CHICAGO (CBS) --"I go back to Don Zimmer, Jim Lefebvre, Don Baylor, Dusty Baker." Thirteen managers, seven general managers and five team presidents; Cubs bullpen coach Lester Strode has outlasted ...

The Cubs have parted ways with longtime bullpen coach Lester Strode after 31 years in the organization. Strode, 61, was the longest-tenured coach on the Cubs staff, having served as bullpen coach for ...

(CBS)-- It's a few hours before game time, and pitchers and catchers start gathering in the bullpen, deep on the third base side of Wrigley Field. Lester Strode watches from afar. The former minor ...

Even with 30 years of experience in the Cubs organization, bullpen coach Lester Strode wasn’t about to put up a fuss regarding his jersey number 35. Strode agreed to relinquish his number to newcomer ...

In the immediate wake of the World Series, during the euphoric chaos between the lifting of a curse and the hoisting of a trophy, Lester Strode remembers “walking around like a zombie” as he attempted ...

Coaches Eric Hinske and Lester Strode were more than happy to show off the throwback unforms that their Cubs teammates and the Pirates wore Friday night. The special uniforms were part of the Pirates’ ...