http://www.mail.com/organizations/13312-chicago-cubs.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/13312-chicago-cubs.html http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2110406-suspended-game-resumes-braves-beat-mets-7-5-10.html NEW YORK (AP) — An overnight wait was worth it for the Atlanta Braves. Dan Uggla hit an RBI single in the 10th inning soon after a suspended game resumed, and the Braves beat the New York Mets 7-5 Saturday for their seventh straight win. "Sometimes you wonder how long these games will last," Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "I'm glad we were able to f... Sat, 25 May 2013 23:29:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2110406-suspended-game-resumes-braves-beat-mets-7-5-10.html 2013-05-25T23:29:10Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2110208-hamilton-angels-beat-royals-7-0-7th-straight.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Billy Buckner needed to jog his memory to recall his previous major league win. "It's been a while," he said. "The Cubs, my last outing in 2009." Right on the money. Josh Hamilton and Hank Conger homered to back Buckner's first victory in 3½ years, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 7-0 on Saturday for their sev... Sat, 25 May 2013 23:22:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2110208-hamilton-angels-beat-royals-7-0-7th-straight.html 2013-05-25T23:22:15Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2082106-cubs-rizzo-agree-to-41-million-7-year-deal.html CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have viewed Anthony Rizzo as a part of their future since they acquired him. Now he's locked in. The slugging first baseman and the Cubs agreed Monday to a $41 million, seven-year contract that could be worth up to $68 million over nine seasons. "We believe in Anthony," general manager Jed Hoyer said. "We think he's going t... Mon, 13 May 2013 22:41:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2082106-cubs-rizzo-agree-to-41-million-7-year-deal.html 2013-05-13T22:41:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2079544-strasburg-drops-to-1-5-cubs-beat-nationals-8-2.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg was at his dominant best in the early going Saturday, retiring 13 of the first 14 Chicago Cubs he faced, seven via strikeout. And then it all fell apart for the Washington Nationals' right-hander after a teammate's error. The No. 1 overall draft pick in 2009 and NL All-Star in 2012 wound up dropping his fifth consecutiv... Sun, 12 May 2013 00:59:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2079544-strasburg-drops-to-1-5-cubs-beat-nationals-8-2.html 2013-05-12T00:59:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2078284-desmonds-3-hits-3-rbis-help-nats-beat-cubs-7-3.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce Harper sat out after a procedure to fix an ingrown toenail. Jayson Werth has been sidelined for a week with a bad hamstring and the plan is to put him on the disabled list. So what if two of Washington's best hitters watched from the dugout Friday night? With extra-base hits coming from lower in the order, the Nationals extended th... Sat, 11 May 2013 02:53:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2078284-desmonds-3-hits-3-rbis-help-nats-beat-cubs-7-3.html 2013-05-11T02:53:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2056176-cubs-chairman-threatens-to-move-team-wrigley.html CHICAGO (AP) — The owner of the Chicago Cubs threatened to move the team out of Wrigley Field for the first time publicly if his plans for a big, new video screen are blocked, saying Wednesday he needs new advertising revenue to help bankroll a $500 million renovation of the storied ballpark. Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts until now had said nothing as dire, ... Thu, 02 May 2013 00:17:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2056176-cubs-chairman-threatens-to-move-team-wrigley.html 2013-05-02T00:17:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2019684-500m-wrigley-field-renovation-headed-court.html CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have been fighting for years to get back to the World Series. They may have a fight on their hands to upgrade Wrigley Field, too. The Cubs unveiled details Monday of their $500 million plan to renovate the 99-year-old ballpark. It calls for more night games, a new hotel, a new clubhouse, extended beer sales, various upgrade... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:03:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2019684-500m-wrigley-field-renovation-headed-court.html 2013-04-15T22:03:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2012174-goats-head-delivered-to-wrigley-field.html CHICAGO (AP) — Goats that previously appeared at Chicago's Wrigley Field were alive and kicking. But not Wednesday, when a goat's head was left in a box outside the home of the Cubs. The box was addressed to team chairman Tom Ricketts. Ricketts is currently in negotiations with city officials and neighborhood business people about the $300 million renovat... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:55:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2012174-goats-head-delivered-to-wrigley-field.html 2013-04-11T01:55:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2001688-cubs-chicago-close-to-wrigley-renovation-deal.html CHICAGO (AP) — Fans of the lovable losers have something to look forward to, after all. The city of Chicago and the Ricketts family that owns the Chicago Cubs are close to agreement on a $500 million overhaul of Wrigley Field, two people with knowledge of the negotiations said Friday. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal, first reported b... