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Salon.com June 13, 2000 Gary Kaufman |
So long, Sammy As the centennial of their last World Series victory nears, the Chicago Cubs prepare to trade their best and most popular player. |
Sports Central August 22, 2011 Jeff Kallman |
A Not-So-Nice Finish The Chicago Cubs wanted Jim Hendry to hang around long enough to run the club's draft and get their draftees signed, but they didn't want him making any significant moves approaching the non-waiver trade deadilne. |
Sports Central October 6, 2004 Martin Hawrysko |
Failed Season, Dismal Future for Cubs The 2004 Cubs team was built to accomplish one thing -- win the World Series. With the future of Sosa, Alou, and Garciaparra unknown, only God knows what this team will look like next season. |
Sports Central September 18, 2007 Ricky Dimon |
Hope Springs Eternal, But Should It? What do Cubs fans have if they don't have hope? |
Sports Central August 2, 2004 Damian Greene |
Wrigley Field's Friendly Confine Fallout Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley told Cubs' officials, "Fix Wrigley or I'll shut it down." Did he mean the stadium or the team? |
Sports Central January 22, 2004 Marco Santana |
No More Excuses For the Cubs While it's tempting to look back at the 2003 season and pine on the great season that may have been a Steve Bartman away from the World Series, the Chicago Cubs and their fans must move on. That is easier said than done. |
Sports Central October 30, 2003 Marco Santana |
Dispelling the Yankee Rumors 2003 was not a bad year for the Yankees. But it was for George Steinbrenner. This has led to a number of different rumors that have been passed around as to the anticipated revamping of the Yankees. |
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Tim Beyers |
Quick Take: The Best Part of the Tribune Deal Be grateful, Cubs fans. Now that real estate magnate Sam Zell has announced his intent to sell your team and keep the rest of ailing media giant Tribune Co., you have hope. Take it from a Yankees fan. |
Sports Central June 10, 2005 William Geoghegan |
These Cubs Are Dusty's Kind of Team The 2005 Cubs, the stripped-down, less powerful, injury-riddled, not-that-great-on-paper Cubs, are playing better than the 2004 edition really ever did. |
Sports Central October 2, 2003 Jeff Zaginailoff |
Looking Ahead, and Back, At the World Series Matchups A look at the possible World Series matchups and the history between the teams. |
Sports Central December 26, 2005 Jeff Pohlmeyer |
Yanks Look Like AL East Champs It's impossible to tell what the regular starting lineup for the Yankees is going to be come March, but you can be confident that it will look like an all-star team. |
Sports Central June 20, 2004 M. Edward Guest |
Are the Yankees Back? With new additions all over the field, the New York Yankees are once again romping through the regular season, despite some key injuries. Yet, does it really matter? Even if the Yankees win 105-110 games? |
Bank Systems & Technology November 3, 2003 Katherine Burger |
Baseball Best Practices As a lifelong, diehard, long-suffering fan of the Chicago Cubs, I'm still trying to salvage something positive out of the disappointing recent playoff experience. |
Sports Central June 20, 2005 Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: The Damn Yankees Are the NY Yankees going to their customary form? |
Sports Central August 9, 2004 M. Edward Guest |
All The Way Back? With Mark Prior healthy and with a rejuvenated Greg Maddux now in the 300-win club, the Cardinals, and the rest of baseball, must be wary of the Cubs. |
Sports Central March 2, 2004 Shane McKiness |
Cubs in Position to Win Pennant The Cubs were underdogs last year, and this year, they are again being ignored by the media. I have found this to be deeply disturbing. It is obvious why they are being ignored -- it is because of the offseason acquisitions that the New York Yankees have made. |
Sports Central August 25, 2010 Jeff Kallman |
Yes, Sandberg Deserves the Job Could it possibly hurt the Cubs to have a competent manager who just so happens to have a storied name of his own? They could do much worse. |
Sports Central May 23, 2005 Jeff Kallman |
Arsonic: A Tale of Two Interleague Cities Last week, both the New York and Chicago MLB teams played in an interleague series. |
Sports Central August 10, 2007 Bob Ekstrom |
Cards/Cubs Still an Undercard Cubs and Cards fans regard their rivalry as Red Sox/Yankees on steroids. |
Sports Illustrated July 9, 2001 Jack McCallum |
Magic show Red Sox fans will still be cheering come October... |
Sports Illustrated July 5, 2000 Frank Deford |
Back to 2000 -- and reality -- in Boston Oh, Y2K looked so much like ours. And then the season started, and whaddya know, whatever the millennium, it turned out to be just another Boston baseball season, like any other. |
Sports Central October 29, 2004 Danny Sternfield |
Curse Snatcher: A Study in Cub Baseball The Cubs and the Red Sox both play in large markets with substantial payrolls, and both had not won a World Series in forever and a day. The difference between the two teams: Boston did something about it. |
Sports Central September 21, 2004 William Geoghegan |
Do Talented Cubs Have a Chance? On paper, the Chicago Cubs should be one of the top four teams in the National League. But as we all know, baseball games aren't played on paper. |
Sports Illustrated February 28, 2001 E.M. Swift |
Lamenting Chicago's baseball woes 2001 will mark the 84th consecutive year that neither the White Sox nor their crosstown comrades in bad arms, the Cubs, will win the World Series. Think about that... |
Sports Central August 3, 2004 Martin Hawrysko |
