Chicago Cubs
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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...
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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...