Chicago Cubs
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Hamilton homer sinks CubsOct 31, 2021 5:23 pm - Pinch hitter Josh Hamilton hit a two-run, tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Cubs 11-9 Wednesday night. Ryan Jorgensen, Jeff Con...
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Shake-up pays dividends for PinellaOct 31, 2021 5:25 pm - With just three wins in 12 games and Alfonso Soriano still weeks away from returning to the lineup, Cubs manager Lou Piniella has found himself searching for ways to jum...
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Rothschild confident Zambrano's arm is fineOct 31, 2021 5:22 pm - All it takes is for a couple of subpar outings for speculation to start about Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano possibly being hurt. So it was Wednesday when talk on the radi...
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Two more riders on Piniella ExpressOct 31, 2021 5:20 pm - Cubs manager Lou Piniella cautioned Tuesday against reading too much into the latest shuttle between Chicago and Des Moines. Tuesday's trip brought infielder-outfielder ...
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Dempster ready -- for anythingOct 31, 2021 5:17 pm - With one of the most important weeks of the season here, Cubs manager Lou Piniella wanted his bullpen set up just right. So rookie left-hander Carmen Pignatiello was rec...
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NL Central good place to be for struggling CubsOct 31, 2021 5:18 pm - Lou Piniella had a little announcement to make before Tuesday night's Cubs game against the Cincinnati Reds. "We're going to have another hot spot," Piniella added. "We'...
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Dempster 'making good pitches' in ninth-inning flameoutOct 31, 2021 5:04 pm - Cubs radio broadcaster Ron Santo's hatred of all things New York -- especially the Mets -- is of legendary proportion. But if things keep going like they have this seaso...
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Thome not focusing on pursuit of No. 500Oct 31, 2021 5:06 pm - DETROIT -- A day after leaving the game with back spasms at Yankee Stadium, White Sox designated hitter Jim Thome was held out of Friday night's game against the Tigers....
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Wood warms up, but no callOct 31, 2021 5:06 pm - Bob Howry might never get as big of an ovation again. Cubs fans cheered wildly when Howry walked in from the bullpen to start the eighth inning of a 2-2 game. Had the W...
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Can't stand the heatOct 31, 2021 5:06 pm - First the Cubs said goodbye to their Big Z. A few innings later, their chance to pick up a Big W also slipped away. Several hours later, the Cubs' two-day stay on top of...