Joey Reaves

First baseman Mark Grace had more important things to worry about the past few days than whether the Cubs would ever score a run again. Grace had been trying, without...

After a rare day without a game or a workout, the Cubs returned to their routine of meetings, meetings, meetings before Friday night`s game with the Reds. Manager Jim Lefebvre...

Oh, oh. Make that oh, oh, oh, oh . . . 36 times oh. The Cubs continued their pursuit of their own major-league record for futility by getting shut out...

Manager Jim Lefebvre gave the Cubs a rare day off Thursday, telling them to stay away from the ballpark and do something enjoyable. Lefebvre is hoping the free time will...

Ozzie Guillen had some advice Thursday for Craig Grebeck, the man expected to fill his position, if not his shoes. ''Grebey`s just got to focus on playing baseball and not...

One thing is certain: The Cubs will be a different team next time they come back to Atlanta to meet the Braves on 4th of July weekend. They could be...

Manager Jim Lefebvre has come up with something new to try to snap his team out of its early-season hitting slump: Breakfast BP. Lefebvre called extra batting practice Tuesday morning,...

The honeymoon is over. Or, at least, it`s winding down. After watching his Cubs get shut out for the second night in a row and the third time in four...

The example of Gary Scott didn`t go unnoticed among the young players in the Cubs organization. ''I keep saying you`ve got to get off to a good start,'' said shortstop...

Chuck McElroy figures the gig is up. He probably has seen his last fastball. McElroy was the winning pitcher in Sunday`s 5-4 victory over the Pirates and almost chipped in...