Matt Clement

Broadcaster Ron Santo couldn't make the five-hour plane trip to San Juan, so Cubs manager Dusty Baker told him during Sunday's pregame show the club would try to win the games so Santo wouldn't throw anything at his television. Whether Santo tossed...

Angel Guzman combines presence with pitches that dance. He has established an extremely high standard yet is only 21, suggesting the really good years lie ahead. Guzman is the complete package. He should have fans hyperventilating as they count the...

Matt Clement is starting to get a bit of a complex about pitching in Wrigley Field. "It seems like every time I pitch, the wind is howling out for some reason," Clement said. "I don't know why." He may lack meteorological knowledge, but Clement...

The Cubs head into this season with their hopes and dreams attached to the arms of young men. Kerry Wood, Mark Prior and Carlos Zambrano are younger than 26, and 28-year-old Matt Clement and 30-year-old Shawn Estes should be entering the prime of their...

No wonder Art Howe left Oakland. Trying to pick between Barry Zito and Mark Mulder really is stressful. Do you go with Zito's strobe-light curveball and Andy Warhol wardrobe or Mulder's broad shoulders and selection of diving pitches? Who works in front...

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...

Losing four out of five to start the season may appear ominous, but it's not likely a portent of the Cubs' final record. Until the slumbering bats awaken, however, uninspiring teams such as the Reds and Pirates will have their way with the Cubs. With...

The 2003 salaries for the 827 major league baseball players on opening day rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and...

Remember those 26 one-run wins the Cubs eked out a year ago? The baseball gods must be trying to even the score. The Cubs lost another head-shaker Saturday when the Pirates completed a sensational double play to end the game. The final score of 3-2...

Matt Clement was fuming. And he didn't mind displaying his temper before a sold-out Dodger Stadium crowd of 52,758 and a national audience on ESPN. After being removed Sunday because of a bruised right biceps, the normally mild-mannered Clement flung...

In a town that loves to talk, the Cubs are more than happy to hit the mute button on themselves. After all, actions speak louder than words, as they proved again Saturday in a 3-0 victory over the New York Mets on a chilly afternoon at Wrigley Field....

When Reds manager Bob Boone halted Friday's game to discuss an issue with first-base umpire Tim McClelland, Cubs manager Don Baylor said Boone's motives were clear. "You have to find something to distract a pitcher who's dominating you," Baylor said....