Mike Remlinger

The immutable law of averages, which seemed to favor the Cubs in Friday's marathon 14-inning victory over Arizona, came back to pay its respects to the visiting Diamondbacks on Saturday. "As good as I felt [Friday] night, I feel just as bad today,"...

Well, one out of three will have to do for now. Three days ago the Cubs had three starters of the power core of their pitching staff—Matt Clement, Mark Prior and Kerry Wood—lined up to face teams that will be watching the playoffs on TV. On Friday, they...

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,...

As Cubs manager Dusty Baker sat in the sun-soaked visiting dugout at U.S. Cellular Field Sunday morning, someone asked how his team would react to a season-worst four-game losing streak. "We've got to ride it out," he said, working his ever-present...

It might be too early to be concerned, but the Cubs already are visibly distressed over losing games that appeared to be in their control. Manager Dusty Baker shook his head repeatedly while sitting at the desk in his office Friday night after the Cubs'...

Amazing as it seems, Aramis Ramirez is the only positional player left on the Cubs' 25-man roster who also was on the postseason roster in 2003. With Mark Prior, Kerry Wood and Mike Remlinger on the disabled list, Ramirez has become the last man standing...

The fierce competition between Cubs starters isn't limited to trying to outdo each other on the mound. The serious action usually can be found in a near-empty Wrigley Field a few hours before selected home games when they line up at the batting cage to...

Today's temperature for the Cubs-Expos game in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is 86 degrees with mostly cloudy skies. The Weather Channel says it feels like 93, but I can't confirm this -- I'm two levels below ground in the Tribune Tower. The thermometer here...

We're going to try our hardest to channel the ghost of Old Tomato Face himself, Cubs Hall of Famer Gabby Hartnett, as the Cubs and Yankees get it on in a rematch of the 1938 World Series--or as some might call it: Jeter vs. The Cheater. No surprise...

One chapter ended for the Cubs on a chilly Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field. A new one begins Tuesday night in Atlanta. A day after clinching their first division title in 14 years, the Cubs finished the regular season with a 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh,...

TOP OF FIRST Sox Small ball took an early hit when a Greg Maddux pitch hit Tadahito Iguchi—stay tuned for retaliation—but he was thrown out trying to steal. Cubs Hendry Blanco gunned down the first Sox would-be basestealer, something Michael Barrett...

Roger Clemens kept the Cubs in their deep sleep Wednesday, showing the stuff that has made him one of the game's greats. Clemens (8-0) earned his 317th career victory with a 5-1 victory over the Cubs, who have lost seven of nine games. "We ran into a...