Alfonso Soriano News

David DeJesus , Paul Maholm , Kevin Correia , Alfonso Soriano , Starlin Castro , Pittsburgh Pirates , Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are looking to break a 2-2 heading into the seventh inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates .

May 25, 2012; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Third base umpire Bob Davidson calls Chicago Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano out for base runners interference against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the sixth inning at PNC Park.

Manager Dale Sveum knows about losing. In 1987, when he played for the Brewers, Milwaukee dropped a dozen straight but bounced back to finish 20 games over .500. "I've been through a 12-game losing streak once in my career, and it grinds on you and it gets frustrating, there's no question about it," Sveum said on Friday.

Meanwhile, in America's Second City, Alfonso Soriano has faded from relevance and Ryan Dempster has struggled with adversity for years.The only thing in common for all three is that their contracts have proven to be giant albatrosses for all parties involved.

I know the popular opinion is and has been for years that the Chicago Cubs need to do whatever they can do to trade Alfonso Soriano .

Alfonso Soriano rounds the bases after hitting a two-run homer against the White Sox on Saturday at Wrigley Field.

After hitting .206 in April,the White Sox's Dayan Viciedo has rebounded in May by hitting .281 with four homers and 11 RBI.

As 22-year old Anthony Rizzo continues to tear through Triple-A, many Cubs fans are clamoring for the organization's best prospect to join the big league club.

Have you ever eaten a Chicago-style hot dog at Wrigley? Who am I kidding - of course you have.

May 19, 2012; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ryan Dempster delivers a pitch against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning at Wrigley Field.

That's the question on the minds of most Cubs fans. While the Major League product is seemingly nothing special, Rizzo provides a glimpse of hope for the future.

Starlin Castro wonders how he'll look with a golden sombrero, after striking out four times.

After seeing his third pitch of the night fly high for a home run, Chicago Cubs left-hander Travis Wood figured his night couldn't get any worse for him.

The Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros are tied 1-1 after five innings at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday.

Mar 4, 2012; Mesa, AZ, USA; Chicago Cubs infielder Anthony Rizzo reacts to a play against the Oakland Athletics during a spring training game at HoHoKam Park.

Cherington hasn't ruled out trades, and, in fact, has been working on deals since he acquired Marlon Byrd from the Cubs April 21.

Chicago Cubs 0, Houston 7 Chicago Cubs Top 7th - - Tony Campana struck out swinging to end the inning.

On Saturday, Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood decided to hang up his spikes and retire from baseball.

Kerry Wood announced that he would retire from Major League Baseball the morning of May 18 and then made his last appearance against the Chicago White Sox .

The talk when Theo Epstein came to the Chicago Cubs was that the culture had to change, so giving in to that, Epstein shipped embattled starter Carlos Zambrano to the Miami Marlins for Chris Volstad.