Chicago Cubs
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Marquis making case for 5th spot in the rotationMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- Was Jason Marquis' performance Tuesday good enough to secure a spot in the starting rotation? Perhaps the better question is: Whose rotation? After giving...
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Wood scratched from relief appearance with back spasmsMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- Lower back spasms sidelined Kerry Wood from a scheduled one-inning appearance in relief today and put the Chicago Cubs battle for the closer's job on hold...
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For Cubs, another year of strange spring happeningsMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- The Cubs partied instead of playing baseball on St. Paddy's Day. They'll get back to action today, so this would be a good time to take a look back at a ...
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Wood closing in on job as closerMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- Kerry Wood is throwing almost nothing but strikes. That alone may earn him the job as Cubs closer. Wood threw 5 of his 6 pitches for strikes Sunday as he ...
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Fukudome front and center, at least a little bitMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs manager Lou Piniella had a bit of a surprise Sunday morning. Piniella has made it clear that center fielders Felix Pie and Sam Fuld both will not mak...
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Piniella: Roberts trade rumors 'unsettling' to kidsMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- The Baltimore Orioles have dispatched scout Bruce Kison to Arizona to join the team's other scouts watching Cubs major-leaguers and minor-leaguers. As far...
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Thome homers, says he's 'getting closer'Mar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. -- Jim Thome has been pretty quiet this spring, batting just .182 heading into Saturday's Cactus League game against the Cubs. "I don't worry about Jim,'' ...
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Plenty of interesting firsts in this Cubs-White Sox training gameMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. -- The White Sox and Cubs don't meet for real until June 20, when they play a three-game series at Wrigley Field. The cross-town rivals play again the foll...
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Zambrano pitches 6 shutout innings as Cubs beat Angels split squad 4-1
Mar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- Carlos Zambrano pitched six shutout innings, Alfonso Soriano homered and the Chicago Cubs beat a Los Angeles Angels split squad 4-1 today. Zambrano gave u...
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Sox still trail Cubs in the attention gameMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - The White Sox-Cubs exhibition game Saturday represented a reminder that Chicago still is a two-team town. Sometimes that's easy to forget, especially during a spring lik...