SDN-003242, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical SocietyThe Cubs played in the ballpark you see above before they were even known as the Cubs, beginning in 1893. When the century turned, they began the greatest period of baseball dominance in team history, and one of the greatest ever by any team -- winning four pennants in five years and two World Series, and winning 104 games in the year they didn't win the pennant (1909).After "Lucky" Charlie Weeghman bought the Cubs as

The last time Bears QB Kyle Orton was getting ready for a game agains the Colts he was doing his best Peyton Manning impersanation and by all accounts was pretty good at it.He looked the part anyway, and he didn't have to switch from his No. 18 jersey. By all accounts -- linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer jokingly called him ''Peyton Manning reincarnated'' -- Orton, then the Bears' No. 3 quarterback, pulled off the act of mimicking the Indianapolis Colts quarterback in preparations for Super Bowl XLI

10:58 p.m. It wasn’t easy figuring out which game to cover for the Tribune on Friday night. There was, of course, the showdown between reigning 6A champion Joliet Catholic and 7A runner-up Wheaton Warrenville South. But what about 7A champ...

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With baseball using instant replay for the first time on Wednesday night to give Alex Rodriguez his latest pointless home run (Alex also homered last night to help the Yankees only lose by two), it's obvious we've entered a new age in the sport. Of course, all the opponents of instant replay were against it because they weren't sure where it would end. Yeah, it only starts with home runs, but

I don't know if you've been paying attention, but there are some things going on in this country right now that are far more important than whether or not the Cubs will win the World Series, or whether New York will collapse on itself should the Yankees miss the playoffs. No, I'm not talking about the new Beverly Hills 90210 - though it's nice to see Lori Loughlin getting work - I'm talking

I’ve already made the proclamation that no stat freak can ever utter the words ’small sample size’ again. The reason being that their emotions spike and plummet so dramatically with every win and loss that they’re the furthest things from objective and rational. Seeing that the Cubs have lost 5 in a row, [...]

There wasn't much that was worth remembering about last night's loss. Here are three photos of interest.Ryan Dempster doing his pregame warmupsRonny Cedeno tagged out at the plate in the fifth inning (why is Alfonso Soriano standing there instead of taking second?)What the scoreboard shows after a lossClick on photos to open a larger version in a new browser window. All photos by David Sameshima

4:02 p.m. Nothing like celebrating the New Year with a trip to the Chicago suburbs. The Big East announced its conference basketball schedule on Thursday afternoon, and Notre Dame's first league tilt...

So if you are like most people, you have been wondering how the Chicago Cubs would be selling playoff tickets. Well on Wednesday afternoon, the Cubs sent out an email that stated that they will be using a lottery this year rather then the virtual waiting room that allowed everyone to try and get tickets. You can sign up for the lottery at cubs.comPersonally I do not like this at all. I always had good luck with the virtual waiting room. The lottery will select so many people, and then it is unkno

Cubs.com is reporting that Carlos is simply suffering for a bout of rotator cuff tendonitis, which is probably the best we could have hoped for.  They say he will be out for a week and there's no reason to think they are being anything less than forthcoming.Ask Dr. Jason: What is tendonitis?Tendonitis of the rotator cuff is when is hurts to throw a baseball.  Similar to the flesh eating virus, tendonitis presents itself with the same symptoms as your basic flu, except for the fever, nausea, and v

We could follow a team with the best record in baseball and a damned-near 5-game lead on the second place team, and we'd still only be satisfied if the Cubs win 120 and beat every opponent by 10 runs ... until they trail in a World Series game by 1, at which point we'd say it's all over but the cryin'.Cubs Fans: Keeping Ambian in Business since 1909 

Listen to Columnist Eric Cook and Site Editor Russ Loede preview Week 1’s showdown verses the Indianapolis Colts.  The dynamic duo dish out instant analysis, key players, and predict the final outcome.  The two hosts also talk about Tommie Harris’ importance/injury update, a revamped offensive line, and provide insight on the defense’s chances stopping the [...]

