2/22 The bench & Monday notebook
Lou Piniella, Alan Trammell, GM Jim Hendry and assistant GM Randy Bush met Monday at Fitch Park to discuss the Cubs’ bench and bullpen. “There’s different ways we can go with our bench,” Piniella said....
View Article3/21 A scout's view
On Saturday, Greg Maddux tried on a scout’s cap. The four-time Cy Young winner, who is an assistant on GM Jim Hendry’s staff, joined Randy Bush and Gary Hughes to get a scouts’ view of the game. He was...
View Article4/20 Lilly to start this weekend
Lou Piniella says Ted Lilly has passed all the tests and will start for the Cubs this weekend in Milwaukee. The left-hander could start Saturday or Sunday, and Piniella said they are leaning toward...
View Article6/26 Dinner with Carlos
Carlos Zambrano had dinner Friday night with White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, who said the Cubs pitcher regretted his actions. However, the Cubs weren’t happy to hear that Big Z was out on the town....
View Article9/23 Hendry meets with Ryno
Cubs GM Jim Hendry met with Ryne Sandberg Tuesday and Wednesday in Arizona to discuss the Cubs’ manager vacancy. “The process is continuing the way I said it would,” Hendry said Thursday. Sandberg is...
View Article12/9 Cubs talk to Rays re: Garza
It’s going to be tough to pry right-hander Matt Garza from the Rays. The Cubs have talked to the team about a possible trade but Tampa manager Joe Maddon says his starter isn’t going anywhere. If the...
View Article8/21 Business as usual
Randy Bush, promoted from assistant GM to interim GM following the dismissal of Jim Hendry on Friday, met with the baseball operations staff in Chicago this weekend. He also conducted a conference call...
View Article10/27 Bush expected to stay with Cubs
Although the Cubs are keeping quiet on announcements now that the World Series has resumed play, the team was expected to officially announce next week that Randy Bush will stay as an assistant general...
View Article10/4 Cubs promote Rehman
The Cubs promoted Shiraz Rehman to assistant general manager, reporting to general manager Jed Hoyer, on Thursday. The team now will have two assistant GMs in Rehman and Randy Bush, who will continue...
View Article10/23 Bush gets extension & more
Cubs assistant GM Randy Bush received a three-year contract extension, one of several front office changes announced Tuesday. Bush, 54, was assistant general manager to Jim Hendry, and served as...
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