Chicago Cubs
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Soriano to hit second as Piniella shuffles lineupMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Cubs manager Lou Piniella denied he had a "surprise" in store for Wednesday's game against the Texas Rangers at Surprise Stadium. But Piniella did add...
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Piniella tries new lineupMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. - Cubs manager Lou Piniella wasted little time today installing his latest new batting order. That batting order features Alfonso Soriano moving down to the...
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Blending in quite nicelyMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- Don't worry about Kosuke Fukudome adjusting to life in the United States. Says who? Says reliever Shingo Takatsu, who was released by the Cubs on Tuesday....
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Samardzija sent down, but he's happy with his springMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- Jeff Samardzija saw one definite sign of progress this spring: There were fewer mentions of him being a former wide receiver at Notre Dame. Samardzija was...
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Levin being patient, but he's still in mix to buy CubsMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - It's been almost two years since word started making the rounds that the Cubs would be up for auction. And a year since they actually went on the block. But still no "bo...
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Piniella unhappy with how Lee, Ramirez, Fukudome are performingMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- The Cubs featured a lineup stacked with regulars Tuesday. It was no coincidence. And it made little difference as they lost 6-4 to the Oakland Athletics, ...
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How do you say 'fore' in Japanese?Mar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Kosuke Fukudome was back in the lineup Monday after getting Sunday off. He went 0-for-2 with a walk and 2 strikeouts in the Cubs' 6-4 loss to the Brewers. Som...
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Soto a good catch for CubsMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Ask Geovany Soto about his catching idols, and he immediately cites veteran teammate Henry Blanco. "Since I got here, he's been like a dad to me," Soto said M...
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DeRosa glad to 'break a sweat' in spring debutMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Mark DeRosa said he felt "better than normal" Monday as he made his spring debut in the Cubs' 6-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. "I feel better than normal be...
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World is Cubs' oyster … if not the new ownerMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Uh-oh, now we might really have to secure America's borders. Stop terrorists? Good idea. Stop sports capitalists? Even better. Forget Comiskey Park whenever it is that W...