It just occurred to me, thanks to comments in the previous thread, that today is an off-day. There will be no gamethread for me to forget to post. So, I suppose I should write something. Anything. How about a quick recap of the '08 draft? No? Too bad. Here it is.White Sox 2008 Draft ClassGordon Beckham -- After holding out until the final week before the deadline, Beckham showed no signs of rust in his first games as a pro, going 7-11 with a HR in his first 3 games. He hit a rough patch (1-25) l

What did I do wrong? Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with this guy? YouTube might be the worst thing to ever happen to Cubs fans. And that includes a streak of not winning a World Series for 99 years. And Jeff Blauser.

White Sox confident in October showing

The Tribune is reporting Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano has inflammation and tendinitis in the rotator cuff of his right arm but is expected to be fine down the stretch.  Obviously good news, but if you followed my advice from yesterday, you weren’t too excited about this story anyway.  In spite of the media’s (particularly sports [...]

Here's a quick glance at what's happening around the American League Central. The Twins are staying remarkably relaxed, despite another tough loss on their 14-game trip to that wraps up today. Just as the White Sox have already looked ahead...

So we've lost 5 in a row, it appears Harden is hurt, God only knows if Z will pitch again this season. Go ahead and let it out. Let it all out. I'll start. My favorite baseball team is stinky, I have a bad cold, and I have writer's block. And I stubbed my toe on the foot of my bed. Next. UPDATE: Here's the latest from TribCo. The Cubs expect Carlos Zambrano to miss only one start after an MRI Thursday morning revealed inflammation and rotator cuff tendinitis in his right shoulder. Zambrano, who

So an MRI showed Carlos Zambrano has rotator cuff tendinitis , which means no surgery. That's good news, but hold off on the celebration....

11:30 a.m. Logisitcally, anyway, Corwin Brown and Jon Tenuta enjoy a snug fit. Brown, the Notre Dame defensive coordinator, thrives on the energy of the sideline during games. Tenuta, the longtime...

Tommie Harris will never be at 100% percent. “I practiced today and I feel great. I wouldn’t have practiced if I was hurting,” said Harris, who acknowledged that he’s experiencing typical soreness. “I play in the NFL. I don’t think I’ll ever be 100 percent.” He’s in a good mood - just watch Tommie Harris on the [...]

Loyola senior Kevin Harrigan has been selected this week's U.S. Army Horizon League Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week, League commissioner Jonathan B. LeCrone announced yesterday.

Carlos Zambrano finally got his MRI and the news appears good.Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said today's MRI confirmed his theory that Zambrano has rotator cuff tendinitis. If things go well, Zambrano will pitch in Houston during the Sept. 12-14 series."It's a relief knowing Z doesn't have anything more significant than what we thought, and hopefully that's it," Hendry said.Zambrano received an injection of anti-inflammatory medication.Forget the Astros series, if you ask me. Which nobody ever

Pitching the key to Sox hopes

Jim Hendry said an MRI today confirmed what he thought was wrong with Carlos Zambrano....

It's been a hard week for baseball fans, as collectively we've all held our breath waiting for an answer to a very important question. Did CC Sabathia throw a no-hitter on Sunday in Pittsburgh? The box score said he didn't, but Sabathia and the Brewers felt that Andy LaRoche's single in the fifth inning was an error, and appealed the decision to MLB. After a few days of Ned Yost whining about

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Zambrano has rotator cuff tendinitis

By Philip Hersh I fired up the DVR and watched the 2008 Olympic opening ceremony for the first time Thursday morning. Actually, I covered the ceremony live Aug. 8 at the Bird's Nest in Beijing, but that wasn't the same...