Time For Changes at Wrigley Field? How ironic it is that the ballpark has begun to crumble the last several weeks, just the same as the team that plays inside the ballpark, which began to crumble with injuries back in March. |
Sports Illustrated August 1, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Making sense of all the deadline deals Every year baseball begins to more closely resemble its fantasy version, rotisserie ball. This July saw a ridiculous amount of rumors and trades. The trading period does generate short-term publicity, but is all this carpetbagging good for the game? The jury is still out.... |
Sports Central August 3, 2004 Diane M. Grassi |
The Have's and the Have Not's Much like we have already seen in terms of competition this Major League Baseball season, the July 31st midseason trade deadline has proven that "parity" seems to be the overall theme this year. |
Salon.com April 3, 2002 Allen Barra |
Baseball 2002: The fix isn't in So you think the big-market teams have it all locked up? Then I guess you'll be betting on the Los Angeles Dodgers... |
Sports Central October 14, 2015 Jeff Kallman |
NLDS: Clubs (er, Cubs) Go to NLCS Believe it. The Chicago Cubs have clubbed their way into the National League Championship Series. |
Salon.com October 8, 2002 Allen Barra |
What do you say now, Bud Selig? The victories of the Angels, Twins and Cards show how empty the owners' and commissioners' arguments were. |
Sports Central September 19, 2011 Louie Centanni |
Oh, Ryno, Give Us One More Chance If the Cubs want to have the best shot to return to prominence in the next three to five years, they need to make Ryne Sandberg their next manager. |
Sports Central September 6, 2004 Damian Greene |
Chicago Conundrum There was a time when the curse was content with not allowing the Cubs to win a World Series, but now, that it has broken free from it's cage, seems to have decided to take its fury out on all of Chicago sports. |
Sports Central September 30, 2003 Mason Williams |
Playoff Division Series Psychology Rather than studying matchups, statistics, and other numerical aspects and prognosticating outcomes, I would like to speculate on the emotional and psychological states of the teams in order to determine this year's division series outcomes. |
AskMen.com April 9, 2002 Matthew Ross |
A Preview Of The 2002 MLB Season Now that the baseball season is upon us, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at which teams are the ones to watch for this season... |
Sports Central July 29, 2013 Jonathan Lowe |
Very Superstitious Whether it's carrying a rabbit's foot in your pocket or avoiding every crack of sidewalk concrete you can, we find luck in our own special ways. I can't think of any other sport that celebrates this more than baseball. |
The Motley Fool September 28, 2004 Phil Wohl |
Red Sox in the Big Show With the Red Sox and Yankees already moving ahead to the playoffs, advertisers are moving to secure prime playoff slots. |
Sports Central October 21, 2015 Jeff Kallman |
NLCS: The Cubs, Ahead to the Past? Unless these Cubs find a way to hit better than their .158 LCS average or pitch better than their 4.68 LCS ERA in Game 4, just for openers, it will be forward to the past. |
Sports Illustrated October 8, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Rebuilding the dynasty Here's some advice for the Yankees to use this offseason. |
Sports Central September 18, 2003 Marco Santana |
End of Season Baseball Musings A few random musings as the baseball season nears its end. |
Sports Illustrated June 27, 2000 Mark Mravic |
Scorecard It's time the Cubs made the supreme sacrifice for a Series. At Cubs games, these big, happy outdoor parties, it hardly matters whether the beloved Cubbies win or lose. Which is precisely why Wrigley Field must go. |
Sports Central September 9, 2012 Jeff Kallman |
Slow Learners and Sore Losers The Chicago Cubs are named after baby bears. Thursday night, they behaved like babies. And one of the infants in the middle of it, who actually began as one of the field's diplomats, still insists on taking the low road. |
Sports Central November 4, 2003 Tony Arnoldine |
The Fallout From the Meltdown I picked the Marlins to get beyond the Giants and perhaps even to the World Series, but never had I thought of them winning the championship. Especially not over my New York Yankees. |
Sports Central May 31, 2012 Louie Centanni |
How to Fix the Cubs With the worst record in the National League (and a tie for the MLB worst) as of this writing, it's safe to say the Chicago Cubs have some holes to fill. |
Salon.com August 31, 2002 King Kaufman |
Savoring the season that almost wasn't 2002 hasn't been a classic, but it's great that the heroics of Schilling, A-Rod and the rest won't be lost. |
BusinessWeek July 31, 2008 |
Anatomy of a Media Mess Read on for a time line of the Tribune's troubles. |
Sports Central March 22, 2006 Diane M. Grassi |
Soriano Hung Out to Dry by Nats How often does a Major League Baseball all-star player is told after his trade to another team that he will have to give up his starting position or else? |
Sports Central October 23, 2010 Jess Coleman |
2010 Offseason Will Be Tough For Yanks Just like every offseason, the Yankees will look to improve their team. However, the Yankees are going to be faced with many decisions that will induce crucial effects on the future success of the Yankees on, and off, the field. |
Sports Central August 10, 2004 Martin Hawrysko |
Why Cards Are More Deserving Than Cubs "Congratulations to the 2004 National League Central champions, the St. Louis Cardinals." This with almost two months remaining in the season ... and from a Cubs fan, no less? |