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Matt Garza to Start for Cubs on Tuesday

When the Chicago Cubs acquired Matt Garza from the Tampa Bay Rays prior to the 2011 season, the general feeling was that the team had finally landing the ace-caliber pitcher they’d long been seeking…Read More

5/18 Game Recap - LOBs, a Bad 4th Inning & No Relief Lead the Mets to an 8-2 loss to the Cubbies

Jeremy Hefner looked real good real early.   And then it all fell apart.   The Mets didn't do him any favors, stranding what felt like a couple 25-man rosters out on…Read More

Feldman, Cubs Even Series At One

Scott Feldman turned in one of his best starts of the season as he helped the Cubs defeat the New York Mets 8-2 Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Feldman pitched six and two thirds innings, allowed…Read More

Cubs vs Rockies Series Recap

The Cubs played a rare three game set at Wrigley in which all contests were under the lights. Such a series figures to only become more regular if the North Siders can successfully push through demands…Read More

Ranking the 5 Worst Stadiums in Sports

Going to a professional sports event can be a memory that lasts a lifetime. The sights, sounds, and smells endure the passage of time, and that nostalgia can take you straight back to childhood. Taking…Read More

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Mets Edge Past Cubs Behind Phenom Harvey

The Cubs offense jumped on highly touted Mets youngster Matt Harvey early in the first to answer a David…Read More

Cubs Will Start Matt Garza Tuesday Against Pirates

The Chicago Cubs will be getting their ace back on Tuesday, as Matt Garza will come off the disabled…Read More

Cubs Should Consider a Six Man Rotation

Matt Garza tossed six innings of shutout ball Thursday in a rehab start for AAA Iowa. He only allowed…Read More

Wrigley Still Wrigley

CHICAGO--Was able to squeeze in my first visit to Wrigley Field in about four years on a trip to the…Read More

Cubs Samardzija Wins Bout with Rockies

After his worst start of the season last time out, Jeff Samardzija bounced back with an effort that…Read More

Jeff Samardzija's Unwillingness To Sign A Long-Term Deal

With long-term, team-friendly contract extensions handed out to shortstop Starlin Castro and first baseman…Read More

Cubs' Current Winning Ways Not Accidental

Baseball may be the most beautifully complex sport on the planet other than curling... that shit is whacky…Read More

Samardzija, Cubs Take Rubber Match

Jeff Samardzija had struggled to find it after he won his first game back on April 1st (the Cubs opener…Read More

Cubs Villanueva Wipes Out Against Rockies

The visiting Rockies jumped on Carlos Villanueva from the start and did not really let up through five…Read More

Cubs vs Nationals Series Recap

The Cubs spent Mother’s Day weekend in the nation’s capitol, with the Nationals playing as…Read More

Anthony Rizzo, The New Cubs Centerpiece: Examining the Data-Off the Radar

The Chicago Cubs' announced earlier this week that they had signed Anthony Rizzo to a 7 year extension…Read More

Cubs Rock Colorado with Doubles

After stealing a series victory in Washington over the weekend, the flight back to Chicago must have…Read More

Alfonso Soriano Hanging In

They may like him as a person, but the owners of the Chicago Cubs wish that they never met Alfonso Soriano.…Read More

Guest Post: How Successful are Major League Teams in Making Smart First Round Draft Picks?

Here at Cubbies Crib we believe in diplomacy, which naturally means that we have guest posts from time…Read More

Cubs' Anthony Rizzo Extension Shows How Gap Is Closing Between Rays and Rest of MLB

The problem with innovating is that you have to keep doing it or everyone else is going to catch up.…Read More