I don't know if it's going to make anyone feel any better, but I've got a lot of good news tonight.Iowa CubsThe I-Cubs scored eight runs in the sixth inning to crush the Oklahoma RedHawks, 10-3 and take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series.Starter Randy Wells was the beneficiary of this offensive explosion and picked up the win.  Wells went six innings and allowed two runs on six hits.  He walked one RedHawk and struck out six.Rocky Roquet threw a scoreless ninth inning in his first appearance i

I know I've been nitpicking the Cubs lately.  They win 9 of 10, have the best record in baseball, and I write a post about how the "little things" are going to kill them.  Or I do a historical post about how they've had crappy center fielders forever.  Now that the Cubs have been swept by the Astros and have lost five in a row overall, I'm going to pull the old switcheroo.  I'm not going to complain.  Not about this losing streak, anyways.Every team has stretches where they play like absolute gar

Out of concern for the mental health of the many Cub fans who regularly populate The Cub Reporter, the authors request that, until further notice, visitors please refrain from using the following words or phrases anywhere on or near the site: shoulderarm"dead arm""tired arm"straindiscomforttricepsfatigueddisabled"skip a turn"orthopedistDr. Stephen Gryzloexaminationmagneticresonanceimaging"missed appointment" Thank you.

…and it shouldn't. Professional football is not a Thursday night sport. It should start on Sunday. The first game should be at 1 pm ET. If you want to make a big deal for the Super Bowl champion, give them the Sunday night game. Sunday is a holiday for a lot of us and Thursday night cheapens it.NEW HEADLINER Phil from SATX has spent the last few seasons playing to sold out crowds in the lounge and we’re moving him to the big room, where he’ll debut writing the in-game column Sunday night. (

Funk falls to five

These are not the Idiots. We were Drunk and Stoned (pictures to come).My kindergarten teacher once told me, "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." Well..."FUCK YOU HOWRY!" It's not that my teacher was bad at teaching, it was just that she had an incredible rack, and even as 5 year old when a woman with nice tits told me something it just went in one ear and out the other.So the Cubs are sliding bad. I saw a stat on Monday that the Astros actually have a better record in the

Although the spring season is still months from getting underway, the Loyola University Chicago softball team is preparing for a fall slate that will feature seven contests and the annual Alumni Game. Fifth-year head coach Yvette Healy and her staff will be looking to replace three starters from last year's team that posted 22 wins.

Sox escape Cleveland with win

Carlos Zambrano left Tuesday’s game this week saying to Larry Rothschild he ‘wasn’t feeling well’. Not sure what that means specifically, and given Lou’s pregame comments today, we still don’t know what to make of his complaint. To add further mystery, Z missed out on his MRI today leaving his physical exam from the Cubs [...]

All things considered, it's probably just yet another negotiating ploy by Gordon to get the Bulls to do something. Something besides Paxson throwing his hands up in the air and saying (figuratively of course...from what I've seen they're saying nothing) "what can I do? it's the tax!". Mike McGraw couldn't get a confirmation, and according to Henry Abbott's peeps the report is false.Kelly Dwyer showed his confusion (through confusing prose) over both Gordon's value and this stalemate with the

Edmonds stays calm down stretch

Hart recalled to relieve fatigued 'pen

Lottery for postseason tickets begins

Guillen can't wait for Crede

With the Yankees in serious danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since 1993, and general manager Brian Cashman in the final year of a three-year deal, there's been a lot of speculation that Cashman won't be returning to the Bronx next season. With both the Seattle Mariners and Philadelphia Phillies expected to be looking for new general managers this offseason, Cashman's name has

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Peyton Manning would not put a percentage on the health of his left knee now seven weeks after he had surgery to remove an infected bursa sac, but said he is ready to continue his consecutive games started streak Sunday...

Here's a quick glance at what's happening around the American League Central. The Twins' 14-game trip winds down with two games in Toronto. Entering the trip, the Twins would have been pleased with a 7-7 record. To reach that goal,...

