Rick Ankiel showed off the arm that once made him a promising pitcher. His perfect peg from left field in the first inning cut down a runner and got the St. Louis Cardinals headed toward victory Monday.

Several innings later, Ankiel demonstrated the power that’s helped him make a remarkable transition with his fourth home run.

Bad Newz for Mike Vick as he will be going to jail after accepting a plea bargain from federal prosecuters. 

 Sox waiting to bring Jenks back to Chicago to break the record for retiring the most consecutive batters in a row.  An amazing record for Bobby.

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Crazy Carlos was looking good before mother nature called the game.  After retiring all nine batters he faced, Zambrano looked sharp, relieved and relaxed after getting his contract situation resolved after a season of waiting. He was certainly on track to be better than he had in his previous three starts.

Jacque Jones has heard it all. Boos, catcalls and on Friday the cheers from a powerful ovation at Wrigley Field.

Benched earlier this season and nearly traded, Jones made a great catch and hit a two-run homer to lead a 2-1 Cubs’ victory Friday that ended the St. Louis Cardinals‘ five-game winning streak and pushed Chicago into first in the NL Central. 

Chicago Cubs right-handed pitcher Carlos Zambrano isn’t going anywhere.Zambrano has signed a five-year contract extension valued at $90 million, ESPN Radio 1000 is reporting.

Zambrano and the Cubs have been negotiating since the beginning of the season, but the impending sale of the team by the Tribune Company put the deal on hold. Zambrano has had a solid season, and the value of the deal is approximate $10 million more than it would have been in April.

The World Series champs are in town ready to start the series of the year.  Cardinals and Cubs renew the NL’s best rivalry.  This 4 game set with set the tone for the rest of the season.

Michael Vick may plead guilty today on federal charges in the dog fighting scandal.  Prosecuters are looking for jail time or over 1 year.  If Vick thinks this gang tackle was painful, wait until he feels the gang in prison.

Mark DeRosa went 5-for-5 with four RBIs and the Chicago Cubs scored seven times in the seventh Thursday to beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-4 for just their fifth win in the last 15 games.  With the Brewers losing 8-0 to the Cardinals, the Cubs are only 1/2 game from first place.

The Cubs once again lost a chance to gain ground on the Milwaukee Brewers as they blew a 9-6 lead at Wrigley Field.  If the Cubs can not beat the Reds, how are they going to do against the Cardinals, Diamondbacks and any other team that is near the .500 mark?