted after his two-run home run in the seventh inning.

2013-05-02 00:00:00