Chicago Cubs
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Cubs prevail as Soriano returnsJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - PHOENIX - It was pretty easy to tell that Alfonso Soriano was back in the Cubs lineup Wednesday night. The Cubs' leadoff hitter swung hard at the first pitch he saw from...
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Soriano returns tonightJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - PHOENIX - Look for Alfonso Soriano to be activated tonight. Cubs manager Lou Piniella saw no other alternative Tuesday than to put his star left fielder back on the acti...
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Cubs' offensive struggles continueJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - PHOENIX - Cubs manager Lou Piniella insisted Tuesday that his team's offensive slump is no recent phenomenon. The Cubs were shut out in Monday's series opener against th...
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Soriano's return still on targetJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - PHOENIX - Alfonso Soriano got a quick wake-up call Monday morning when the first pitch he saw in an Arizona Rookie League game sailed up and in at him. Fortunately for ...
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Johnson still tough on CubsJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - PHOENIX - This had to stop at some point, didn't it? Apparently not. Randy Johnson improved his lifetime record against the Cubs to 13-0 Monday night as the Arizona Dia...
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The 'Dean' helped show me the wayJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I arrived at Wrigley Field in good time to make my appointed round with Jim Leyland, the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. This would have been long about 1994-95, when...
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Next stop for Soriano: Rookie LeagueJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON - Is Alfonso Soriano coming back tonight? Probably not, but Cubs manager Lou Piniella gave it a 25 percent chance Sunday after Soriano reported feeling good afte...
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Fruitful idea by PiniellaJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON - Lou Piniella has a novel plan for the next time the Cubs visit Minute Maid Park. The plan was hatched before the Cubs went out and crushed the Houston Astros ...
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Rodriguez shuts down Cubs bats in Astros 4-1 winJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- It looks like the Cubs' road to the playoffs isn't going to be an easy one, if it leads there at all. That's because the road itself has been lined with peri...
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Finger's still bothering WoodJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON - Cubs manager Lou Piniella sounded a note of concern Saturday about closer Kerry Wood. Wood threw from the outfield grass during the afternoon but pitching coa...