Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella picked Kevin Gregg to be the team's closer heading into the season. ...more

March 30, 2009

It's a century and counting for the Cubs. Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers shoved Chicago into another long winter Saturday night, completing a three-game sweep of their first-round playoff series with a 3-1 victory. ...more

October 6, 2008

Manny Ramirez and Joe Torre brought their winning postseason ways to the Los Angeles Dodgers - and Wrigley Field. ...more

October 2, 2008

Jayson Werth hurt the Chicago Cubs again, and Jamie Moyer and the Philadelphia bullpen took over from there. ...more

September 1, 2008

INJURY UPDATE Kerry Wood, RP (Cubs) - The news on Wood is he likely will take a trip to the disabled list with a blister on his pitching hand, meaning Carlos Marmol will take over the closer role while Wood is out. However, because of Marmol's poor track record as a closer, Manager Lou Piniella could turn to relievers Bob Howry or Kevin Hart to help fill the void. ...more

July 25, 2008

The Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Rich Harden from the Oakland Athletics in a six-player trade on Tuesday, a day after the rival Milwaukee Brewers landed CC Sabathia. ...more

July 9, 2008

The Toronto Blue Jays dipped back into their past to shake up a last-place team that has looked overmatched at times in the competitive AL East, firing Manager John Gibbons on Friday and replacing him with two-time World Series winner Cito Gaston. ...more

June 21, 2008

When the Rays' 2008 schedule was released last fall, the series that begins tonight was the one that jumped off the page for just about everyone. ...more

June 17, 2008

Sure, Doug Waechter wonders occasionally about what might have been. So do Jorge Cantu and Mark Hendrickson. ...more

June 13, 2008

The Los Angeles Angels defeated Francisco Rodriguez in salary arbitration Friday, and the closer will receive $10 million rather than his request for $12.5 million. ...more

February 23, 2008