Chicago Cubs
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Well-traveled Lieber hopes to finish career with CubsMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- Jon Lieber played baseball in Baseball City, Fla., where there was little else to do but play baseball. He has lived in Eugene, Memphis, Carolina, Clearw...
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Bumpy ride so far for HillMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- Today isn't a make-or-break start for lefty Rich Hill, but Cubs manager Lou Piniella wants Hill to kick things into gear over the final two weeks of sprin...
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Average down to .226Mar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- Add Kosuke Fukudome to the list of Cubs players slumping at the plate. Fukudome was 0-for-4 in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Angels. He grounded out three time...
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Piniella creating a sense of urgencyMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- Those weren't alarm bells going off Friday. It only sounded that way. Cubs manager Lou Piniella said he wasn't overly concerned about the team's collectiv...
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Encounter brief against MadduxMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- A Japanese reporter walked up to Greg Maddux on Thursday and asked for a word with the San Diego Padres star pitcher. "I'm with the Japanese media," she s...
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A Central theme: Cubs will be fineMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - If it's March in Chicago, then it's time for Cubs fans to panic. Whether it's this injury or that ailment, this surgery or that procedure, the batting order, the rotatio...
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Soriano not thrilled with batting secondMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- Lou Piniella looked like a genius in the first inning of the Cubs' 3-2 win over San Diego on Thursday, when leadoff hitter Ryan Theriot opened with a sing...
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Leading question: Hey, Lou, what's up with your lineup?Mar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- At one point during Thursday morning's friendly sparring session with reporters, Cubs manager Lou Piniella looked to national broadcaster Dave Campbell fo...
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Wrigley: No decision on whether to buy Wrigley Field naming rights
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The chairman of Chicago-based Wrigley says the gum maker hasn't decided whether to make a bid for the naming rights of Wrigley Field if they become available. The histor...
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Ramirez swats away any worries by criticsMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - SURPRISE, Ariz. -- What's wrong with this picture? Aramis Ramirez, in the seventh inning of a meaningless exhibition game, tags up from second base and hustles into thir...