Piniella's Rx for '08: Regular rest
suntimes.com 2/20/2008 — MESA, Ariz. -- On the first day of full-squad workouts for the Cubs, the arrival of the last player to report for spring training, Aramis Ramirez, underscored one of the more important -- if little-noticed -- sets of decisions facing manager Lou ...

Wrigley Field has a new Field
homerderby.com 2/21/2008 — Over the past decade the Cubs have made lots of improvements to Wrigley Field ... seats, statues, falling concrete, etc. But they had ignored their pot-hole ridden field. Until now ... video at HRD.

We Miss You, Harry
hirejimessian.com 2/21/2008 — Remembering Harry Caray 10 years after his death.

This annotated week in baseball history: Feb. 17-Feb. 23, 1963
hardballtimes.com 2/22/2008 — On Feb. 20, 1963 the Chicago Cubs hired Bob Kennedy to be the head man on their team in 1963. This effectively put an end to a unique—and ill-conceived—plan.

The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs: News: Notes: Piniella mulls over middle lineup
mlb.mlb.com 2/22/2008 — MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs manager Lou Piniella is considering tweaking the lineup and putting together a 3-4-5 combination of Kosuke Fukudome, Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez. Lee is OK with that. "I've been asked about it, and I told them I don't care where ...

DeRosa dials up support for 'Idol' singer — Major League Baseball News 2/21/2008
Mark DeRosa is a big "American Idol" fan these days because Michael Johns, a singer he heard several years ago in a small Atlanta area bar is one of the contestants. And DeRosa is hoping Cubs fans will vote for the Australian.

Each candidate capable to close — Major League Baseball News 2/21/2008
Flip a coin. Put their names in a hat. Draw straws. Do rock, paper, scissors. Somehow, the Cubs have to pick a closer. They could let it play out this spring and see how Bob Howry, Kerry Wood and Carlos Marmol do. The trio of contenders threw to ...

Notes: Piniella mulls over middle lineup — Major League Baseball News 2/21/2008
Cubs manager Lou Piniella is considering tweaking the lineup and putting together a 3-4-5 combination of Kosuke Fukudome, Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez. Lee is OK with that. "I've been asked about it, and I told them I don't care where I hit," Lee ...

Why Corey Patterson Should Return to the Chicago Cubs — Bleacher Report - MLB 2/22/2008
Corey Patterson, one of the Chicago Cubs’ most disappointing prospects in recent memory, just might hold the key to preserving the future of several current Cubs prospects.   The only position battle the Cubs enter Spring Training with ...

3-way closer race figures to be close — chicagotribune.com - Sports 2/22/2008
Piniella confident he ll find the right guy Kerry Wood stuck his head into a group interview with Bob Howry on Thursday at Fitch Park, pretending he was a ...