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Bruce Miles

Chicago Cubs Beat Writer
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Bruce Miles has been covering the Chicago Cubs for the Daily Herald since 1998 and Major League Baseball since 1989.

He joined the paper in 1988 as a copy editor in the sports department. He also has covered high school and college sports. Miles worked on the Chicago Bears beat in 1997 and covered the Chicago Wolves professional hockey team from 1995-98.

Miles has traveled to Japan with the Cubs and worked on the paper's coverage of the Chicago White Sox during their playoff run to the 2005 world championship. He also covered the historic NHL All-Star Game in 1991 at Chicago Stadium at the outset of the first Gulf War, when a stirring rendition of the national anthem rocked the old building.

With Cubs radio play-by-play announcer Pat Hughes, Miles co-authored the book, "Harry Caray: Voice of the Fans." He is a Hall of Fame voter in the Baseball Writers Association of America. He has incorporated the science of sabermetrics into his baseball stories and blogs.

Miles is a graduate of Schaumburg High School and Loyola University Chicago.

Before joining the Daily Herald on a full-time basis, he worked in corporate communications with the Zurich Insurance Co. and also with the National Association of College Admissions Counselors.

A native of Chicago, he resides in Schaumburg with his family.

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Cubs on pace for historic losing season

May 24 2012 | 5:20 pm - Don't look now, but the Cubs are on pace for a record of 55-107 as they take a nine-game losing streak into Pittsburgh for a weekend series. Things don't figure to get any easier for the Cubs, who are in the early stages of a stretch of 16 of 19...

Cubs' losing streak worst since 2002

May 23 2012 | 11:15 pm - Jeff Samardzija has pitched well for the Cubs this season, but even another quality start Wednesday night wasn't enough as the Cubs fell 5-1 to the Houston Astros, as Houston broke open a 2-1 game in the eighth inning. The Cubs have lost nine in a...

Readers make their pitch over Wood’s best qualities

May 21 2012 | 7:01 pm - Now that former Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood has ridden off into the sunset, media and fans are discussing his legacy. Daily Herald Cubs writer Bruce Miles wrote Sunday about Wood's immense popularity and the reasons for it. Today, the readers chime in.

Hill thrilled about returning to Cubs

May 19 2012 | 11:01 pm - The Cubs traded for an old friend Saturday, obtaining catcher Koyie Hill from the Cincinnati Reds for cash. With No. 1 catcher Geovany Soto having undergone arthroscopic surgery on his knee and backup Welington Castillo having a mildly sprained...

Cubs could call up Rizzo for DH role

May 20 2012 | 10:04 pm - With the Cubs' offense struggling, the question came up Sunday whether they would consider calling up first-base phenom Anthony Rizzo from the minor leagues. Manager Dale Sveum didn't say know. He said the Cubs would have to talk about it.

Ill winds blowing for Cubs at Wrigley Field

May 20 2012 | 7:48 pm - The wind was blowing out for both the Cubs and White Sox Sunday at Wrigley Field. Only the White Sox took advantage, hitting 3 homers to beat the Cubs 6-0. Now, the winds of change might be blowing for the Cubs, as manager Dale Sveum considers a...

Why did Cubs fans fall in love with Wood?

May 19 2012 | 6:42 pm - Kerry Wood officially retired from baseball during a quiet ceremony at Wrigley Field, attended by Wood's Cubs teammates, the front office and media members. Daily Herald Cubs writer Bruce Miles tries to answer why Wood became such a popular figure...

Cubs vs. White Sox scouting report

May 17 2012 | 9:57 pm - The biggest issue facing the Cubs is a beleaguered bullpen, which has been beset by injury and ineffectiveness. The White Sox split a quick two-game series against the Angels in Anaheim, Calif., before returning back to Chicago.

City Series Special: Talk with our baseball experts

May 18 2012 | 12:46 pm - If you can't be at today's Cubs-White Sox clash at Wrigley Field, you don't have to miss out on all the fun. Join the conversation here and post your comments throughout the game as our baseball experts, Bruce Miles with the Cubs and Scot Gregor...

Cubs catcher Geovany Soto has surgery on left knee

May 18 2012 | 9:54 pm - Cubs catcher Geovany Soto was scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Friday. The Cubs selected the contract of catcher Blake Lalli from Class AAA Iowa. They also optioned pitcher Chris Volstad to Iowa.

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