Chicago Cubs
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Unflappable Marshall ready as Cubs' fifth starterMar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. - Sean Marshall wasn't on the trip with the Cubs Thursday when manager Lou Piniella named him the team's fifth starting pitcher. So Piniella wasn't able to d...
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With health at risk, Koskie calls it quitsMar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - GLENDALE, Ariz. - Even if it was for just a couple of weeks, baseball and the Cubs allowed Corey Koskie to escape from his "personal jail." Happy at least to have that, ...
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Marshall is Cubs' 5th starter; Heilman to 'penMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - PEORIA, Ariz. - The Cubs' pitching picture got a whole lot clearer Thursday. Manager Lou Piniella announced that lefty Sean Marshall has indeed won the fifth-starter's j...
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Cubs' Lee chooses survival over WBCMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Jim Hendry probably had a vision of Derrek Lee returning to the Cubs from the World Baseball Classic minus his spleen. Now, contrary to popular belief, the spleen is a u...
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Longshot Patton 'in the picture' with CubsMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - PEORIA, Ariz. - The terms "bubble-bursting" and "Cinderella" are the domain of college basketball teams this time of year. They also apply to pitcher David Patton, who ...
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Piniella not worried about 9th-inning collapseMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. - Cubs manger Lou Piniella chose to focus on the positives after Wednesday's 8-6 loss to the Giants. Those were pitcher Ryan Dempster's 5 scoreless innings,...
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Jenkins, Maddux honored to have Cubs retire No. 31Mar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. - For Fergie Jenkins, it was a long time coming. And that wasn't lost on Greg Maddux. The Cubs announced Wednesday they'll honor a pair of their legendary pi...
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Dempster making a lasting impression on Cubs and fansMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - GLENDALE, Ariz. - There's only one Mr. Cub. That title rightly belongs to Ernie Banks. But in each snapshot of franchise history, there's always one player who is the fa...
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Zambrano, family should become U.S. citizens soonMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - GLENDALE, Ariz. - Pretty soon, you can call him Citizen Carlos. Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano said Tuesday that he and his family have nearly completed the process of bec...
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Cubs chairman says team's sale unlikely by Opening DayMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. - Crane Kenney is through putting timetables on when the Cubs' sale will be final. The team's chairman said Wednesday that "it will be a challenge to make Op...