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The name Victor Conte is as connected with steroids as the names Barry Bonds and Jose Canseco. Conte spent time in prison and built a reputation that drove nearly every MLB player away from him. Everyone except the Chicago Cubs' Marlon Byrd.
Carlos Pena hasn't even had a chance to play a game as a Chicago Cub, but that hasn't stopped him from feeling right at home with the organization and his new teammates.
On the surface it may appear that not much has changed since the Ricketts family purchased the Chicago Cubs. Two of the team's main front office executives, Jim Hendry and Crain Kenny, are still in place.
Under performing players with big contracts can give a manager headaches. The front office doesn't want to pay them sit on the bench, but there are often players with smaller contacts outperforming them.
Not that long ago, Keith Moreland was announced as the new Cubs broadcaster. Though his job is replacing Ron Santo, he wants to make it clear he is not replacing the man Ron Santos was.
So, Albertageddon is upon us. Or upon St. Louis, at least.
If Albert Pujols makes his way to the open waters of free agency, the Chicago Cubs are expected to be one of the teams making a run at him. But just what kind of financial value would Pujols have for the Cubs.
I had a chance Tuesday morning/afternoon to catch both Chicago baseball teams. The Cubs & Sox are now both working out and I hurried from one to the other.
Chicago Cubs center fielder Marlon Byrd is defending his relationship with Victor Conte, whose Bay Area Lab Co-operative triggered a federal investigation of steroids use and distribution to athletes.
After playing for the Chicago Cubs for a decade, Kerry Wood became beloved by the fans. And after three seasons away from Wrigley Field, Wood is returning and Cubs' fans couldn't be happier.
