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Your Morning Phil: Cashner, draft, Astros
Talking baseball while congratulating the Boston Bruins on one of the great playoff finishes of all time: 1. In less than two years with the Cubs’ organization, Anthony Rizzo has earned himself a $41 million guarantee, which he says guarantees...
Tags: Ryan Zimmerman, Mike Quade, Evan Longoria, Jed Hoyer , Mark Appel
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Reader Q&A: Paul Sullivan's Cubs mailbag
Lifelong Cubs fan here with ZERO trust in the Ricketts family in putting together a consistent winning team. It's obvious they only see the Cubs as cash cows. Am I wrong here? -- Selma B., Cincinnati Cash bison perhaps, but cash cows? No. I think the...
Tags: OWN (tv network), Cy Young Award, Spring Training, Jed Hoyer , Philadelphia Phillies
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Poll: Voters root for neither Ricketts nor rooftops
Chicago voters in a Tribune/WGN poll have a message for Cubs executives and Wrigleyville rooftop owners locked in a feud over the team's proposed ballpark overhaul: A plague on both your houses. Nearly half said they side with neither the Cubs nor the...
Tags: Chicago City Hall, Jefferson Park, Politics, Elections, Rahm Emanuel
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Cubs ramp up PR push to sell Wrigley renovations
The Cubs have stepped up a public relations campaign to build support for Wrigley Field renovations as plans undergo review by Lakeview residents and City Hall. On Tuesday the Cubs launched wrigleyfield.com, a website that asks visitors to sign an...
Tags: Chicago Cubs, Rahm Emanuel, Thomas M. Tunney, Renovation, Sports
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Chicago Cubs agree to $41 million, 7-year contract with slugging first baseman Anthony Rizzo
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have viewed Anthony Rizzo as a part of their future since they acquired him. Now he's locked in. The slugging first baseman and the Cubs agreed Monday to a $41 million, seven-year contract that could be worth up...Tags: Major League Baseball, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Jed Hoyer , Spring Training, Madison Bumgarner
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Hoping for better days at Wrigley
South Bend TribuneI was on a bus trip over to a Chicago Cubs game in Wrigley Field last week. The thermometer read a glorious 70 degrees when we left South Bend in the late morning. Even so, I took a sweatshirt and jacket. That wasn’t enough. The temperature...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Memorial Day, Wrigley Field, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chase Field
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Honoring Phil Cavarretta
While Tom Ricketts endlessly ponders the "modernization" of Wrigley Field, I wish he would give a thought to recognizing the late Phil Cavarretta in some meaningful way. One of the great Cubs players, who devoted 20 years of his life to his beloved...Tags: Wrigley Field
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Cubs make quick decision on Rizzo's worth
It took Anthony Rizzo only 124 games in a Cubs uniform to convince president Theo Epstein to give him a seven-year, $41 million deal that could turn into nine years and $68 million with a pair of club options. The move, which was officially announced...
Tags: Billy Williams, Spring Training, Jed Hoyer , Jeff Samardzija, Theo Epstein
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Cubs relying more on sabermetrics
Crunching numbers is one of Theo Epstein's specialties, and his reliance on statistical analysis is one of the main reasons Chairman Tom Ricketts hired him away from Boston. During the news conference announcing Jim Hendry's firing in the summer of 2011,...
Tags: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Theo Epstein, Baseball, Jim Hendry , Carlos Villanueva
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MLB Roundup: Cubs' owner threatens move; A's put Crisp, Anderson on DL
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB Roundup: Cubs' owner threatens move; A's put Crisp, Anderson on DL Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts on Wednesday threatened to move the team if plans for upgrades and renovations of Wrigley Field are not approved. In an address...Tags: Major League Baseball, Coco Crisp, Nick Hagadone, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Trevor Bauer
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Rizzo: Ricketts wants to win 'whether it's at Wrigley or not'
Anthony Rizzo is a major part of the Cubs’ rebuild, though Wednesday he learned that future may not be in Wrigley Field if the $300 million renovation plan doesn’t go through. Chairman Tom Ricketts threatened to look at moving the team if...
Tags: Chicago Cubs, Anthony Rizzo, Dale Sveum, Renovation, Wrigley Field
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Bottom line: For Cubs, moving preferable to losing
It was 28 years ago that the Illinois Supreme Court shut the Cubs out from playing night games at Wrigley Field, upholding a state law and city ordinance that banned the use of lights at the ballpark. "We're obviously disappointed in the outcome, and it...
Tags: Chicago Cubs, Anthony Rizzo, Dale Sveum, Illinois Supreme Court, Sports
May 14, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 15, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 15, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 13, 2013
|Story| AP Broadcast
May 12, 2013
|Column| South Bend Tribune
May 9, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 13, 2013
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May 10, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 1, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 1, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 1, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
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