The Cleveland Indians acquired Kosuke Fukudome yesterday from the Cubs.  Though it is probably obvious why the Cubs made the deal, even with paying so much of his remaining salary- they got two prospects back, closer to the major leagues than if they were to take compensation in the draft for him leaving after this [...]

The Kansas City Royals will turn back the clock during their current homestand, as they welcome the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs to Kauffman Stadium for Interleague action.  There are a number of notable events taking place this week, with the most interesting ones listed below:
Wednesday, June 22 - Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Royals, 7:10 p.m.

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Ravenswood Event Services will host the first-ever Wrigleyville Block Party outside Wrigley Field, this weekend on June 17-19.  The Wrigleyville Block Party is an interactive street festival for fans of all ages, located on the east side of Clark Street between Addison Street and Waveland Avenue. This event will be open free of charge to [...]

The day before the recent annual amateur free agent draft, veteran baseball scout Billy Blitzer confided to me that he felt detached this year. After 28 consecutive years of serving as an area scout for the Chicago Cubs, he has been promoted to professional scout in 2011. Instead of attending high school and college games [...]

I was reading this Gordon Wittenmyer piece this morning, and it suddenly occurred to me what is wrong with the Cubs, and their universe of writers and fans.  While one can’t help but compare the Cubs to the Yankees in many respects, they are the more corporate of the teams in the city of Chicago, [...]