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A comprehensive look at what every NL Central team needs and wants heading into the 2013 MLB draft.

Story | Conversation | May 20, 2013

After another win in the Bronx last night, the Seattle Mariners are just a game below .500 and in second place in the AL West. This club was built on pitching and defense, and it's strong in both areas. However, with an offense that ranks 14th in the...

Blog | May 17, 2013

Throwback Uniforms

CHICAGO -- The Texas Rangers followed up their three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox by being dominated by a struggling Chicago Cubs team, 9-2. The Rangers fell to 20-12 on the season. Big fourth dooms Rangers: The Cubs jumped out to a quick 1-0...

The original plan today was to open with a few paragraphs discussing just how great Chicago Cubs right-hander Kevin Gregg is, then head to notes. I would highlight Gregg's myriad positives as well as one or two negatives, if I could find any, an...

Blog | May 03, 2013

Eric Karabell assesses every team's closer situation from this point forward.

Blog | Conversation | May 03, 2013

A quick look at the Chicago Cubs' 4-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday at Miller Park. How it happened: The Cubs' Scott Feldman got off to a strong start, but was undone by a three-run homer from the Brewers' Ryan Braun in the fifth. After ...

Ryan Braun hit a three-run homer in the fifth then was ejected three innings later, and the Milwaukee Brewers won their seventh straight, 4-2 over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.

MILWAUKEE -- Here's a quick look at the Chicago Cubs' 5-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday: How it happened: Jonathan Lucroy improved to 6-15 lifetime against Edwin Jackson when he smacked a solo home run in the second inning. The Cubs ti...

Cubs-Brewers Preview

Jonathan Lucroy homered, Hiram Burgos pitched five innings in his major league debut and the Milwaukee Brewers took advantage of shoddy fielding by the Chicago Cubs in a 5-1 win Saturday night.

MILWAUKEE -- Like most pitching coaches, Chris Bosio of the Chicago Cubs tells it like it is. And right now he's trying to tell his staff -- especially his relief corps -- that it needs to be better. "We have to get that bullpen figured out," Bosi...

MILWAUKEE -- In possibly one of the strangest innings in major league history, Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Jean Segura both stole second base and was caught stealing second in the same inning on Friday. With the Brewers leading the Cubs 5-4 in t...

Cubs-Brewers Preview

MILWAUKEE -- It was an inauspicious start to Julio Borbon's career as a Chicago Cub as he was thrown out to end the game trying to steal second base in a 5-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night. It was only minutes earlier the new Cub ha...

MILWAUKEE -- Here's a quick look at the Chicago Cubs' 5-4 defeat to the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night at Miller Park. How it happened: An awful first inning sunk the Cubs as the first five batters reached via error, single, home run, double ...