Really. Don't. Yes, the Cubs lost their fourth in a row, 9-7 to the Astros in 11 innings last night, the first time they've lost that many in a row at home since May 20-June 2, 2007 (one game to the White Sox, then a road trip, then six more home losses to Florida and Atlanta), ending on the day Lou had his famous hat-throwing tirade with umpire Mark Wegner in a loss to the Braves.But. Thanks to the Mets' extra-inning win over the Brewers, the Cubs' lead stays at 4.5 games and the magic number wa

Please, Bob, feel free to eat your own shoulder.Z's arm status down(up?)graded from dead to not feeling goodFrom the Trib:Zambrano left Tuesday night's 9-7, 11-inning loss to Houston after five innings and 86 pitches and "told pitching coach [Larry Rothschild] he wasn't feeling good," according to manager Lou Piniella. Wasn't feeling good, as in ... "It has to be in his arm," Piniella said. "I'll let you know [more] tomorrow." Zambrano will visit Cubs orthopedist Stephen Gryzlo on Wednesday, but

Did anybody believe it wasn't a big deal when Carlos Zambrano was scratched from Sunday's game?...

Here's a quick glance at what's happening around the National League Central. Whenever Brewers ace Ben Sheets has even the slightest injury, alarms sound in Milwaukee. He left his last start Monday after five innings, complaining of a groin strain....

Players like Tommie Harris and Mike Brown were held out of the Bears last exhibition game to keep them healthy, but Harris hasn't practiced since the third game.  His status is unknown.A source said the Bears' medical staff has expressed concern Harris' knee injury might be more serious than the team first thought, but team officials rejected that idea Tuesday night. It was pointed out that similar concerns were raised last season about Harris' health after he sprained his left knee against Dalla

Brian Urlacher's Old Spice Commercial

It was a bad night at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night as the Cubs lost starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano after five innings and then lost the game to the Houston Astros in 11 innings. Zambrano told the head trainer that it was his arm but that was all that was said and the Cubs hope to have a report about the injury before Wednesday’s game.As for the game iteself, Kerry Wood gave up a two run home run in the 11th inning to Geoff Blum and the Cubs lost 7-5. The Cubs hit four solo home runs in the ga

This is pretty much how I am feeling today about the Cubs.  Jeezus, what a miserable night!!  Thank God for the Mets.(Did I really say that?)

Let's play a game of Good News, Bad News.Good News: Carlos Zambrano was throwing 96MPH last night.Bad News: He left early because he wasn't feeling well. The implication is that it's an arm problem. The good news is that the Cubs are deep enough to pitch through a short series without him, but the bad news is that they have to be less likely to succeed, I mean, that can't be contested. That said, I personally suspect that he'll be ok, they'll give him half the month off, he'll come back and th

Javier v. Sowers. From Cleveland. No links to anything because you can figure out how to use mlb.com yourselves. OC, SS; BA, CF; Dye, RF; PK, 1B; Missile, 2B; Swish, LF; Uribe, 3B; Fields, DH; Hall, C. Your FanPost must be at least 75 words long. Right now it's only 39 words long. If you just have a quote, link, video or photo you'd like to share with the community, try creating a FanShot instead. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!via

So what if the Cubs don't make the playoffs? Does that still seem an impossibility?...

NFL Films chief Steve Sabol was on "The Waddle and Silvy Show" this morning and was asked if he considered featuring the Bears on HBO's "Hard Knocks."...

Before it gets too far out of our minds, we'll take a look at the finances involved in the decisions to release defensive end Dan Bazuin and linebacker Mike Okwo in the final roster cutdown Saturday. Bazuin was a second-round...

Everyone is in a bad mood tonight, so let's all take it easy on each other, OK?Tonight's an easy night for me.  I'm going to keep it simple.Daytona CubsDaytona got real lucky tonight, as they were losing the first game of the Florida State League playoffs to the Palm Beach Cardinals 4-0 in the fifth inning when the rains came.  The game was washed out and will be replayed from the beginning tomorrow in Palm Beach.  Daytona will get a home game on Thursday instead.Boise HawksThe Hawks lost to the

