Article: Grace down to final day as Cub?(Sports)

Byline: Bruce Miles Daily Herald Sports Writer

Mark Grace wasn't able to handle the first phone call Wednesday. He was busy feeding his infant son.

That's probably just the first change in lifestyle the veteran first baseman will be facing. Today, the Cubs - the only team Grace has known for 13 big-league years - most assuredly will inform him they will not offer salary arbitration, effectively ending his career in Chicago.

In a few days, Grace is likely to be donning the cap of the Arizona Diamondbacks. For their part, the Cubs may be getting closer to signing free agent Andres Galarraga, who received a less than acceptable offer from the ...

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