From ESPN.com, we have Jerry Reinsdorf feeling "disappointed" and "misled" about the Bulls' negotiations with Mike D'Antoni:

I said if we need to get something done this weekend we shouldn't even bother talking because it will take longer than that ... He said nothing had to be done over the weekend. I also said if this proceeds to where we want to make an offer, we don't deal with coach's agents. He said that's not a problem and that money wasn't the most important thing anyway. He said he wanted a job where he was going to be happiest. He said he didn't want to coach the Knicks."

MLB Team Stats: 2008

Team Aggregate Stats: 2008
RK TEAM GP AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BA OBP SLG OPS
1 Cubs 37 1310 211 368 82 5 38 574 199 .281 .371 .438 .810

Source:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/aggregate?statType=batting&group=8

RK TEAM GP AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BA OBP SLG OPS

7 Sox 37 1235 168 295 62 3 45 498 163 .239 .325 .403 .728

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/aggregate?statType=batting&group=7

Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals photos, Ryne Sandberg Day pics

CBSSports.com's Pete Prisco profiles Cubs' minor league pitcher Jeff Samardzija:

Samardzija has a 3.44 ERA in 36.2 innings, though his 1.05 K/BB ratio isn't so hot.

Here is the video of Felix Pie doing to Ken Griffey, Jr. what Griffey himself has done to others a few times over his career -- robbing him of a home run -- in the Cubs' 5-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds last night.

As expected, the Cubs demoted Rich Hill to triple-A Iowa today, reports the Daily Herald. They called up Sean Gallagher to take his spot on the roster. Gallagher will go to the bullpen and Jon Lieber will go to the rotation. Sean Marshall remains in the bullpen, despite the fact that after last night's game Lou Piniella said, "I would think that if we did something, we'd put Marshall in the rotation, for now." Marshall has not thrown more than an inning in a game this year since being recalled, though, and in his last four appearances he has faced just five batters. It would take some time before he was fully stretched out. One of the strange things that occurred this spring was the Cubs not giving Marshall a chance to make the rotation.

The last time Hill was at Iowa, in 2006, he was utterly dominant in 100 innings.

TV listings for Chicago Cubs fans - May 2008

Go ahead and add this page to your bookmarks. I'll add to this page as I find new listings.

For daily games, visit this page, since it includes the schedule for WGN, Comcast Sports, WCIU, Fox, ESPN, etc.

http://wgntv.trb.com/sports/wgntv-cubsbroadcastschedule08,0,6548227.htmlstory

1984 NLCS, Game 4: Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres
ESPN CLASSIC [Closed Captioned]
Airs Mon, May 12, 3:00p - 5:00p
Original date: From Oct. 6, 1984.
2008 | 120 mins
Click here for the boxscore
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN198410060.shtml
More about 1984
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Chicago_Cubs_season
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_National_League_Championship_Series

I tried to record the 2am showing of the Chi Cubs 19, Milwaukee 5 game, but it was carried by ESPN and they for some odd reason blacked it out. ESPN did air it live (we're way outside of WCIU's broadcast area) but for some reason they didn't air it again at 2am, even though it was in the tv listings as such.

Perhaps they just couldn't squeeze 24 runs into 2 hours. I don't know.

We just started getting in ESPN in HD. Wow!
I can see the player's faces now. They have emotions! Imagine that.
The players look a lot thinner in HD too.

Here's a link to a review of the game and boxscore.

You’re invited! Please join the Churchill Elementary Home & School Association at the Annual Churchill Elementary Gala and Silent Auction Benefit - An Evening at the Races - Saturday, May 17th at Whitetail Ridge Golf Club in Yorkville, IL - 7pm to midnight.

This year, we have been fortunate to receive autographed Kerry Wood and Carlos Zambrano Cubs jerseys to silent auction at our event. We are spreading the word to Cubs fans who might like to bid on a jersey and support a great cause at the same time.

The Bears have tried to improve their offense on Day 1 of the 2008 NFL draft. First left tackle Chris Williams out of Vanderbilt and then some competition for Cedric Benson at running back, with Matt Forte out of Tulane.

Last year, the defensive play of the year came in late September when Sam Fuld made a catch against the ivy in right field and doubled-up a runner at first. This year, the play came early, and we can safely declare the competition over.

Reed Johnson, April 25, 2008, against the Washington Nationals, courtesy of Nationals TV:

I would like to know what time was the game "Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves" last June 7 (Thursday) 2007.

Also, I would like to know if that game was a doubleheader or not.

I really would appreciate your answer.

I can't find it on line!!!

Thank you,

The Sporting News' Sean Deveney writes that the Chicago Cubs may have thrown the 1918 World Series, which they lost 4 games to 2 to Babe Ruth and the Boston Red Sox. His source is a newly discovered affidavit that Chicago White Sox ace Eddie Cicotte provided to the Cook County, Illinois grand jury during the investigation over the 1919 World Series. Cicotte's affidavit states that the White Sox received their inspiration from the previous year's series.

As an admitted fixer, Cicotte is hardly the most credible source. He also did not, apparently, purport to have personal knowledge of the matter. There remains no competent evidence that the Cubs threw the 1918 World Series. In contrast, there is an abundance of evidence against the 1919 White Sox. (See Eliot Asinof, Eight Men Out.) If the 1918 Cubs had thrown the World Series, it is likely that someone involved would have admitted the fix at some point. As it is, there are nothing more than rumors, as this 2005 article by Timothy Gay in USA Today notes. Something that big does not stay a rumor if it is real.

If you are throwing a World Series, do your top two pitchers pitch 50 innings in 6 games and allow only 6 earned runs? That's what the Cubs' Hippo Vaughn and Lefty Tyler did in the 1918 series. In contrast, the White Sox' top two pitchers--Cicotte and Lefty Williams--were both in on the fix in 1919. In Game 1, Cicotte didn't throw 4 innings before allowing 6 runs.

The discovery of Cicotte's affidavit is interesting, but it does not mean much in answering the question of the legitimacy of the 1918 Series.

Sabathia struggling to find out what's wrong
By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/dailypitch/2008-04-17-sabathia_N.htm

Interesting bits of info from this article...

(He is also a former Cubs manager)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_G%C3%B3mez