Bob Howry News

Still seeking right-handed relief help, the Giants have accelerated their pursuit of right-hander Bob Howry, who became a more attractive option Monday when his former team, the Chicago Cubs, declined to offer ...

The Cubs declined to go to arbitration with their only Type A free agents, relievers Kerry Wood and Bob Howry, thus ending their tenures with the Cubs.

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.

At the start of the season, the GROTA staff did something similar to what we're doing now - we wrote articles about the individual Cub players who looked as though they were going to play a bigger part in the ...

Kerry Wood's exit, Jake Peavy and Randy Johnson rumors, right field and rookies are among the topics in this week's mailbag.

Ita s Tuesday, and I have all the answers . . . What if the Cubs end up with neither Ryan Dempster nor Jake Peavy ? Herea s what: Manager Lou Piniella would have to make greater use of the bullpen.

It isn't a question of which free agents the Cubs will pursue, but which ones they'll be able to keep.

Now you might be confused as to why I say farewell to Edmonds, considering the title of this post is in fact that the Cubs need left-handed power.

Four Cubs, including All-Star right-hander Ryan Dempster and center fielder Jim Edmonds, filed for free agency on Thursday, the first eligible day to do so.

Jerry Manuel is vowing to change the Mets' selfish, stat-first ways. Manuel made that clear Saturday after the Mets formally lifted his tag as interim manager with a two-year contract that includes a club ...

Four things I think while listening to Indians GM Mark Shapiro's postseason press conference... 1. I think Shapiro is right about the Indians seeking a closer in the off-season, but I don't think he'll find ...

As he prepares for October baseball at Wrigley Field , manager Lou Piniella feels good about his team.

So it's going to be the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cubs assured that it would be the Dodgers as their first-round opponent in the National League Playoffs when they lost at Milwaukee while the New York Mets were ...

There are two ways to look at last night. One school of thought is to be pessimistic and feel like the end of the world is upon us after the dismal performance turned in by basically the entire team.

Welcome to the first of three posts I promise to deliver leading up to the month we've all been waiting for: October.

MILWAUKEE : Then the Brewers and their fans waited 32 minutes for the Marlins to wrap up a 4-2 victory, ensuring Milwaukee the National League wild card and its first postseason berth since 1982.

Ryan Braun's clutch two-run eighth-inning home run and nine strong innings from CC Sabathia sent Milwaukee over Chicago, 3-1, in the season finale for both clubs at Miller Park.

Mark DeRosa may not play in the Cubs' final four regular-season games because of a strained left calf that he injured on Wednesday night.

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 ...

Lou Piniella said Tuesday that he would fill his playoff pitching staff with the "[relievers] who are throwing well now," regardless of career - or postseason - experience.