Wrigley's Grass Bleaker
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The outfield surface at Wrigley Field is taking hits from opposing players, and should the Cubs get to the playoffs, there could be questions about safety in the outfield.
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I played two seasons of Little League in Queens under a cigar-chomping manager named Morty Silver. My sole distinction was winning a trophy for Best Sport, which Morty gave me for crying the least after striking out. The only other thing I remember were the scoreboards at the better fields: They were all bulbs in the days before monster television ...
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Suzuki is hitting .486 since the All-Star break. He homered for the second time in as many games...Kansas City, which has dropped eight of its last 11 contests, fell to an AL-worst 42-75, while Seattle is just 2 1/2 games better at 45-73...Madritsch ...
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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Mike Hampton pitched six solid innings and added a two-run homer to lead Atlanta to a 5-4 win over Chicago in the opener of a three-game series at Wrigley Field.
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Two sour notes jarred the upbeat mood at Yankee Stadium after New York won the deciding game of its series against Boston on Wednesday, Jason Giambi's downward spiral and the end of pitcher Carl Pavano's season.
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Hang on, Cubs fans. A mosquito just might have helped out Chicago in the NL Central race. The Brewers gave up six runs in the first inning of their 11-4 loss to Cincinnati on Friday night, missing a chance to take over the division lead.
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Three years ago on the final weekend of the season, the Chicago Cubs were zeroing in on a division title and Dusty Baker was the toast of the city. A familiar slogan seen around Wrigley Field read like this: "In Dusty, We Trusty."
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The White Sox&#39; 10-2 loss to the Twins at the Metrodome Tuesday night offered a nearly perfect mirror to an increasingly ugly season.
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Three days after his gaffe on the basepaths, the outfielder drops a fly ball in the 12th that leads to a loss. By Tim Casey -- Bee Staff Writer.
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The ivy was absent and the Ohio River flowed over Sheffield Avenue&#39;s usual turf beyond right field, but there was no doubt Wrigley Field had come to town Thursday.
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By JOE KILLIAN  GREENSBORO -- Results of the first round of tests at Barber Park were released Tuesday, showing high levels of toxins in the soil and groundwater but low levels of heavy metals.
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The Chicago Cubs are cranky. The fans are restless. The baseball has been sloppy, the results discouraging, the trend alarming. Friday seemed a good day to look in on the National League wild card race.
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They had just been on the bottom side of the greatest el foldo in major league baseball playoff history. Maybe at some point down the road, that will irk the Yankees.
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ST. LOUIS -- This was the kind of deflating loss that would send some teams -- the Cubs come to mind -- into the fetal position. Twelve grueling innings, a booming walkoff two-run homer and 52,144 people screaming loud enough to make your ears ring.
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Heinz Field, the site for Saturday nightâs wild-card game between the Steelers and Jaguars, is considered by many N.F.L. players to be the worst grass field in the league.
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There is a certain gloom and doom feeling in the Windy City these days, as the beloved Chicago Bears are reeling. With franchise quarterback Rex Grossman
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Wrigley Field was rocking in anticipation of a Cubs victory yesterday. Then Andre Ethier tuned out the noise, silenced the crowd and sent the Los Angeles Dodgers to a stunning victory.