Chicago Cubs News

Reports out of Philadelphia Friday are that the National League Champion Phillies will not pursue an extension with Brett Myers.

For a losing baseball team. In the middle of a recession. Who does that? "It was my idea" said new Cubs Owner Tom Ricketts, as he smiled and looked out over one of the Wrigley Field skyboxes, noting the work that needs to be done.

Well the were nearing the end of baseball season, and the hot stove has started to heat up.

This has been a big week for surgeries around baseball. On Monday it was the New York Mets' Jeff Francoeur going under the knife , on Tuesday it was the Detroit Tigers' Brandon Inge and the mother of The Ghost of Moonlight Graham having surgery, and yesterday it was the Chicago Cubs' Ted Lilly getting repaired.

In some ways, it's the same old story. The Yankees win, the Yankees win, say it 27 times for emphasis.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla is recovering from a bullet wound in his leg after a target shooting instructor accidentally shot him.

Last month, Tom Ricketts and his family were in Collier County to do the same. Last week, a group of local investors, Fifth Avenue Advisors, and Chicago-based Esmark announced that they are leading an effort to lure the Cubs to Collier County from its current home in Mesa, Ariz.

A whisper leaked out of Arizona on Wednesday that Chicago Cubs' left-hander Ted Lilly underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery on Tuesday and isn't expected to return until April.

Castle: Keep Bradley? Cubs look to patch up offense. Move 3,000 miles west to San Francisco.

Bruce Levine of ESPN 1000 is reporting that the Cubs and reliever John Grabow are in the midst of heavy talks for a multi-year deal.

With a new owner in place and a disappointing 2009 season in the rearview mirror, speculation is Jim Hendry will have one year to turn things around on the North Side.

It's understandable for consumers to be happy about and test out their new purchases: Porsche drivers would want to take a spin in a new ride, new homeowners have dinner parties, and kids with new toys play with them until their parents snap.

Our friends at MLBTR are all over this John Grabow story. Apparently the Cubs want to extend the guy's time with the Cubs via a two-year deal worth $6 or 8 million.

NYT: Six tests for equality and fairness . "Three jurisdictions - New York, New Jersey and the District of Columbia - seem tantalizingly close to securing legislative approval for measures ending the hurtful and unjustifiable exclusion of same-sex couples from civil marriage.

For a losing baseball team. In the middle of a recession. Who does that? "It was my idea" said new Cubs Owner Tom Ricketts, as he smiled and looked out over one of the Wrigley Field skyboxes, noting the work that needs to be done.

The Chicago Cubs organization will be contacted to see if they are interested in using the former Dodgertown facility, but it is way to early to start replacing Dodgers blue with Cubbies blue.

It seems that Jim Hendry and the Cubs are intent on doing everything within their power to move Milton Bradley this winter.

The Chicago Cubs coming to the Naples area for spring training? A few months ago the notion sounded like a little more than the wish of baseball fans transplanted from the Windy City.

The Ricketts family formally introduced themselves to the media and to Chicago on Friday, officially starting the Ricketts era for the Cubs.

It's not a match made in heaven. In fact, it is quite the opposite. The Chicago Cubs would like to -- have to -- deal disgruntled outfielder Milton Bradley.