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The Brewers have signed a pair of soutpaws on the comeback trail Chris Capuano and John Halama.A The former All-Star has signed a minor league contract that includes an invitation to Major League spring training.A Capuano is trying to comeback from a second Tommy John elbow surgery.A He had the first surgery in 2002 while in the Diamondbacks ...

The Cubs' Reed Johnson and Rich Harden didn't waste any time. Johnson and Harden were among the 79 Major League players who filed for free agency on Thursday, the first day they were eligible to do so.

Two days after the World Series, and nothing has happened so far to harm or help us.

Free agents, the Cubs' sale, and Milton Bradley are among the topics in this week's Inbox.

News: Brian Moehler was good, not great on Tuesday. He allowed three runs on six hits over 5.1 innings, but was handed his tenth loss of the season as the Astros fell to the Cubs 4-1. Michael Bourn News: Michael Bourn went 3-for-4 and stole his 49th base in the Astros 4-1 loss to the Cubs on Tuesday night.

Does Piniella's track record keep him immune from being a target of criticism, or is he in danger of receiving the same kind of scrutiny Dusty Baker had in his final two seasons with the Cubs? "I haven't seen the abuse Dusty took yet," Derrek Lee replied.

Sometimes the subject is approached like it's a grand mystery. So every now and then, you'll hear someone ask, "What really happened to Mark Prior and Kerry Wood?'' But it's no mystery at all.

Sometimes the subject is approached like it's a grand mystery. So every now and then, you'll hear someone ask, "What really happened to Mark Prior and Kerry Wood?'' But it's no mystery at all.

News: Bradley was in the Cubs' lineup Saturday, a day after he was sent home by manager Lou Piniella following an angry outburst in the dugout.

Using Steroids Shouldn't Be a Crime Posted by Enrique on 05.14.2009 Fair play... Last week, baseball fans outside of Los Angeles all had a good laugh at the news that Manny Ramirez received a 50-game suspension for using a banned fertility drug.

Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano, on the disabled list because of a left hamstring strain, will have a bullpen session on Wednesday and, if all goes well, could make a rehab start this weekend for the Class A Daytona team in Clearwater, Fla.

Manny Ramirez apologized to Dodgers owner Frank McCourt during a meeting to discuss his 50-game suspension for using a banned drug.

In a scene eerily reminiscent of a 2005 night at Wrigley Field , Chad Fox let loose a wild pitch in the eighth inning of Saturday's game, and then grabbed his right arm in pain.

Sean Marshall vs. Jeff Suppan Story-lines There is no doubt that the Cubs look really bad right now.

There are Cub fans out there who want you to know that if you haven't given up on the team as of today - May 10th, 2009, with 132 games remaining on the season - then you're swilling the blue kool-aid. But back here in reality, where there are 132 games remaining and it's only the 10th of May, a Chicago Cubs team with two key players on the DL and ...

Brewers manager Ken Macha suggested a pitch by Chicago Cubs starter Ryan Dempster that glanced off the helmet of Brewers slugger Ryan Braun on Saturday deserves to be reviewed by Major League Baseball.

Twenty games in 20 days treated the Cubs more like 40 days and 40 nights of rain, judging by what they looked like at the end of that stretch Sunday.

I truly love it when Cub fans quit on their team during every rough patch. Rather than beat around the bush, I will directly ask the question that needs to be asked: What the hell is the matter with you people? There has never been a team in the history of the game that didn't look like fumbling idiots at least once in a while during a long season.

Iowa Cubs manager Bobby Dickerson needed starting pitcher Mitch Atkins to last at least six innings Sunday.

Cubs reliever Chad Fox incurred the latest in a long line of injuries on Saturday, leaving the game in the eighth inning against the Brewers with a right elbow injury.