Glendon Rusch

Paul Sullivan has finally come out of hiding in time for another installment of Ask Paul. This week he addresses fundamentals, booing and the possibility of Johnny Damon wearing a Cub uniform in 2006. I would never trade for Manny Ramirez and give away...

In the middle of the sixth inning at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night, a cat went streaking from near the Blue Jays first-base dugout and past the Cubs dugout before it leaped into the stands near the Cubs bullpen. A repeat of that infamous day of Sept. 9,...

The Cubs insist they really don't care if St. Louis celebrates its National League Central title at Wrigley Field. "I don't think any of the guys will tell you it matters," winning pitcher Glendon Rusch said after Friday's 5-3 victory over the Cardinals....

It was one of those forgettable days for Jeromy Burnitz, who went from being in a foul mood to feeling like a fool. And it was one of those frustrating days for the Cubs, again, as they lost one more one-run game, 4-3, to the Washington Nationals at...

During a batting-cage discussion with Cubs coaches Friday morning, ex-Cub Lenny Harris jokingly referred to Wrigley Field as "Ghost World." The idea that the Cubs are haunted in their North Side home may be an old wives' tale, though booing is...

Some days you lose, and then there are days like the Cubs had Tuesday at Wrigley Field. Oh, they lost all right, 9-2 to the Reds. You might even say they were blown away, given Cincinnati's six home runs on the first day when the Wrigley Field flags were...

Manager Dusty Baker compared it to getting "your whole army back," while reliever Will Ohman called it a midseason "gift" to the Cubs. Kerry Wood's impressive comeback start Wednesday in the Cubs 3-2 victory over Milwaukee, coming on the heels of Mark...

Dusty Baker charged his team with looking "kind of spacey" Saturday during a 4-1 loss to St. Louis. Considering the Cubs had lost their best hitter for two to three months and were playing their archrivals, there was no good excuse for that kind of mind-...

A lingering storm delayed Greg Maddux's quest for his 3,000th strikeout for nearly three hours Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, but the inevitability of the milestone made thousands of fans wait patiently for a chance to witness a little history. After...

There was a time in the not-so-distant past when Wrigley Field began emptying out after Sammy Sosa's last at-bat. Times change and teams change. Monday night at Wrigley, most in the crowd of 39,965 stuck around until the eighth inning of Cincinnati's 9-...

This is Dusty Baker's favorite time of the year. "When the weather gets hot like it has been, then it's hitting time," the Cubs manager said. What he saw Monday night was his players whacking a season-high five home runs, including a pair each by Derrek...

The Cubs' rotation goes on trial this weekend at PNC Park with three starters trying to prove they belong there for the long haul. Rookie Sean Marshall made his opening statement Friday night in an 11-6 victory over Pittsburgh, pitching five solid...