Chicago Cubs

The sporting world in general and baseball in particular were saddened to hear the news of the passing of Hall of Famer Ernie Banks late Friday night. Spending his entire 18-year major league career with the Chicago Cubs, where he not only made his debut but ushered in a new era for the Cubs as their first black player, Banks was a 14-time All…

After a 16 year career in the MLB, Alfonso Soriano has announced that he will choose to retire at age 38. Hector Gomez sent out the tweet about Soriano's retirement. https://twitter.com/hgomez27/status/529781748091990016 Soriano had some ups and downs during his career. When he got to the big leagues and started playing with the New York…

On July 31st the Oakland Athletics were not only the AL West division leaders, they were also the team with the best record in baseball (66-41). It appeared that no one was going to stop them as they began to dream of finally winning a world series and finish off the amazing story of "Moneyball". But many fans were upset and others shocked by the…

After three straight seasons of trading starting pitching for prospects, the Chicago Cubs appear ready to reverse the trend. CBS Sports.com's Mike Axisa reports that the Cubs have claimed star left-hander Cole Hamels off revocable waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies. The two teams now have 48 hours from the time of the claim to work out a trade.…