Daryle Ward News

Like the man once said, a good pinch hitter is hard to find.A Pinch hitting is weird.A I realize how ridiculous it seems to write that, but baseball is big, and random, and in isolation the biggest turd can ...

The Cubs declined to offer arbitration Monday to all of its free agents, including pitchers Kerry Wood and Bob Howry.

The Cubs were expected to offer free agent Kerry Wood arbitration on Monday, but they may not do so for their other free agents such as Jim Edmonds, Daryle Ward and Bob Howry.

I'm not thrilled with this deal as Gregg is a mid-level closer who had two decent, but not outstanding, seasons as the Marlins' 9th inning pitcher the last two years.

So far this off season, we've taken a peek at Kerry Wood and a gander at Ryan Dempster, but we haven't even afforded a glimpse toward pinch hitter and bench player extraordinary Daryle Ward.A Ward, who is 33, ...

Let's consider a couple of things quickly: Line 1: 11 at bats, 6 hits, 3 doubles, 2 runs scored, .545 AVG, 1.402 OPS.

Welcome to the first day of real content since the Cubs slipped quietly into that good night.A I've decided to break up the Free Agent Preview into Two Parts - in the first, we'll talk about all the free agents ...

It ended fittingly, with Alfonso Soriano, the $136 million left fielder, the player who, more than anyone else, is a barometer for his team's fortune, flailing at a slider far out of the strike zone.

Standing in the visiting manager's office a half-hour after the Cubs flamed out in the playoffs, Lou Piniella was asked what could be done to avoid this scenario next year.

Fielding the Cubs' Game 3, 3-1 loss to the Dodgers on a short hop ... In < 25 words ... The Cubs couldn't string together enough hits for the third straight game and were swept out of the playoffs for the ...

Asked Saturday to reflect on his eight seasons in Milwaukee after what was certainly his final appearance with the Brewers, Ben Sheets said, "Ask me tomorrow.

After the 2007 season ended and Kerry Wood became a free agent, he told general manager Jim Hendry to give him a contract he felt was fair and he'd sign it without a second thought.

The Cubs haven't buried the curses yet or even gotten to that first World Series since 1945, but Kerry Wood has accomplished a 63-year first for the franchise just by helping this team get to the postseason.

If this was Ben Sheets' last appearance for the Milwaukee Brewers, it was not the kind of finale he envisioned.

Ted Lilly pitched no-hit ball through the first six innings as the Chicago Cubs threw a wrench into Milwaukee's postseason hopes with a 7-3 win in the second of three at Miller Park.

My night began with a post about how Cubs manager Lou Piniella was resting three of his biggest bats -- Aramis Ramirez, Derrek Lee and Alfonso Soriano -- in a game with huge implications for the Mets, Phillies ...

The Chicago Cubs stormed up the dugout steps, spraying champagne bottles the whole way.

What started out as bad news wasn't so bad after all for the Cubs and catcher Geovany Soto on Friday.

The hits didn't come until late -- too late, in this case, for the Cubs. Of 16 players who batted, the Cubs had only nine hits -- two from Daryle Ward , who also drove in a run.

Geovany Soto hit a three-run home run with two outs in the ninth to send the game into extra innings, and Derrek Lee singled in the winning run in the 12th as the Cubs cut their Magic Number to two with a 7-6 ...