Cubs in Five

Gapers Block columnist Jeff Webber blogs on the Cubs and baseball in general.

Jan 01

» Chicago Cubs tab Bill Buckner as minor league hitting coach

Dec 31

» Random Cubs Recap: July 4, 1986

Dec 28

» Boras: It takes more than 3 to get Fielder

Dec 27

» BCB Interview: Tom Ricketts, Part 2

» Cubs add Manny Corpas, Andy Sonnanstine to staff

The Cubs added two more pitchers Monday in moves likely aimed at bolstering the bullpen in the wake of setup man Sean Marshall’s trade last week to the Cincinnati Reds. Right-handers Manny Corpas…

Dec 25

» Cubs and White Sox face tricky builds - MLB

» Merry Christmas From BCB

Dec 24

» Cubs acquire Travis Wood from Reds for Sean Marshall

At one point, Cubs president Theo Epstein said Sean Marshall ‘‘might be the most valuable left-handed reliever in all of baseball.’’ After trading him to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday for…

Dec 21

» Setup man Sean Marshall to be dealt to Reds; Bill Buckner joins minor-league staff

They weren’t factors in the bidding for Japanese pitching star Yu Darvish and aren’t serious players in the Prince Fielder sweepstakes. But the Cubs are quietly having a busy week, bringing…

» Report: Cubs-Reds Deal Official, Sean Marshall For Travis Wood, Two Minor Leaguers

» Source: Cubs, Red Sox strike deal

Dec 19

» Yu Darvish Announcement Will Be On Monday Evening

Dec 18

» Dale Sveum: Prince Fielder talk is just that

While national reports claim various levels of interest and “early favorite” status for the Cubs regarding free-agent slugger Prince Fielder, manager Dale Sveum said Friday that the team has…

Dec 17

» Report: Cubs Talking Contract With Paul Maholm

» Source: Cubs talking to Paul Maholm