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Blue October is here: Cubs versus the Arizona Diamondbacks
Mark Cuban says that if he succeeds in buying the Cubs, he'll be a billionaire bleacher bum not in the dugout. The Internet billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner, known for noisily cheering on the Mavs and berating NBA officials from courtside, reiterated strong interest in owning the Cubs.
Cubs general manager Jim Hendry wouldn't tip his hand Sunday when asked what areas he'd like his team to improve on for 2008.
Cubs president John McDonough termed his feeling Sunday as "bittersweet." "I've sorted most of it out," McDonough said of the Cubs' 3-0 series loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League championship series. "We keep pushing on."
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National League division series
Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Game 1: D'backs 3, Cubs 1
Game 2: D'backs 8, Cubs 4
Game 3: D'backs 5, Cubs 1
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- » Holliday leads Rockies over Phillies 4-2
- » Young, Pena named comeback players
- » Rockies-Phillies series to be a slugfest
- » Clemens says he's ready for Game 3
- » 2 pitches cause trouble for Angel's Lackey
- » Mets' swoon won't be soon forgotten
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- » A-Rod gets all the attention
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- » Beckett, Lackey: They've been there
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The Cubs in depth
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Walk into any of the Cubs' minor-league clubhouses and you'll find they have one thing in common: a TV tuned to the game being played by the big-league team.
Full Story published 10/2/2007 12:32 AM
Folks already are lining up to hawk tickets in case the Cubs see Game 5 of the World Series. For just $20,000, you too can sit in row 14 of the upper deck at Wrigley Field. Not close enough?
Full Story published 10/5/2007 12:27 AM
An '80s pop anthem can take you places. The Bulls used Alan Parson Project's 1982 hit "Eye in the Sky" to introduce their championship teams, and that other Chicago baseball team didn't stop believin' in Journey's 1981 hit until they had a World Series trophy
Full Story updated 10/4/2007 10:00 AM
By the end of the second inning, Naperville resident Kris Hastings had reached her limit. The Cubs had fallen behind and she believed the TBS broadcasting crew was giddy about the Arizona Diamondbacks' lead.
Full Story published 10/5/2007 12:27 AM
There's a certain pocket of Chicago, let's just call it the South Side, where the Cubs are detested. But from Connecticut to California and all points in between, the Cubs are cuddly little creatures.
Full Story updated 10/4/2007 12:39 AM
When Ted Lilly went looking for a team last winter as a free agent, this was the kind of moment he had in mind. He starts on Thursday in Game 2.
Full Story updated 10/4/2007 12:38 AM
Larry Rothschild admitted to some second thoughts. After the 2005 season, the Cubs pitching coach had a chance to join his former boss, Jim Leyland, in Detroit. He stayed with the Cubs, where he suffered through a last-place season in '06 while the Tigers headed to the World Series.
Full Story updated 9/30/2007 5:38 PM
Unlike those Chicago fans who packed light for their last-minute flights to catch the game in Phoenix, the Cubs arrived in Arizona with 99 years worth of baggage.
Full Story published 10/4/2007 6:42 AM
When the Cubs opened the season, they had a former Silver Slugger at catcher and a former Gold Glover at shortstop. They soon found out that not all that glitters is silver or gold.
Full Story published 9/30/2007 5:59 AM
Even when the Cubs are in last place, their merchandise sales rank in the top five of all Major League Baseball clubs. So you can just imagine what's happening now.
Full Story updated 10/3/2007 6:37 AM
Jim Hendry sidestepped questions of whether the Cubs would look for somebody else to bat first in the order next year.
Recent Cubs News
10/7/2007
- » Cubs' offense fails for third straight game
- » Floyd: Piniella deserves credit, not blame
- » Cubs' big three come up empty
- » Time to unload, Cubs fans
- » After first pitch, it was all up hill
- » Cubs notebook: How much will Cubs change?
- » Cubs-D'backs series: by the numbers
- » Game 3, inning by painful inning
- » Sights and sounds from Game 3 at Wrigley
- » Hernandez comes through when it counts
- » D'back notes: After a tough season, Drew comes through
- » They're not called baseball's best fans for nothing
- » Fans lament after another setback
- » Hitting, more than pitching, decided this series
- » Players on new Wrigley sod: It's perfect
- » Rockies edge Phillies to complete sweep
10/6/2007
- » Same old refrain for Chicago
- » Hill wants to ignore pressure situation
- » D'backs' 'Livo' knows the drill
- » Wrigley Field gets extreme makeover
- » $300 million team gets nickel-and-dimed
- » Cubs exposed as being the Cubs
- » Postseason emotions impossible to duplicate
- » Az. view: Wrigley just a beautiful disaster
- » Cubs-D'Backs series by the numbers
- » D'backs relish 'fun' Wrigley atmosphere
- » One man's pressure another man's dream come true
- » Issues for Cubs to address if they plan to avoid a sweep
- » An ultimate indignity in the making
- » Change of scenery for Game 3
10/5/2007
- » D'backs power past Cubs, lead series 2-0
- » Struggling Lilly didnt have much
- » An inning by inning look at Game 2
- » Sights and sounds from Game 2
- » Piniella: Critics are 'getting a little crazy'
- » Az. view: D'backs outclassing Cubs
- » Sunday drive in city won't be easy
- » Drew, Reynolds produce big time
- » Webb good, but Cubs' offense inconsistent
- » TBS doesn't have its bases covered
- » D'backs may start Webb on 3 days rest
- » WGN trying to sync broadcast with TBS
- » Little-known Diamondbacks dismantling Cubs with ease
- » Cubs good enough to turn things around
- » These guys shouldn't be this good
10/4/2007
- » D'backs confident with Webb in charge
- » Bullpen backfires as Cubs lose to D'backs
- » Santo savors the postseason
- » What others are saying about the Cubs
- » Cubs fail to deliver the big hit in Game 1
- » 'Go Cubs Go:' The man behind anthem
- » Piniella comes up short with the Big Z move
- » Down-slide: Rookie Marmol has rare failure
- » AZ viewpoint: No one better than Webb
- » Piniella left us wanting more (Big Z)
- » Cubs' notebook: Soto learning from Kendall
- » Inning by inning: Game 1 at a glance
- » Sights and sounds from Game 1
- » Clark a father-figure to young D-backs
10/3/2007
- » Diamondbacks relish underdog label
- » World according to Piniella: He likes to win
- » Cubs say being favorites of little matter
- » Valverde, Dempster know how to close
- » Young D'backs crash playoff party early
- » Watch Zambrano early
- » Call-ups Hart, Soto make roster
- » D'backs have leadoff power, too
- » Zambrano will try to control emotions
- » Need a read on this series? Check Lou
- » Clark a father figure to young D'backs
- » No surprises on Cubs' playoff roster
- » Cubs Postseason History
- » Cubs need to be kings of world (Series)
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