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Will Magglio Ordonez be a Cub in 2010? Browse more photos>> With a day off before game six of the ALCS -- and this series has the chance to go down in history as one of the better league championship series, having already produced at least three "instant classics", let's spend today looking toward next year.

At 11 a.m. Friday, Tom Ricketts and his family will be introduced as the ninth owners of the Cubs.

All you need to know about Rudy Jaramillo is that he got Sammy Sosa to pick up the balls after a session in the batting cage.

Milton Bradley and his contract didn't work out for the Chicago Cubs. Gee, who didn't see that coming? The Cubs want to get out from under Bradley's contract, and pick up something useful in return.

Mike Fontenot, Starlin Castro, the city of Mesa, and Mark DeRosa are the topics in this week's Inbox.

It was one pitch, one out of 27 that Neal Cotts threw on June 24 in a relief outing for Triple-A Iowa.

Ryne Sandberg, Jake Fox, Aaron Heilman and an update on the movie, "We Believe" are the topics in this week's Inbox.

The Pirates had two opportunities on Wednesday to snap their seven-game losing streak to the Cubs.

After the Dodgers swept the Cubs in last year's playoffs, manager Lou Piniella said his club needed a left-handed bat in the middle of the lineup for 2009.

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What? We have no tags for Jeff Baker&Andres Blanco? We need to rectify that, because they are here for the long haul.

Look, all you Cubs haters, there's not a Cubs fan out there who won't agree that the Milty signing turned out to stink.

Former first-round draft pick Tyler Colvin went 1-for-3 with an RBI on Monday in his major league debut.

Chicago Cubs' Mike Fontenot steals second as St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Brendan Ryan fields the late throw from Yadier Molina in the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept.

The Brewers allow the Cubs to "walk" to victory.... Photo Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo reacts as he leaves the game during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Geovany Soto homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs took advantage of 12 walks to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 13-7 on Tuesday night.

Geovany Soto and Derrek Lee both drove in three runs while Ryan Theriot scored three times, as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Brewers, 13-7, in the continuation of a four-game series at Wrigley Field.

You can say it's a biased opinion, or maybe it is an accurate one. In the eyes of Marlins outfield coach Bo Porter, Cody Ross is deserving of a National League Gold Glove Award.

Lou Piniella has not talked about next season with the Cubs' front office. Once he does, the discussion will center on one issue.

The Cubs have problems and none of them appears minor right now. They have a problem scoring runs, with only eight in their six losses since the All-Star break.