Chicago Cubs defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 7-3

The list of candidates to be the next Cubs manager shrank Saturday after television analyst Bob Brenly decided to take himself out of consideration.

But the list may be smaller than the perceived one containing the names of multiple displaced former managers looking for work.

Brenly, who managed the Arizona Diamondbacks to the World Series championship in 2001, was to meet with Cubs general manager Jim Hendry this week on the team's last road trip. Instead, Brenly me...