Chicago Cubs News

Think the Cubs are having a rough season? It's nothing compared to what's going on in Houston and Miami.

For those of you new to the Zygote 50, it is my cheeky evaluation of players in the Cubs system.

Daniel Murphy hit a go-ahead solo homer in the top of the eighth inning as the New York Mets edged the Chicago Cubs, 4-3, Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game set at Wrigley Field.

Stewart's wife is living in Chicago waiting in the apartment he rented. He took the 72 hours to report to spend time with his wife in Des Moines.

Buoyed by a four-run first inning and a strong finish by the bullpen in support of scuffling starter Marco Estrada, the Brewers ran their winning streak to five games Friday night by beating the Chicago Cubs, 5-4, at Miller Park.

Colorado Rockies' Juan Nicasio stretches his head after giving up three runs against the Chicago Cubs during the third inning of a baseball game Monday, May 13, 2013, in Chicago.

Dillon Gee was decent in his start, but a pair of late home runs led the way as the Mets beat the Cubs for the second time in three games.

The Cubs have gone 12-10 since April 25, and are going for their third consecutive series win Sunday afternoon.

There's a team out there with relief pitchers piling onto the DL with injuries. Perhaps they could be interested in a certain Cubs reliever? Catching up on various bits of baseball news yesterday, I came across this article about the Atlanta Braves' bullpen troubles .

The Cubs made another error in Saturday's 8-2 win over the Mets at Wrigley Field, upping their season total to 34, the second-most in the Major Leagues.

Starter Chris Rusin gave up three runs in the top of the first inning which put Iowa in a hole that they never recovered from.

Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum announced on Saturday that pitcher Matt Garza will make his long-awaited 2013 debut for the Cubs on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates .

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Scott Feldman pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and drove in two runs with a big two-out double, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 8-2 on Saturday.

"Although Ike Davis snapped an 0-for-24 skid Friday in a 3-2 win against the Chicago Cubs, the internal discussion about potentially demoting the first baseman has only intensified," writes Adam Rubin of ESPN New York.

The National FFA Organization has partnered with four Major League Baseball teams for FFA Day at the Ballpark events this summer.

There was a very interesting signing made by the Chicago Cubs earlier this week when they came to terms with their budding slugger, first baseman Anthony Rizzo on a seven-year deal worth $41 million, plus a club option for two more years that could keep Rizzo with the Cub through 2021.

Bryce Harper isn't going to slow down for anyone or any inanimate object. The Yankees, Braves and Phillies, believe it or not, are happy with their place in the standings.

He has Gray going #1 to the Astros with Appel going to the Cubs. This is the second mock draft that I've seen where Gray goes #1. The logic is that Gray will sign for less than Appel and the Astors could then apply that savings to the rest of the draft.

I'm guessing very few people are familiar with SBN's "Blog Huddle" site. But there was a post just yesterday addressing the performance issues plaguing all of the network's sites this week.