| Maddux leaves game with thigh contusion |
Thu Mar 13 18:26:27 2008 EST |
| Mesa, AZ (Sports Network) - San Diego Padres pitcher Greg Maddux left Thursday's Cactus League game with a thigh contusion, after getting hit with a ball off the bat of the Chicago Cubs' Derrek Lee. Lee hit the ball off Maddux's left thigh in the first inning, though the four- time Cy Young Award winner went on to throw to first for the out. Maddux, who will turn 42 on April 14, continued to pitch and threw two scoreless innings. However, he had to exit the game after the second because of pain |
| Former Cy Young winner Sutcliffe diagnosed with cancer |
Thu Mar 13 17:53:31 2008 EST |
| an ESPN baseball analyst later this year. "I deeply appreciate the support of the ESPN family and my family and friends around the country," Sutcliffe said. Sutcliffe, a three-time All-Star and the 1984 National League Cy Young winner with the Chicago Cubs, played in parts of 18 big league seasons, compiling a 171-139 record with a 4.08 earned run average in stints with the Dodgers, Cleveland, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore and St. Louis. "Rick is an integral member of our baseball team and we wish him |
| Murcer still clear of cancer |
Wed Mar 5 15:06:10 2008 EST |
| Day," Murcer added. "My family and I thank everyone for their prayers, e-mails, cards and thoughts." Murcer has been a Yankee broadcaster since he retired as a player in 1983. His relationship with the Yankees, though, dates back to 1965. In 17 seasons in the majors, 13 of which were spent in pinstripes, Murcer hit .277 with 252 home runs and 1,043 RBI. He played in San Francisco from 1975-76 before spending two seasons with the Chicago Cubs, who eventually traded him back to New York in 1979. |
| Soriano out with broken finger |
Sun Mar 2 15:57:58 2008 EST |
| Mesa, AZ (Sports Network) - Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano will miss the next few days of spring training after suffering a non-displaced fracture of the tip of his right middle finger. According to a report on the team's Web site, Soriano was working on catching balls against the outfield wall when he reached up to make a two-handed catch and the ball hit his finger. Soriano hit .299 with 33 home runs and 70 runs batted in last season, his first in Chicago. |
| Cubs' DeRosa to have heart procedure |
Wed Feb 27 20:05:39 2008 EST |
| Mesa, AZ (Sports Network) - Chicago Cubs infielder Mark DeRosa is scheduled to have a procedure on Thursday in Chicago, as doctors hope to correct his irregular heartbeat. It was last Saturday when DeRosa was taken to a hospital for precautionary measures due to an irregular heartbeat he experienced during ground ball drills at spring training. According to the Cubs' Web site, DeRosa was examined on Tuesday by a cardiovascular electrophysiologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. De |
| Cubs' DeRosa suffers irregular heartbeat |
Sat Feb 23 23:45:50 2008 EST |
| Mesa, AZ (Sports Network) - Chicago Cubs infielder Mark DeRosa was taken to a local hospital on Saturday for precautionary measures due to an irregular heartbeat he experienced during ground ball drills at spring training. According to the Chicago Tribune, paramedics arrived at Fitch Park shortly after noon and DeRosa was hooked up to an EKG machine before being put on a stretcher and taken to the hospital in an ambulance. The newspaper reports DeRosa, who has had heartbeats in the past, had a |
| Ten years after his debut, Kerry Wood is closer candidate |
Fri Feb 15 03:43:00 2008 EST |
MESA, Ariz. (AP) -As a rookie a decade ago, Kerry Wood struck out 20 Houston Astros batters in just his fifth major league start for the Chicago Cubs. Asked Thursday if he could believe it has been 10 years since he broke into the majors, Wood had a quick reply. ``Seems like 30,'' he said. ``There have been some rough ones in there, but hopefully I can do it for a little longer. I felt great finishing last year. And from day one of me picking up the ball this year and throwing it, I fee |
| Herges, Hill admit to Mitchell Report allegations |
Wed Feb 13 14:42:12 2008 EST |
| big league seasons with the Dodgers, Montreal, San Diego, San Francisco, Arizona, Florida and Colorado. Hill said he used performance-enhancers late in his playing career, which spanned seven teams -- the Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees and Anaheim Angels -- between 1989 and 2001. "Late in my playing career, I made mistakes and poor decisions in my personal and professional life," Hill stated. "I, and I alone am accoun |
| Cubs, Wood agree to one-year deal |
Mon Nov 26 14:33:24 2007 EST |
| Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs and right-hander Kerry Wood have agreed to a one-year contract. As is club policy, financial terms of the deal were not released. Wood, who was selected by Chicago with the fourth overall pick of the 1995 draft, was used primarily as a reliever for the first time in his career last season and was 1-1 with a 3.33 earned run average in 22 appearances. The National League Rookie of the Year in 1998, Wood's career has been plagued by injuries. He miss |
| Rollins gets his due |
Wed Nov 21 15:19:22 2007 EST |
| eant as much to the Phils as Chase Utley, but I do know that when Utley was lost for over a month with a broken hand, it was Rollins who carried the Phillies. So I guess that has to count for something. I also know this: I would not have given Chicago Cubs reliever Carlos Marmol a 10th-place vote. Who knew his mother had a vote? Over in the AL it was no contest, unless you lived in the state of Michigan, apparently. Alex Rodriguez nabbed 26 of the 28 first-place votes, with the only two exceptio |
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