If the past week is any indication, it's beginning to look like Houston could end up as the winners of the NL Central this year. While a Cubs surge through June and July allowed them to catch the Milwaukee Brewers in the standings last week, since that time neither club has looked like they want to win the division crown. Last night, Carlos Zambrano got rocked for seven runs over 5.2 innings as the Astros... more ›

We Chicago sports fans sure didn't have very long to mourn the end of the Bulls season. Barely 12 hours later, the trash talking is reaching a fever pitch, as the Cubs and White Sox face off for the first time in 2007. Wrigley Field hosts the first installment of the city's annual crosstown showdown, beginning with Friday's matinee. The teams enter this weekend's series on opposite trajectories, with the Sox having won eight of... more ›

We haven't thought much of the Cubs in recent weeks, as they fell out of contention in the NL Central race. The storylines just keep repeating themselves -- Will Wood/Prior pitch again this year? Will Dusty last until the end of the season? -- that we've just sort of ignored the North Siders. more ›

Do Chicago baseball fans put more emphasis on this rivalry than fans in other areas with multiple teams? Is that because neither team has won a World Series for so long? Or is that because the stereotypes about each teams' fans run so deep? Or the geographic divide defining "North Siders" and "South Siders?" There's a lot at stake in terms of bragging rights throughout the city -- at least until next month's rematch at the Cell. But is that all that's at stake this weekend? more ›

The Cubs may have gained an extra little advantage going into the last stretch of the race for the NL wild card. Due to Hurricane Frances, the Cubs-Marlins series this past weekend got washed out. And they'll need any extra help, with 4 teams hotly contesting for the lone wild card spot and the surging Astros taking the lead on Wednesday. more ›

Pitching for the Cubs from 1986 to 1992, Maddux won his first 95 games for the North Siders before joining the Atlanta Braves, for whom he won another 194 games in 11 seasons. With his 11th win of the season and 106th in a Cubs uniform, he achieved the ultimate milestone for a major league pitcher. Now, Cooperstown awaits! more ›

It's the All Star Break, but our local boys got the shaft. Where are Paul Konerko, Juan Uribe and Aramis Ramirez? Instead, Chicagoist will take a look back at the first half of the baseball season and predict what the second half will bring. more ›