Chicago Cubs
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Baseball and this president are inseparableJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Regardless of his job, and no matter the circumstances, one constant in the life of George W. Bush has always been baseball. And his love of the game has ne...
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Selig gets elite briefing on asterisks, instant replayJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Never let it be said that Bud Selig is opposed to hearing new ideas. The commissioner of baseball welcomed a committee of Hall of Famers to his office earli...
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At the break: Five things we should have known about the CubsJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - It's always fun to look back at spring-training stories. Back in March, the questions, concerns and prognostications for the Cubs were these: • Can Ryan Dempster crack ...
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Some odd things that have happened to the CubsJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Of all Yogi Berra's sayings, maybe the most profound was: "In baseball, you don't know nothin'." That sure applies to the Cubs in the first half of the 2008 season. Al...
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First-half effort puts Cubs at the head of the classJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - When the Cubs bring home their first-half report card, look for a lot of A's. Unless they get stuck with a stingy teacher grading on a curve against the '27 Yankees, how...
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Lincecum fans 9 as Cubs head to the breakJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - On a scale of 1 to 10, Ryan Dempster's transition from closer to starter has been an 11. Unfortunately for the all-star right-hander, he couldn't quite run his unbeaten...
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Enough to drive a man to drinkJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - A major-league baseball season is six months of major-league brushfires. Saturday afternoon the Cubs appeared to have put out one with last week's acquisition of startin...
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Harden electrifies in dazzling debutJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Rich Harden had absolutely no trouble winning over Cubs fans. The right-handed starter made a huge splash in his debut with the Cubs on Saturday against the San Francisc...
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Pesky blister costs Wood all-star berthJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - That pack of seven Cubs heading to the All-Star Game is down to five after it was announced late Saturday that closer Kerry Wood has a blister that will keep him out of ...
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Marmol joins all-star paradeJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Playing a new game almost every day certainly leads to quick changes in fortune. An 0-for-4, 4-strikeout goat one day. The game-winning hit and hero the next. Or in Carl...