Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Across the breadth and depth of an eighth inning in which Evan Meek was visited at the pitchers mound twice by catcher Ryan Doumit, once by pitching coach Ray Searage, once or twice more by various wandering infielders, and I think maybe by a...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Rough innings are rough innings, but this one was rougher because of how well left-handed starter Paul Maholm had pitched before he gave way to Jose Veras. Maholm pitched a superb 62/3 scoreless innings in his first start this season, giving up five...
Daily Southtown
Kim~Sun-Times Media Words of inspiration like the ones written on the Cubs' locker room board Saturday are for the players, manager Mike Quade believes. As far as he's concerned, 81/2 innings at home'' is a motto that will do...The Cubs trailed 3-0...
The Daily Herald
That familiar old here-we-go-again feeling had begun to settle over Wrigley Field Saturday afternoon...Ah, the familiar thing, interrupted Cubs manager Mike Quade when an intrepid suburban reporter ran that storyline by him...Fortunately for Quade...
Chicago Tribune
As the Cubs rushed through the tunnel leading into the clubhouse Saturday celebrating a stirring 5-3 comeback victory over the Pirates , Carlos Pena made an unusual request. "Slap me," he said to a teammate. It was the only way for Pena to confirm...
Chicago Tribune
Carlos Zambrano left Saturday's game in the seventh inning with a right hand cramp, but is expected to make his next start Friday in Milwaukee. "I'll be OK," Zambrano said. "Just drink a lot of fluids, whatever I have to do to (prevent a recurrence).