The Chicago Cubs have not won a World Series since 1908, a painful 102 years ago.
Their fans have thought "this will be the year" year after year and their front office has been aggressive enough through free agency and trades in recent offseasons to keep expectations high.
But while they have failed to measure up to those expectations, a division that was once between them and the St. Louis Cardinals is now a four-horse race.
Cincinnati emerged this past season as a contender, winning 91 games to take the division over St. Louis by a comfortable spread. They will continue to give ...
The Chicago Cubs don’t want to have to be sellers at the trade deadline. They feel, with a few hot streaks, they can make a run in the National League Central. A sweep of the division-leading Cardinals would be an uplifting start in that direction. They could accomplish that feat Sunday night and build an extraordinary amount of confidence in doing so. But missed opportunities hurt them considerably in their efforts. Lucky for them, their rivals struggled to make the most of their chances as well.
The series finale was very eventful. An inning didn’t go by without some sort ...
At seven o’ clock this morning, Chicago Cubs top prospect Starlin Castro , a 20-year-old shortstop, received a call from the big club. His baseball life was about to change, and his dream was about to come true. He was told to travel to Cincinnati, where Chicago were to take on the Reds that afternoon, and did so giddily to find out he was in the starting lineup batting eighth.
Castro began in the Cubs organization at 18, shot through their rookie league in 2008, breezed through Single-A in 2009, possessing the speed, glove, and offensive ability of a talent near ...
