Doug Davis

It wasn’t that Carlos Marmol threw a wild pitch to lose Monday’s game inWashington. It wasn’t that Marmol had no idea there was a runner on base and did nothing to stop Jayson Werth from stealing third to set up the aggravating ending....

As we wait for white smoke out of Fenway Park, one of the swirling Cubs issues is this: Would you trade Starlin Castro for Theo Epstein? That’s the DEFCON 1 scenario as Tom Ricketts stalks Boston’s general manager. We don’t know if...

Jake Peavy can dominate opposing hitters as well as he can dominate the disabled list. For 90 pitches or so, anyway. Peavy said his start against the Cubs on Wednesday night was a struggle, and not just with catcher A.J. Pierzynski, whatever that was....

Mike Quade must hate this. The guy from a Chicago suburb who worked his way up the Cubs’ chain finally gets a shot at his dream job, and his best starter is an idiot. A modified version of The Full Zambrano was on display in the retch-inducing 7-...

Tom Ricketts was asked what was wrong with his team that ranked among the worst in baseball, and he answered -- are you sitting down? -- “Nothing. Just a lot of injuries.’' Nothing? Is he tone deaf? Just injuries? Try bad. Ryan Dempster...

Breaking News:   Doug Davis and Rodrigo Lopez are mediocre starting pitchers.   Who saw that coming? Sarcasm aside, I think it's safe to say that after the San Francisco Giants swept Tuesday's doubleheader and pushed the Cubs to 12.0 games back, it's time...

Comic convention wooed: The Times blog Money & Company reports on efforts to bring the popular comic book convention Comic-Con to Los Angeles: "Since organizers of Comic-Con said they have outgrown the San Diego Convention Center -- the festival's home......

The City of Angels is taking its fight online. Since organizers of Comic-Con said they have outgrown the San Diego Convention Center -- the festival's home since the 1970s -- L.A. and the city of Anaheim have launched campaigns to......

Dorothy Myrena Edwards, 87, of Perryville, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013.   Born July 20, 1925, she was a daughter of the late William Henry and Mary Alice Walden Leigh. She was a homemaker and the widow of Fred Edwards.  Survivors include two sons,...

PERRYVILLE¿— A lack of visible house numbers could lead to problems for emergency medical crews coming to Perryville, according to Fire Chief Anthony Young  “If it’s us, it’s Charlie (Parks), it’s the sheriff’s...

PERRYVILLE — Perryville City Council opted to not take any action regarding the lease with the Main Street Perryville, which is located on the second floor of the community center building.  Councilman Rob Kernodle said he requested during the...

Edward Roution 1934-2013 PERRYVILLE — Edward Roution, 78, of Perryville, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, at the home of his daughter. Born Aug.10, 1934, in Washington County, Ed was a son of the late Marshall and Margaret Cox Roution. He was a...