Mark Guthrie

One month later, Henryville resident Michael Irish still remembers what it was like when that powerful tornado pummeled his family's home. "As soon as I grabbed the dog and shut the bathroom door, the whole house, the back of our house collapsed," he...

The Cubs have spent the majority of the season trying to shed their decades-old image, repeatedly insisting they have nothing to do with the team's history of futility. But games like Saturday night's 8-2 loss to Pittsburgh at PNC Park do nothing but...

Cal Ripken's first major-league hit came against Dennis Lamp of the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 16, 1981. His last hit came against Frank Castillo of the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Oct. 5, 2001. Ripken finished his career with 3,184...

Dusty Baker walked around Wrigley Field at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, taking small handfuls of a dirt-like substance from a bag and spreading it throughout the infield and outfield, sort of like Dusty Appleseed. Baker wouldn't reveal the bag's contents or...

While Paul Sullivan takes a week off to loaf, here are your responses to his request on how the Cubs can reach the World Series (insert joke here). Oh yeah, no Mike Lowell trades allowed per Mr. Sullivan's rules. Next week, we're back to the regular Q&A,...

Cubs manager Dusty Baker immediately inserted newly acquired first baseman Randall Simon in the starting lineup Sunday against Los Angeles, citing the fact that Simon has always hit well against Dodgers starter Hideo Nomo. But Simon's presence couldn't...

Cubs-Sox. Sox-Cubs. The Crosstown Classic. The Red Line Rumble. North vs. South. The Mullets vs. the caramel Macchiatos. Whatever you want to call it, let's get this hate-fest going. This series brings out the worst in everyone in the city. But that's why...

As the Cubs continue to look for ways to score runs without Sammy Sosa, the pitching staff has the extra burden of trying to be too perfect. But even the most proficient of staffs can't hold down the hottest-hitting team in baseball for long, as the Cubs...

It took the Cubs until May 23 last year to register their 17th win, the number they hit Friday with a 7-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies before a wind-blown crowd of 29,236. But more than the record is different from a year ago. "It's a heck of a lot...

Tribune baseball expert Phil Rogers has picked an All-City team the last five years to kick off the Cubs-Sox interleague series. It's fair to say that Phil's selections haven't always hit it off with the public — seems there's disagreement about who ought...

Imagine the shock for an Atlanta Braves fan who spent the winter abroad without giving his favorite team a second thought. Hey, that isn't Tom Glavine in a New York Mets uniform, is it? And what's the deal with Kevin Millwood wearing that Phillies cap?...

Antonio Alfonseca snapped, Mark Guthrie crackled and Kyle Farnsworth flopped as the Cubs suffered an eighth-inning collapse Wednesday night at Busch Stadium. The end result was a collective meltdown that spoiled a superb outing by Kerry Wood in a 4-2...