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:22:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2001688-cubs-chicago-close-to-wrigley-renovation-deal.html 2013-04-05T22:22:14Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1961112-obsessed-fan-who-shot-player-inspired-movie-dies.html CHICAGO (AP) — She inspired a novel and a movie starring Robert Redford when in 1949 she lured a major league ballplayer she'd never met into a hotel room with a cryptic note and shot him, nearly killing him. After the headlines faded, Ruth Ann Steinhagen did something else just as surprising: She disappeared into obscurity, living a quiet life unnoticed ... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:29:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1961112-obsessed-fan-who-shot-player-inspired-movie-dies.html 2013-03-17T20:29:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1928564-garza-dl-bound-samardzija-to-start-cubs-opener.html MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Matt Garza will start the season on the disabled list because of an injured muscle in his side that is preventing the right-hander from throwing, and Jeff Samardzija will be the opening-day starter for the Chicago Cubs. Garza's batting-practice session was cut short on Feb. 17 because of the injured latissimus dorsi muscle. He rested 10... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:33:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1928564-garza-dl-bound-samardzija-to-start-cubs-opener.html 2013-03-03T19:33:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1901604-ap-study-posey-earns-steepest-rise-arbitration.html NEW YORK (AP) — Reserved for the better part of February for the contentious process of salary arbitration, the Ellis East Room on the second floor of the Hyatt Regency Phoenix went unused. For the first time since arbitration began in 1974, none of the players who filed wound up arguing their cases. After peaking at 35 hearings in 1986, the number of sal... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:37:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1901604-ap-study-posey-earns-steepest-rise-arbitration.html 2013-02-19T21:37:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1841936-sosa-mcgwire-belong-hall-fame.html CHICAGO (AP) — Sammy Sosa thinks he and fellow steroid-tainted star Mark McGwire belong in the Hall of Fame. Slammin' Sammy also said the Chicago Cubs should retire his number, and he left open the possibility of running for president of the Dominican Republic during an interview Wednesday on the website Ustream.com. Asked if he thinks... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1841936-sosa-mcgwire-belong-hall-fame.html 2013-01-24T06:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1783538-greenberg-minor-league-deal-orioles.html Adam Greenberg is getting a chance to resume his baseball career with the Baltimore Orioles. The 31-year-old returned to the major leagues for one at-bat in October, more than seven years after he was beaned in his debut. He agreed to a minor league contract with the Orioles and will have a chance to earn a job at their Triple-A farm team in Norfolk, Va. ... Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1783538-greenberg-minor-league-deal-orioles.html 2012-12-22T18:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1765246-ap-sources-dempster-red-sox-agree-265m.html BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have agreed to terms with right-hander Ryan Dempster on a two-year contract worth $26.5 million, two people familiar with the negotiations said Thursday. Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington would not comment on Dempster at a news conference to announce the signing of outfielder Shane Victorino. "We're engaged with a pit... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1765246-ap-sources-dempster-red-sox-agree-265m.html 2012-12-13T21:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1751466-mlb-average-salary-up-38-percent-to-32.html NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball's average salary increased 3.8 percent this year to a record $3.2 million. According to final figures released Friday by the Major League Baseball Players Association, the rise was the steepest since 2007. The boost was helped by an increase in the minimum salary from $414,000 to $480,000. The New York Yankees ... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1751466-mlb-average-salary-up-38-percent-to-32.html 2012-12-07T22:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1743870-cubs-sveum-accidentally-shot-yount-hunt.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum says he's OK after former teammate Robin Yount accidentally shot him in the right ear and back with pellets during a recent quail hunt in Arizona. Sveum brushed off the bloody mishap Tuesday at the baseball winter meetings and said he didn't need stitches. "You don't get hit very often," Sveum said. ... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1743870-cubs-sveum-accidentally-shot-yount-hunt.html 2012-12-05T05:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1729908-wild-coyotes-kind-chilling-wrigley-field.html CHICAGO (AP) — Wild baseball fans might be a standard sight at Wrigley Field, but a pair of wild coyotes milling around Chicago's historic ballpark — surrounded on all sides by bars, restaurants and busy streets — wasn't what one photographer was expecting on a busy Friday night. So he quickly grabbed his camera. "They were just kind of chilling," freelan... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1729908-wild-coyotes-kind-chilling-wrigley-field.html 2012-11-28T22:41:00Z