Hot Stove Analysis: Kerry Wood (Cleveland Indians)
drivelinemechanics.com 12/14/2008 — Kerry Wood #34 / Pitcher / Chicago Cubs Height: 6-5 Weight: 210 Bats: R Throws: R Born: Jun 16, 1977 Kerry Wood will be forever linked to Mark Prior in the department of "Oh, what could have been" for the Chicago Cubs. ...

Cleveland Indians set to sign closer Kerry Wood
mvn.com 12/10/2008 — Check out the Tribe Report for daily updates on the possible Kerry Wood signing, a nd our new FACEBOOK page ! Several sources are reporting the the Cleveland Indians are closing in on signing former Chicago Cub starter and closer Kerry Wood to a two-year deal with an option for a third ...

The New Cleveland Closer
fangraphs.com 12/10/2008 — Francisco Rodriguez inked a three-year deal (with a fourth year option) with the Mets earlier today, but he is not the only closer that will wear a new uniform in 2009. Kerry Wood , who will likely forever be linked to the Cubs, reportedly signed a ...

So What Just Happened Here?
wrigleyville23.com 12/2/2008 — As a fan with an emotional interest in the Chicago Cubs, the handling of Kerry Wood is hard to take: The team announces last month they are parting ways with the most popular player on the team. Everyone is disappointed, but some of us make peace with ...

So long, Kerry.
desipio.com 11/21/2008 — This is not the way the Kerry Wood era was supposed to end. It wasn’t supposed to end on the eve of free agency with a trade of a rotund prospect to the Marlins for a mediocre closer, signifying the Cubs desire to have somebody else pay ...

The New Cleveland Closer | FanGraphs Baseball
fangraphs.com 12/16/2008 — Francisco Rodriguez inked a three-year deal (with a fourth year option) with the Mets earlier today, but he is not the only closer that will wear a new uniform in 2009. Kerry Wood , who will likely forever be linked to the Cubs, reportedly signed a ...

Take That, Detroit: Wood Reportedly a Done Deal
waitingfornextyear.com 12/10/2008 — Yesterday, we ever so briefly touched on the possible addition of Kerry Wood. And per the Chicago Tribune, the deal appears to have gone from “possible” to “done.” With two teams to pick from in the American League Central, Kerry Wood appears to have rejected overtures ...

Kerry Wood to the Tribe?
waitingfornextyear.com 12/9/2008 — ‘Tis the season for Baseball Winter Meetings, rumors and free agent acquisitions. While I’ve been in the “Tribe won’t do anything worth mentioning” camp for quite a while now, the news that Kerry Wood is being considered as our 2009 closer is definitely worth ...

Wood thanks fans in Chicago papers | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 1/19/2009 — CHICAGO -- Kerry Wood said thank you to Cubs fans and bid farewell on Sunday in full page advertisements in two Chicago newspapers. Wood spent his entire career with the Cubs since he was a first-round pick in the 1995 Draft but left via free agency ...

Cleveland Indians, Kerry Wood agree on $20 million deal - if he's healthy
cleveland.com 12/10/2008 — AP file photoKerry Wood LAS VEGAS --- If Kerry Wood passes a physical today or Thursday in Cleveland, he'll be the Indians closer. The Indians have made Wood a two-year offer worth close to $20 million. The deal, contingent on...

The Spectacular Story Of Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/12/2008
Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown is one of the best pitchers of all time. Born in a farm on October 7, 1876, Brown had a lot to overcome to become a Major League pitcher. He lost a finger at the age of seven to a corn-shredder. Brown was also called ...

The Deal Jim Hendry Should Make — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/13/2008
As the Chicago Cubs move into an offseason of their fans' discontent, Jim Hendry has already said there are numerous issues he wants to address while moving towards 2009. With the unfortunate ability to move their organizational meetings up to the ...

Former Cubs pitcher Foster dies of cancer at 39 — ESPN.com - MLB 10/14/2008
Former Cubs pitcher Kevin Foster has died of cancer at age 39.

Former pitcher Kevin Foster dies at 39 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/14/2008
Kevin Foster, who was drafted as an infielder before becoming a pitcher and spending seven years in the majors and pitching mostly with the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs, has died of cancer. He was 39. He died in an Oklahoma City hospital ...

Bartman 5-year anniversary: Where were you? — Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs :: 10/14/2008
Today is the five-year anniversary of the Bartman incident. Do you know where you were? For some reason, I don't. I usually remember those things. I remember where I was for Mark Buehrle's no-hitter, and even for Milt Pappas' and Ken Holtzman's ...