Koyie Hill

Balls and strikes from Cubs and Sox

What we learned from City Series, Part One: A.J. Pierzynski is good on triples until 2013. Pierzynski is good on (bleeping) off teammates until then, too. Starlin Castro is money. Mark Buehrle remains an Interleague Hall-of-Famer. Brent Morel knows...

Tags: Athletes, Starlin Castro, Sergio Santos, Chicago White Sox, Paul Konerko

And Peavy makes six

Jake Peavy can dominate opposing hitters as well as he can dominate the disabled list. For 90 pitches or so, anyway. Peavy said his start against the Cubs on Wednesday night was a struggle, and not just with catcher A.J. Pierzynski, whatever that was....

Tags: Athletes, Chicago White Sox, Sergio Santos, Chicago Cubs, Alfonso Soriano

Quade’s poor choices are hurting Cubs

Scoreboard -- May 19, 2012

Tags: Johnny Cueto, J.J. Yeley, NASCAR, A.J. Pierzynski, Byron Nelson

Dempster can't buy a break

PITTSBURGH — It was five years ago this week that an exasperated Lou Piniella announced he had seen enough of his underachieving Cubs' lineup. "Maybe we'll draw the darn thing out of a hat," the Cubs' manager fumed after a four-game losing streak...

Tags: Rod Barajas, Dale Sveum, David DeJesus, PNC Park, Ryan Dempster

Cubs' offense as feeble as ever

SAN FRANCISCO — After watching the Cubs get stifled by Barry Zito on Sunday in a 2-0 loss to the Giants, manager Dale Sveum was at a loss for words. Sveum's team failed to get a runner past second base, losing for the 15th time in 18 games and...

Tags: Starlin Castro, Sergio Romo, Barry Zito, Dale Sveum, Ryan Vogelsong

Stewart only lefty in Cubs lineup

MILWAUKEE -- Third baseman Ian Stewart is the only left-handed batter in the Cubs' luneup Thursday against Brewers southpaw Randy Wolf. Jeff Baker replaces Bryan LaHair at first base, Reed Johnson is in right field for David DeJesus and switch-hitting...

Tags: Bryan LaHair, David DeJesus, Rafael Soriano, Milwaukee Brewers, Jeff Baker

Cubs fall to Brewers 4-3 in 10 innings

MILWAUKEE -- As if things aren’t  bad enough for the Cubs, they had to face left-handed starting pitchers for three of the next four days. The first one didn't turn out so well. Norichika Aoki homered twice Thursday and the Brewers beat the Cubs 4-...

Tags: Bryan LaHair, Corey Hart, Chicago Cubs, Alfonso Soriano, Houston Astros

Crowd boos Soriano heartily for failing to run out dropped line drive

Alfonso Soriano has been booed many times at Wrigley Field but maybe never as strongly as Saturday night when seemingly every one of 40,766 in attendance seemed to voice their displeasure. With runners on first and second and two outs in the sixth inning...

Tags: Josh Beckett, Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs, Dale Sveum, Alfonso Soriano

Cubs sign catcher Jaramillo as possible backup

The Cubs have signed 29-year-old Jason Jaramillo to a minor league contract, with the possibility he could make the team in spring training as the backup to Geovany Soto. The switch-hitter missed much of last season with an elbow injury, but has played...

Tags: Spring Training, Geovany Soto, Jason Jaramillo

Sighting: Kesha at Dana Hotel & Spa

Pop star Ke$ha received a deep tissue massage at the Dana Hotel & Spa Tuesday. The "Tik Tok" singer will perform at the Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island Wednesday. Laurence Fishburne dined alone at Le Colonial Tuesday. Fishburne is part of the...

Tags: Brian McCann, Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs, Superman (fictional character), John Cusack

Soto gets breather in Cubs' finale vs. Brewers

Catcher Geovany Soto has Sunday off, which might be a welcome respite considering he is hitless in his last 19 at-bats. Koyie Hill will catch the finale of the three-game series against the Brewers. The rest of the Cubs' lineup is the same as Saturday...

Tags: Carlos Pena, Chicago Cubs, Cy Young Award, Geovany Soto, Baseball Statistics