Jon Lester fails to go five innings in Cubs' debut The Chicago Cubs spent $155 million in order to get an ace this offseason. In his first start with the club, Jon Lester failed to make it through five innings. Lester had a rough go of it, allowing three runs on eight hits over 4 1/3 innings. He issued two walks and struck out six hitters. While Lester seemed to lack his usual stuff, his … [Read more...]

Cubs honor Ernie Banks, Oscar Taveras with a moment of silence Both the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals suffered significant losses of the field in the past six months. Last October, Cardinals' outfielder Oscar Taveras died in a car crash while in the Dominican Republic. Just a few months later, the Cubs lost legendary infielder Ernie Banks.  Prior to Sunday's game, the Cubs honored … [Read more...]

Cubs batters will finally have walk-up music at Wrigley Field Welcome to the future at Wrigley Field, which is the same as the present at the 29 other major league ballparks, only it's a few years behind. No, we're not specifically talking about the massive Jumbotron in the left field, although apparently that new high-tech structure is serving as the catalyst for another technological … [Read more...]