Andrew Bagnato

Quick trigger: The Cubs` three-run first inning against Dwight Gooden was as much a surprise as the Zimmer firing. Gooden came into the evening with a 22-3 lifetime mark and...

It can take years to figure out which team got the better end of a trade, but for now it appears both the Cubs and the Phillies benefitted in the...

With Gary Scott out of the picture, the Cubs will go back to a committee at third base. Last year, the committee was Luis Salazar, Domingo Ramos and Curtis Wilkerson....

A month ago, rookie third baseman Gary Scott was on top of the world, having made the jump from Double-A a year ago to the Cubs` Opening Day lineup. Saturday...

Three months ago, Rick Sutcliffe would have been thrilled to know how well he would be throwing in mid-May. But that was before spring training, before Sutcliffe proved to himself...

Shawon Dunston thinks his pending free agency might be the reason he`s pressing at the plate. Dunston came into Saturday night`s game in Philadelphia with just one hit in his...

Luis Salazar could draw only one conclusion from the fact that he has only three at-bats since his last start on April 25. ''Do you think they`re going to trade...

Cincinnati Reds manager Lou Piniella sounds somewhat like the Cubs` Don Zimmer when he blames poor hitting for keeping the defending world champions near the .500 mark this season. And...

Shawon Dunston has become the incredible walking man. But the more he has walked, the less he has hit. Dunston has walked seven times in 90 plate appearances, an astonishing...

How bad is it going for Dwight Smith? He has disappeared from the player capsules in the Cubs` daily press notes. It`s not all that surprising, considering Smith went into...