Chicago Cubs
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Cubs able to hold on, but bullpen still neededMay 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Cubs manager Lou Piniella has been looking for the offense to give his club some breathing room. Piniella wound up having to hold his breath Thursday night before finall...
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Cubs call Fox up, send Samardzija downMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - We're a few minutes away from Wednesday's first pitch in Houston and the Cubs did a little maneuvering before the game. The Cubs called up reliever Chad Fox and his bion...
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Johnson, Harden lift Cubs past Astros 6-3May 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Lou Piniella decided to administer the Ryan Theriot treatment to Reed Johnson on Wednesday - and it worked just about as well. Talking before the Cubs started their two-...
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Giants outmaneuver makeshift Cubs lineupMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - They darn near pulled it off. The Cubs looked like they were readying to lose the battle to win the war Tuesday, and they fell one bad pitch and one bad inning short of ...
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It worth the wait for ScalesMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - There was a bottle of champagne and a card waiting for Bobby Scales at his locker Tuesday. The card read, "All the hard work paid off. Congrats. Brian Sweeney." Sweeney...
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One major move for Scales; Wells to take Zambrano's spotMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - It's a long way from Idaho Falls in 1999 to 2009 and the big leagues, but Bobby Scales finally made it. The Cubs selected the journeyman infielder from the roster of Cla...
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Theriot connects again, Cubs win againMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - People are starting to notice this "new" Ryan Theriot. The Cubs' shortstop-turned-power-hitter did it again Monday night, hitting a 2-run homer in the second inning to h...
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More athletes should be like ZambranoMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Lou Piniella's postgame media briefing took an odd turn after Carlos Zambrano pulled up lame Sunday. The Cubs manager was asked a couple of times about his No. 1 startin...
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Zambrano placed on disabled list; out 2 to 3 weeksMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Going on the disabled list means never having to say you're sorry, at least when it comes to the Cubs and Carlos Zambrano. The Cubs put their ace pitcher on the DL Monda...
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Just don't make 'em the way they used toMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Just as I was writing Sunday about the durability of former Cubs pitchers Ferguson Jenkins and Greg Maddux ... Well, just then current Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano beat...