The Chicago Cubs' 2008 season is the 136th season for the Chicago Cubs, and the 100th season since their last World Series Championship in 1908. Calendar Major League Baseball See also 2008 Major League Baseball season Postseason October 1 – ALDS and The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Champions National League: Chicago White Stockings Major League Baseball final standings Statistical The National League Central Division is one of Major League Baseball 's six divisions Headline events of the year As a result of a players' strike the MLB season ends prematurely on August 11, 1994. Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Champions World Series: Boston Red Sox over Brooklyn Robins (4-1 Awards and honors Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Champions National League: Chicago White Stockings Major League Baseball final standings Statistical The Tribune Company is a large American Multimedia Corporation based in Chicago Illinois. Louis Victor Piniella (pɨˈnɛlə born August 28, 1943, in Tampa Florida, United States) is the current manager of the Chicago CSN Chicago is a member of the Comcast SportsNet network of regional sports networks that covers local sports teams in the Chicago area WGN America (formerly known as "Superstation WGN" or "WGN Superstation" is a Chicago -based American Superstation for WGN-TV, owned WGN-TV, channel 9 is a Television station in Chicago Illinois. WCIU-TV is an independent television station, located in Chicago Illinois. WGN (720 AM) is a Radio station in Chicago Illinois, USA. It is owned by the Tribune Company, which also owns the flagship The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The 2008 Major League Baseball season began on March 25 2008 in Tokyo Japan with the 2007 World Series champion Boston Red Sox defeating For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Cubs are attempting to repeat as champions of the National League Central Division. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The National League Central Division is one of Major League Baseball 's six divisions If they do so, it will be the first time since 1908 that the Cubs make postseason appearances in consecutive seasons. This is their second season with Lou Piniella as their manager. Louis Victor Piniella (pɨˈnɛlə born August 28, 1943, in Tampa Florida, United States) is the current manager of the Chicago Coincidentally, this is the first season the Cubs have entered June with the best record in Major League Baseball since 1908.

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Current roster

Player stats

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Batting

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