10 Carlos Zambrano- NL Silver SluggerCarlos Zambrano is hitting .363. Trivia question: what’s his OBP? If you guessed .363, you win a signed photo of Scott Phillips and Kevin Love.9 Brandon Webb- NL Cy YoungSabathia, Schlabathia. Webb has been the one of the two best pitchers in the NL the entire season, but gets the nod over tiny Tim Lincecum because his team doesn’t suck.8 Evan Longoria- AL Rookie of the Year

I tapped our Bucs blogger for a quick run down on recently aquired Dan Buenning.  Here is what he had to say.We drafted Buenning back in '05 and he immediately received playing time and started much of his rookie season. In '06 he was a stud until he injured his knee about mid-season. Since that injury he's really had a difficult time finding his footing. He sat out all of '07 and really struggled this off-season to even provide depth along the line....Dan's only 26 so he should be able to overco

Punchless White Sox fall to Indians

Crede leaves with back tightness

CLEVELAND - Chicago, we've got a problem. And manager Ozzie Guillen wasn't afraid to be right upfront about it after the 9-3 loss to Cleveland on Tuesday. "I'm more concerned about the guys going out there and [playing] with better...

7:05 PM WGN TV Zambrano 13-5 vs Backe 9-12 92 F, Wind blowing out to left at 7 MPH The Cubs look to avoid dropping their fourth straight contest and maintain or build on a 4 1/2 game lead in the division as they take on the Astros tonight. Carlos Zambrano will start after two extra days of rest. Preview7:05 PM WGN TV Zambrano 13-5 vs Backe 9-12 92 F, Wind blowing out to left at 7 MPH The Cubs look to avoid dropping their fourth straight contest and maintain or build on a 4 1/2 game l

Probably a result of his team's anemic hitting the past few days, along with the monthlong slump of tonight's starting pitcher, Piniella was short and a not-exactly-sweet Lou during his pregame media session -- to the the degree of...

Two outs and no one on in the top of the ninth, and Alfonso Soriano either pulls a brain cramp or just doesn't feel like hustling....

...because a full 9 innings is just too hard.And scrappy Mike leads off the inning with a hit as the game starts anew, tied in the 6th. 8:46 And Lee with another single as Backe fumbles with his shoes.  Backe wearing a nice strappy sandle, fit for a nice summer gather.  Picks up clay like a bitch, though. 8:47 The Astros have a pitching coach names Dewey...I can only assume he's a local hero.  Oh, and the 20k game?  Total crap.  Should have been a no hitter.  I can only assume the appeal is burri

Buenning for Griese: The Chicago Bears obtained a boost on the offensive line today, as they traded for Tampa Bay Buccaneers guard Dan Buenning. Buenning, a ‘05 4th round selection out of Wisconsin, is recovering from a torn ACL he suffered in ‘06 against Dallas on Thanksgiving night. The former Badger seems [...]

Remember when some people thought Jerry Owens was the answer to the Sox offensive struggles? Headed to the 7th, Sox down 1.

Thome finds comfort in former home

Offensive linemen can be a pretty reserved bunch. They never get too high, never get too low and typically let their actions speak for them. So Dan Buenning was about as excited as you'll catch a lineman Tuesday afternoon a...

Harden to skip start, as precaution

Dempster learned young to give back

Attendance surpasses three million

Hidden ball appears in Wrigley ivy

It seems like as soon as I am just ready to open up a good can of rant on the Bears for not addressing some particular need, they make a move.The Bears have traded for Dan Buenning from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  The left guard came to the Bears for an undisclosed 2009 draft pick.To make room on the roster, the Bears waived rookie cornerback Zackary Bowman, a fifth-round draft pick from Nebraska. The trade is contingent on Buenning, a 26-year-old Green Bay native, passing a physical.Buenning was

White Sox summon three more

Derrek Lee, what's your major malfunction?From the Daily Herald:Consider Lee's numbers: ? His last home run, his 18th, came on Aug. 22. It was his first since July 27. ? He has 3 homers in his last 63 games after hitting 15 in his first 73. Lee's arsenal lately has been mainly singles, a few doubles, and an awful lot of double-play balls. What's going on? Who bette