Chicago Cubs
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Cubs' lefty Lilly: WBC a learning experienceMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. - Lefty Ted Lilly met with reporters Tuesday for the first time since returning from the World Baseball Classic. Lilly pitched for Team USA, which fell to Ja...
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Inside look at Cubs' new-look, rebuilt bullpenMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - PHOENIX - The Cubs' bullpen essentially has been rebuilt. Gone are Kerry Wood, Michael Wuertz, Bob Howry, Scott Eyre and various bit players such as Jon Lieber. Here are...
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Bat in hand, Cubs' Fox still looking for a positionMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. - Has bat. May have to travel. That about sums up the situation for Jake Fox, a longtime Cubs farmhand who got the bad news Tuesday that he had been optioned...
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New book on the Cubs goes by the numbersMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The cynical Cubs fan, upon hearing the title of the new book "Cubs by the Numbers" by Al Yellon, Kasey Ignarski and Matthew Silverman, could probably come up with some n...
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Piniella no closer to choosing between Marmol and GreggMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - PHOENIX - Cubs manager Lou Piniella has found a way to settle the closer's battle between Kevin Gregg and Carlos Marmol. "I'm going to flip a coin, heads or tails," Pini...
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Samardzija always working on his gameMar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. - Go ahead and call Jeff Samardzija a "raw" talent. He doesn't mind. "We're getting there," Samardzija said Sunday. "I don't mind being considered a raw tale...
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Lee not thrilled with Team USA's naggingMar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. - Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee returned to the lineup and doubled in the first inning of Sunday's 5-3 victory over the Mariners. Lee had not played since l...
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Zambrano sharp in Cubs' 5-3 win over MarinersMar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Carlos Zambrano started Sunday and pitched 6 easy innings, giving up 4 hits and 1 run. "Zambrano was awfully sharp," said Cubs manager Lou Piniella. "He threw 70-some p...
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Harden's first start in jeopardyMar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - GLENDALE, Ariz. - Rich Harden returned to Cubs camp Saturday, and it's going to be a race to the wire for him to make his first start of the season April 10. Harden was ...
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Koskie's future in jeopardyMar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. - Third baseman Corey Koskie spent much of Friday huddling with the Cubs' training staff, and it's likely he'll make a decision Saturday about the course of ...