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CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs owe much of their identity to two factors – their 101-year drought without a World Series title and Wrigley Field. The Cubs and automaker Toyota are working out a sponsorship deal that could put the company's logo on a sign hoisted above the left field bleachers. It's a way to increase revenue for the Cubs under new ownership. It could also make baseball purists cringe. More on Chicago Cubs  

This article was originally published at TheDailyCub.com , my blog that covers all things Chicago Cubs. The Cubs outfield has been extremely expensive over the past couple of years, and they have failed to get their money’s worth, as they sign free agent after free agent to big contracts without much, if any, improvement. Although getting rid of Milton Bradley was a great move and took money off the payroll, the Cubs still have a lot of...  

Starlin Castro is not yet a 20-year-old. He stands six-feet tall, but weighs less than 165 pounds. Yet, he is the top prospect in the Chicago Cubs organization, and to this point, he is the Cactus League leader in on-base plus slugging (OPS). It is an exceptionally good time to be Starlin Castro. Unfortunately, it may turn out to be an equally bad time to be a Chicago Cubs fan. If and when Castro reaches the Major Leagues in 2010, he will be a...  

Filed under: Cubs, Spring TrainingAfter one of the best regular seasons in franchise history, the 2008 Cubs fizzled in the playoffs. In 2009, they picked right up where they left off, and fell drastically short of expectations. There were injury issues, a lack of cohesion (due to general manager Jim Hendry's awful offseason tinkering) and severe underperformance. Of the major contributors, you could probably only say Derrek Lee and Ted Lilly...  

  via i168.photobucket.com In the wide world of sports, there are no sure things. This is why most people love sports. Optimism reigns supreme before each athletic season and you can never be truly assured of the outcome of that season until the games are actually played. Any team can theoretically come out a champion. Unless, of course, the Chicago Cubs are involved. In that case, you can be absolutely assured that they will lose...  

This article was originally published at TheDailyCub.com , my blog covering all things Chicago Cubs. The Cubs’ infield has been one of the stronger areas for the Chicago Cubs over the past few years. Their corner-infielders have become stars in Chicago, and they have had lovable middle-infielders as well. Here is a look at the expected starting line-up for the infield: C: Geovany Soto 1B: Derek Lee 2B: Mike Fontenot SS: Ryan Theriot 3B: Aramis...  

Chicago Cubs shortstop Ryan Theriot has signed a two-year agreement as spokesperson for RCN's Chicago market. As part of the deal, "The Riot" will be featured in RCN advertisements and will be involve...  

Chicago Cubs General Manager, Jim Hendry, had some good words of advice for Milton Bradley on Wednesday. Hendry told ESPNChicago.com that it is time for Milton to look at himself in the mirror and take some responsibility for his unsuccessful season in Chicago. Bradley recently did an interview with ESPN's Colleen Dominguez. He told her that he felt like a prisoner in his own home when he was in Chicago. Also that he received hate mail with no...  

On March 1st, Bullpen Banter released its top 25 prospects and since then, each of our top 25 prospects write ups have been viewed, and readers have left some fantastic comments. Today, we are releasing our next 25 prospects, numbers 26-50. Like our top 25, each prospect has an introductions, like this one of Starlin Castro, SS Starlin Castro was signed out of the Dominican Republic by the Chicago Cubs in 2006 for $50,000. He made his...  

Behold, the destruction or salvation of the 2010 Chicago Cubs.  Carlos Marmol is the key.  In a bullpen rife with weakness, with no other option available, Jim Hendry is putting all of his closer eggs into Marmol's basket.  Looking purely at his stuff, it is evident that Carlos is the right choice to make.  He is at times unhittable.  In 307.2 career innings of work, Marmol has surrendered a mere 195 hits.  That's freaking ridiculous. But he...  

"I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggonit, people like me." That was not a quote from Milton Bradley, formerly of the Chicago Cubs, and about a fourth of the teams in baseball. He's probably not good enough. He certainly wasn't in Chicago. I don't know how smart he is, but does a guy that acts like him have anything upstairs?  As for people liking him—well you know the answer to that one. People can't stand him—from his teammates...  

Chicago Cubs Opening Day Starters This really doesn't have much to do with anything, but it's fun to look at. With Opening Day fast approaching, I got to thinking about the last several Cubs Opening Day rosters in recent memory. Fortunately, baseball-reference.com exists (I love this site). Just remember, Cubs fans, if you aren't a fan of Carlos Zambrano starting Opening Day (which I, for one, have no problem with), it could always be worse...  

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More photos » Morry Gash - AP Derrek Lee's HR was about the only Cubs highlight today. Browse more photos » Well, maybe they should have cancelled this one, too. On a day when it was warmer in Chicago (49 degrees) than it was in Mesa at game time (43 degrees, as reported in the...  

Episode: 595 - Pitchers and Catchers Report, Drafting Cubs for Fantasy Baseball, Who Will Leadoff, the Cubscast Winter Giveaway Winner is Announced, and a Replay of Sneetch's 2005 Interview with Legendary Actor and Great Cubs Fan Joe Mantegna (February 17) - Cubscast 2010 Season Podcasts - Cubscast.com - Hosted By: Lou, Sheps & Sneetch