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October 8, 1967: Bob Gibson throws a five-hit shutout against the Red Sox , striking out six and walking only one.

Ask Paul returns to answer all your Milton Bradley questions, and much more on the dysfunctional Cubs.

Filed:June 28th, 2009 Well, it's official. The Cubs won't be getting the band back together, with the Cardinals instead acquiring ex-Cub Mark DeRosa in exchange for Chris Perez... White Sox 6, Cubs 0: It's a fine mess by Damen Jackson 65 reads Sports Filed:June 28th, 2009 It's a great deal for the Cardinals, who are already the front-runners in the ...

The Reds chances of trading for Matt Holliday are slim and none, and slim just left for the church festival.

WHO'S UP - The Big Help The confluence of baseball's youth movement, declining production and an economic slump that has many teams cinching their coin purses, has put several of this generation's best stars on the brink of retirement, if not over it.

Victoria's Rich Harden pitched for the Vancouver Canadians in 2001. Now taking the mound for the Chicago Cubs, Harden is one of a long list of former C's who have risen to the major leagues.

This weekend, a former Cub will step onto the field at Wrigley Field, have his name announced, and despite performing well in his time in blue pinstripes, will be completely ignored.

Will the breakdown of negotiations over the Cubs sale result in a short-term return to the payroll flexibility the Cubs had the last two seasons? It's probably too soon to tell, especially if the Ricketts family stays firmly in the picture, or if the bankruptcy court steps into Cubs business.

Among the things you don't expect to see at Wrigley Field these days are standing ovations for Jim Edmonds, three-inning outings by Ted Lilly and a comeback win by the Cubs after they trailed by eight runs in the fifth inning.

University of California center fielder Brett Jackson admitted he was "absolutely shocked" after the Cubs selected him with the 31st pick in the 2009 amateur draft.

There are no "do-overs" in baseball, as much as Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry would like one right now.

Whether it's due to the economy, the effects of drug testing, or smarter financial decisions, major league baseball is getting younger - and older stars do not stand a chance... by Bob Warja 3 93 reads Opinion Whether it's due to the economy, the effects of drug testing, or smarter financial decisions, major league baseball is getting younger - and ...

It was bottoms up for the Cubs last season as they won a National League-high 97 games with a big boost from the lower portion of their lineup.

PHOTOS () ? Chicago Tribune CHICAGO-Chicago Tribune reporter Paul Sullivan ranks Carlos Zambrano's five greatest explosions: 5. July 19, 2004, Wrigley Field Earned a five-game suspension for hitting Jim Edmonds twice after warnings.

When Julio Franco announced his retirement last year at age 49, it gave new meaning to the phrase "all good things must come to an end." Baseball hasn't shown much love for its seniors recently.

For those who believe in such things, the reason Ronny Cedeno went from hero to goat Sunday might have been that infamous billy goat's footprint changing the direction of a high-hopping ball near second base.

Perhaps the amazing thing about the Cubs is the fact that they rank 11th in the National League in hitting with most of the same cast of characters as 2008, when they finished with a .278 average, their highest since 1937.

Baseball is not a meritocracy. The assignments of playing time is often a complex and occasionally inscrutable process that can drive outsiders, even informed ones, quite mad.

Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella had this to say following Friday night's loss to the Cardinals: "We've got no bench," Piniella said.

OBP. and SLG. and make your entire case out of that. You leave out walks, RBI, HRs, GIDPs etc... Um, those are the three main hitting statistics.