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Let's get this straight from the start - I'm a Chicago Cubs fan. It's not anything like my love for Iowa State - that's always at the top of the list - but if I'm going to cheer for a professional sports team, ...

Mike Fontenot, Kerry Wood, Jeff Samardzija and more rumors are among the topics in this week's Mailbag.

Winter ball hasn't proven a cure for Rich Hill 's wildness. The Cubs lefty appears on the verge of a release from Aragua after walking 19 in 191/3 innings, resulting in a 7.45 ERA.

It's Scott Boras' time of the year to shine. Just short of two weeks. Two signings.

Has the free agent market seized up ? Since Nov. 14, when teams were permitted to discuss contract terms with free agents, only 2 of the 171 players who filed for free agency have signed: Jeremy Affeldt, who ...

Says Cubs' top priority is left-handed bat for middle of lineup, also would like to add an experienced reliever Comments November 25, 2008 BY GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com Cubs manager Lou Piniella ...

Matt Enderle earned $600 a month as a rookie pitcher for the Rockford RiverHawks last season, logging countless hours on charter buses and in cheap hotels along the way.

November 20, 2008 - With the World Series decided, the 2008 Major League Baseball season officially in the books, and the MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year hardware all handed out IGN decided to see how ...

Photo by Tim Evearitt Cubs manager Lou Piniella played 11 years for the Yankees.

Red Sox second baseman was selected to the American League Silver Slugger Team after batting .326 with 17 homers and 83 RBIs.

Ita s Friday, and I have all the answers . . . If youa re the Brewers, dona t you make a big run at Kerry Wood? The Brewers need a closer with Salomon Torres retired and Eric Gagne still awful, and Wood would ...

A National League Manager of the Year plaque doesn't have the same cache as a World Series ring, but Lou Piniella was honored Wednesday after earning his third managerial award for guiding the Cubs to a ...

Reed Johnson, the Cubs and the World Baseball Classic, closer options and Mark Cuban are among the topics in this week's edition of the Mailbag.

Interesting stuff from El Diablo on the Cardinals' keen interest in Colorado LF Matt Holliday .

It's Friday, and I have all the answers ... Remember all those Cubs fans who were so angry that they had sworn off their allegiance to the Cubs? Remenber all those Cubs fans who vowed never to have their hearts ...

D ANA POINT, Calif. - Offseason business has seemed like a snap for Cubs general manager Jim Hendry the last two years.

When last seen, Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella was suggesting that his club might be more relaxed next season because it will be the 101st season since the franchise last won the World Series.

Great guy. Mercilessly terrible broadcaster. With each passing day, it seems more and more likely that Cubs fans are going to lose their calm, assured television analyst, Bob Brenly .

Mark DeRosa took a slow look around the Cubs' clubhouse and knew only one thing for sure that night in Los Angeles they were eliminated from the playoffs.

The World Series is not over and already a second star-level player is definitely obtainable in a trade.