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Cubs Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:07:17 PST

Starting pitching has been a strength of the Cubs in recent years, but their depth took a hit Nov. 3 when left-hander Ted Lilly had arthroscopic surgery on his pitching shoulder.

Lilly, who emerged as the de facto ace of the Cubs staff this year, had been bothered by inflammation in July. He also went 12 days between starts in late September because of lingering shoulder issues. The Cubs said the surgery was just a "cleanup" and that Lilly suffered no significant structural damage to the shoulder.

At the end of the season, Lilly and the Cubs trainers and doctors decided surgery wasn't needed at that time, and rest was prescribed. Unfortunately for Lilly and the Cubs, the shoulder didn't get better, and Lilly had it 'scoped.

The upshot is that Lilly will not begin...

Cubs lefty Lilly has shoulder surgery (AP)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:14:43 PST

Chicago Cubs left-hander Ted Lilly, who's been one of the team's most consistent starters the last three seasons, had surgery on his left shoulder and no timetable has been set for his return. The Cubs said the arthroscopy and debridement procedure performed Tuesday by Dr. Lewis Yocum in Los Angeles revealed no major damage to Lilly's shoulder.

Former Rockies manager taking over as hitting coach in Texas? (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:45:21 PST

Clint Hurdle got canned early in the season as the Colorado Rockies ' manager. That didn't stop the team...

Rangers not ruling out reacquiring Milton Bradley (SportingNews.com)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:15:55 PST

The Texas Rangers' Web site reported that the team has not ruled out reacquiring outfielder Milton Bradley...

Milton Bradley may return to Texas Rangers (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:28:12 PST

A month ago, the Texas Rangers scoffed at the notion that it could bring back outfielder Milton Bradley, but now...

Atlanta Braves trying to snag Cuban defector Chapman (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:01:01 PST

The Atlanta Braves are denying it, according to MLB.com, but the word on the street is that the team is joining...

CNBC: One-on-one with new Cubs owner Ricketts (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:44:00 PDT

Friday afternoon, Tom Ricketts was formally announced as the new owner of the Chicago Cubs, 942 days after Sam...

Curse, schmurse: New Cubs owner vows to win series (AP)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:51:46 PDT

Tom Ricketts and his family took ownership of the Chicago Cubs and wasted no time making a promise to the team's long-suffering fans: They will bring a World Series title to a team that has gone 101 years without one. "I'll be honest. I think we have a team that can do it next year," Tom Ricketts said without hesitation Friday at a Wrigley Field news conference.

Sale of Cubs, Wrigley complete (AP)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:52:48 PDT

The $845 million sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets from the Tribune Co. to the Ricketts family was completed Tuesday, more than 2 1/2 years after the baseball franchise was put on the market. The family of billionaire Joe Ricketts, the founder of Omaha, Neb.-based TD Ameritrade, takes a 95 percent controlling interest in the baseball franchise, its storied ballpark and 25...

Tigers in on hunt for Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:38:30 PDT

Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman already has more than a few major league teams after him. You can now apparently...

Where does Cliff Lee's Game 3 rank among best playoff starts? (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:52:05 PDT

There have been just over 1,250 postseason starts since 1903, but few have been better than Cliff Lee's...

Jaramillo joins Cubs as hitting coach (AP)

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:14:38 PDT

The Chicago Cubs hired Rudy Jaramillo as their hitting coach on Wednesday, hoping he can resurrect an offense that struggled during a disappointing 2009 season. Jaramillo, who spent 15 years as the hitting coach of the Texas Rangers, replaced Von Joshua. Joshua was removed after the season and offered a job in Triple-A, where he'd worked previously.

Chicago Cubs get needed bankruptcy court OK (AP)

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:28:51 PDT

The sale of the Chicago Cubs moved closer Tuesday as a bankruptcy court judge said the team can go to the family of billionaire Joe Ricketts in a $845 million deal. The judge had already cleared Tribune Co. to sell the team and Wrigley Field. But he gave his approval again Tuesday because the Cubs filed separately for Chapter 11 protection on Monday.

Former big league pitcher Larry Jansen dies (AP)

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:23:41 PDT

Larry Jansen, the winning pitcher for the New York Giants in the 1951 playoff game decided by Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World," has died. He was 89. The San Francisco Giants said Jansen died at his home in Oregon on Saturday. Jansen spent nine years in the major leagues, making his biggest mark with the Giants during their pennant-winning season.

Chicago Cubs file for bankruptcy protection to speed up team's sale process (The Canadian Press)

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:16:13 PDT

WILMINGTON, Del. - The Chicago Cubs baseball team filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, a step that will allow its corporate parent to sell the team in an US$845 million deal.

Report: Venezuela to exhume MLB pitcher Gonzalez (AP)

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:37:12 PDT

Venezuelan authorities reportedly will exhume the body of former major league pitcher Geremi Gonzalez to probe whether he was killed last year by lightning, as an autopsy determined, or was the victim of a deadly robbery. Prosecutors in the western city of Maracaibo plan to exhume the corpse Oct. 29 at his family's request, the newspaper Diario Panorama said Friday, citing unidentified judicial...

Arizona tribe pitches Cubs for spring training (AP)

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:44:17 PDT

An Indian tribe in Arizona is making a pitch to the Chicago Cubs to move their spring training site. Members of the Gila River Indian tribe recently traveled to Chicago to speak with Cubs management about moving the training to the Indian nation south of Phoenix. The team, which currently holds spring training in Mesa, has said its in the market for a new spring training facility.

Cubs sending Bradley to Rays for Burrell? (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:32:05 PDT

The Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs are supposedly talking trade about unhappy outfielder Milton Bradley,...

Broadcaster Brenly talking managerial job (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:21:00 PDT

Bob Brenly spent his season broadcasting Chicago Cubs games and now he's doing color commentary for the Los...

Dodgers take advantage of Holliday's error, rally past Cards 3-2 to even series (The Canadian Press)

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:28:00 PDT

The St. Louis Cardinals were on the verge of evening their first-round playoff series, until one missed play sent them to the brink of elimination.

White Sox putting Dye, Jenks, and Dotel on trading block (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:32:38 PDT

The Chicago White Sox apparently don't have tons of cash to throw around this off-season so don't plan...