Chicago Cubs
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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...
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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...