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The Top 10 "Royals that Got Away"

2012-07-11 20:52:00

The Kansas City Royals have gone through some lean years since winning the World Series in 1985.� A big reason for those struggles was a series of personnel decisions that sent Royal favorites on to future stardom.� Here's a look at the Top 10 "Royals...

Dempster, Ramirez lead Cubs past Nats

2008-08-23 16:46:00

It started six months ago in Mesa, Ariz., when Ryan Dempster stood in the parking lot of Fitch Park before the opening day of spring training and calmly declared the Cubs were going to win the World Series. Dempster wasn't afraid of jinxing the team with...

Soriano's drop leads to extra-inning loss for Cubs

2008-05-25 15:53:00

PITTSBURGH — Earth to Alfonso Soriano, come in please. Earth to Soriano … Earth to Soriano … report in, please. About the only thing that didn't happen to the Cubs over the weekend at PNC Park was an alien abduction, and the...

Reds rip Cubs with 7 homers

2008-07-10 17:51:00

Cubs at home? Check, they had the best home record in the major leagues. Wind blowing out at Wrigley Field? Check, Cubs were 9-2 and had out-homered the opposition 20-13 and outscored them 81-55. Ted Lilly on the mound? Check, he hadn't lost at home...

Still stellar, Cubs' Dempster picks up 14th win

2008-08-17 20:09:00

After Ryan Dempster earned his 14th victory by beating Florida 9-2 on Sunday, manager Lou Piniella said the Cubs knew coming into spring training that he'd make the starting rotation. So much for the three-way competition for two spots among Dempster,...

Paul Sullivan's Cubs mailbag

2008-04-15 15:22:00

Ask Paul returns from hibernation to address burning issues such as Felix Pie's playing time, Big Z's velocity and, of course, whether Soriano should be leading off. So much for our starting pitching surplus! Paul, do you think we messed up by not...

Un equipo bueno y m�s veterano

2008-03-19 00:00:00

Late defensive errors sink Cubs

2008-04-04 20:24:00

When Rich Hill hit his head on a drain pipe as he entered the postgame interview room Friday at Wrigley Field, it served as a perfect metaphor for his team's bumpy start. Defensive lapses cost the Cubs again in a 4-3 loss to the Astros, leaving them 1-...

Lilly struggles as Cubs lose to Reds

2008-04-17 20:57:00

The theory that the Cubs are in dire straits if their two left-handed starters can't turn their seasons around is one few in the organization will speak of openly. Ted Lilly and Rich Hill combined for 26 victories last year but have struggled to...

Improved Hill pitches Cubs to win

2008-04-18 20:24:00

One problem solved, maybe. The second is still a work in progress. Rich Hill became the first Cubs left-hander to win a game this season, a day after Ted Lilly failed for the fourth time, but he needed a bullpen boost to get there. "That's a start in...

Soriano no volverá tan pronto

2008-03-05 00:00:00

Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh Pirates in 12 innings

2008-04-07 20:34:00

Cubs manager Lou Piniella joked about "taking a dip in the Allegheny River" before Monday's game against the Pirates on a sunny afternoon at PNC Park. But after watching his team blow a seven-run lead only to come back for a wild 10-8, 12-inning win in a...

Among the folks backstage were members of the Cubs RBI Baseball Program, a traveling youth team that, according to its website, is "an outreach program designed to promote baseball, increase the self-esteem of disadvantaged children and encourage kids to stay in school and off the streets.

2013-01-21 15:48:00

Adam Dunn connects for a solo home run off Cubs starter Jon Lieber in the second inning on Wednesday. Joey Votto, Paul Bako and Jerry Hairston Jr. also homered in the inning as the Reds pounded the Cubs , 9-0.

2008-05-07 00:00:00

Saturday New Cubs closer Will Ferrell warms up before Saturday's game, a 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, in which former Cubs ace Jon Lieber held his former mates to four hits in seven-plus innings.

2005-05-07 00:00:00