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Borbon's pinch single in 14th worth wait for Cubs
While lobbying in April for his proposed $300 million renovation of Wrigley Field, Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts brought up the cramped clubhouse that includes a hitting net that lowers from the ceiling for pinch hitters to take hacks into. The Cubs are...
Tags: Wrigley Field, David DeJesus, Jonathan Broxton, Baseball, Dale Sveum
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Pirates pitchers dominate Cubs again
Starlin Castro crushed an A.J. Burnett fastball his first time up on Saturday. It seemed headed for the gap in right-center field but Gold Glove center fielder Andrew McCutchen took the perfect line and sprinted to make a catch. Castro smashed a line...
Tags: Theo Epstein, Matt Kemp, Gold Glove Awards, Starlin Castro, Clint Barmes
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Sox have more to lose — and they do
Where have you gone, Carlos Zambrano? You too, Milton Bradley? On a night when the city was glued to a hockey game in Detroit, the 17th edition of the City Series began with thousands of empty seats at U.S. Cellular Field, each reflecting Chicago's...
Tags: Wrigley Field, Chris Sale, Miami Marlins, Ozzie Guillen, Carlos Zambrano
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New Phillies pitcher Zambrano doesn't have best track record
PHILADELPHIA — Maybe I should be more on board with the Phillies' new pitching addition. I keep hearing, "What have they got to lose?" Even assistant general manager Scott Proefrock downplayed the risk involved in signing veteran starting...
Tags: Roy Halladay, Carlos Zambrano, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, World Baseball Classic
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Hawks quiet talk of epic failure ... for now
Lou Piniella was probably sipping a cocktail somewhere Saturday night after watching baseball. Mike Keenan likely was already preparing for his new job as coach of the KHL's Metallurg Magnitogorsk in Russia. Robin Ventura was keeping an even keel a...
Tags: Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith, United Center, Bryan Bickell, Joel Quenneville
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Reds' 5-2 victory stops Wood's streak of quality starts at 9
CINCINNATI — Much to the chagrin of Dusty Baker, Cubs pitcher Travis Wood was shaking hands and hugging some of his former Reds teammates a couple of hours before Saturday's game at Great American Ball Park. Though he likes Wood, the Reds...
Tags: Theo Epstein, Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Dusty Baker, Dale Sveum
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Cubs' triple threat
TEMPE, Ariz. — And so it begins. On a cool, sunny Saturday alongside scenic Interstate 10, the Cubs played their first game with real promise since August 2009, when the worm turned for Lou Piniella. It didn't matter, of course, but it did suggest...
Tags: Jonathan Toews, Jed Hoyer , Mark Grace, Sports, Junior Lake
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Bochy great example of solid manager
SAN FRANCISCO — Bruce Bochy could have been an extra for the movie "Lincoln'' with little more than a change of wardrobe. He has the craggy, dark features and straight, slow-talking style of the 1860s. His job in the Old West, suggests one...
Tags: Brian Sabean , Ozzie Guillen, Jim Leyland, Tim Lincecum, Cincinnati Reds
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Theriot playing in perfect harmony
The Giants gather in a tight circle at an end of the dugout before games, always with Hunter Pence somewhere in the middle. They scream, yell and throw things as they prepare for the game in a way that would upset the moms of most Little Leaguers. "(...
Tags: Reggie Jackson, Hunter Pence, Gregor Blanco, Sports, Brandon McCarthy
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Is Jeffrey Loria trying to be the new George Steinbrenner?
Sun Sentinel columnistJeffrey Loria was asked shortly after the Marlins won the 2003 World Series if he ran his team the way George Steinbrenner used to run the Yankees. "I don’t want to equate myself with Mr. Steinbrenner," the Marlins owner told interviewer Charlie...Tags: American League East, Yankee Stadium, George Steinbrenner, Baseball, Jeffrey Loria
Jun 13, 2013
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Jun 8, 2013
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Jun 8, 2013
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May 27, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 15, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
May 26, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 25, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 4, 2013
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Feb 23, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Oct 25, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Oct 27, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Oct 24, 2012
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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