Archive for June, 2009

Baseball Capsules

CHICAGO -Ryan Theriot hit a bad-hop single with two outs in the 10th inning and the Chicago Cubs, saved by Derrek Lees late homer, rallied from an early seven-run deficit to beat the Cleveland Indians 8-7 Friday. Lee homered twice, including a solo shot with one out in the ninth off former Cubs ace Kerry [...]

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As LHP Outman leaves game in second inning

Oakland As rookie pitcher Josh Outman left Friday nights game against the San Diego Padres in the second inning with an undisclosed injury. Outman allowed a leadoff homer to Chase Headley in the second inning and was then visited on the mound by manager Bob Geren and head trainer Steve Sayles. After about a short [...]

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Jeff Weaver vs. Jered Weaver in brotherly matchup

Jeff Weaver would often get annoyed with his little brother, Jered, when the two were growing up. Sometimes it felt like he was tagging along a little too much, Jeff said with a wry grin. So when he was bumped out of the majors by Jered a few years ago, Jeff hardly imagined it would [...]

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Baseball Capsules

CHICAGO -Ryan Theriot hit a bad-hop single with two outs in the 10th inning and the Chicago Cubs, saved by Derrek Lees late homer, rallied from an early seven-run deficit to beat the Cleveland Indians 8-7 Friday. Lee homered twice, including a solo shot with one out in the ninth off former Cubs ace Kerry [...]

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Tribune assessing other alternatives for Cubs

The Tribune Co said on Thursday that its still working toward selling the Chicago Cubs to the family of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts, but that its also assessing other alternatives. We continue an active dialogue with the Ricketts family with an eye toward reaching a definitive agreement, the company said in a statement. In [...]

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