Billy Petrick

Minor league baseball in the area is going to look a lot different this season. The Kane County Cougars switched major league affiliates. The Joliet …...

What's the Curse of the Billy Goat? It started during the 1945 World Series, which pitted the Cubs against the Detroit Tigers. The Cubs refused to let Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis bring his lucky goat inside Wrigley Field for Game 4. An angry...

Fresh from his beatdown from Cubs fans on Hardball, Paul Sullivan returns to address recent developments in Cubs history What do you think of a package of Rich Hill and Angel Guzman for Dontrelle Willis? Or is Willis hurt? --Kenton Wolfe, Geneseo, Ill....

The chances of the Cubs making a blockbuster deal before Tuesday's trade deadline are remote and manager Lou Piniella says he's fine with idea of standing pat. "I don't know how we get better," Piniella said. "What you see here is probably what's going...

First, suspend the perception that any baseball short of the major-league variety is dinner theater in Dubuque compared with Broadway. If you're willing to make that concession, you might find the constant hustle of a college team appealing. You might...

Angel Guzman combines presence with pitches that dance. He has established an extremely high standard yet is only 21, suggesting the really good years lie ahead. Guzman is the complete package. He should have fans hyperventilating as they count the...