Levine: Protecting Young Cubs Hitters Up To Each Player, Says MVP McCutchen
For years National league 2013 MVP Andrew McCutchen was pitched around. It certainly is a common practice too pitch around a teams best hitter or two too win a ballgame.
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For years National league 2013 MVP Andrew McCutchen was pitched around. It certainly is a common practice too pitch around a teams best hitter or two too win a ballgame.
He was caught on video this weekend throwing a punch in a Wrigleyville bar. As CBS 2's Mike Parker reports, the man in the costume says there's more to the story than the video shows.
"Billy Cub" has acted as an unaffiliated mascot for years.
Chase Utley went 3-for-3 and homered for the second day in a row, and Cliff Lee pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.
Chase Utley hit a two-run homer and an RBI single, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 7-2 on Friday in the opener of Wrigley Field's 100th anniversary season.
Cubs ownership is considering selling shares to investors to help finance the Wrigley renovation.
Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer insists the team wants Samardzija if contract numbers work out.
It's a big day for the Chicago Cubs, and as long as the rain holds off this afternoon, the weather won't wash away fans' excitement for the team's home opener, and the start of a yearlong commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field.
There are more loopholes and flaws than anyone envisioned with the new system.
