300-pound Kerry Wood kicked out of local Old Country Buffet
Since he went on the disabled list in mid-June, Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood has been trying to stay out of the public eye. That low profile came to an abrupt end last weekend, however, when Wood, who has ballooned to nearly 300 pounds, was kicked out of a suburban Old Country Buffet.
Cubs beat Dodgers despite six errors
The Cubs committed six errors in their 11 inning 9-8 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles on Tuesday. Freddy Bynum was responsible for three of the miscues, officially proving he belongs on the team.
Cubs finally win
Lefty Rich Hill pitched 5 2/3 innings for the Cubs Monday, striking out six and giving up just one earned run as his team beat the Atlanta Braves by a score of 8
Sox split series with Tribe at Cell
Through no effort of their own, the Chicago White Sox are closer to the AL Central division lead than they have been since May after they broke even in a four-game series against the Cleveland Indians at U.S. Cellular Field over the weekend.
Cubs drop finale to Pirates
The last two times Ryan Dempster has pitched for his team, the Cubs fell into last place. Despite this, manager Dusty Baker still insists Dempster will be his closer for the rest of this season and next, adding to the list of reasons that 94 percent of rational human beings hope Baker will be fired seconds after the final out of the 2006 campaign.
Cubs win on Lee’s birthday
Cubs' first baseman Derrek Lee turned 31 Wednesday and celebrated by hitting a grand slam home run in the eighth inning to help his team beat the Pirates 7-2.
White Sox blanked in Boston
A rare stellar effort by Javier Vazquez couldn't save the White Sox Tuesday night as Boston rookie pitcher Kason Gabbard threw seven shutout innings in a 1-0 Red Sox win. The White Sox also lost ground in the A.L. wild card race to the Twins, who rolled the Devil Rays 8-0 in Tampa.
