Chicago Cubs
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Dempster to open Cactus campaignFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- Ryan Dempster will be the Cubs' starting pitcher opening-day starting pitcher. That is, he'll start next Thursday's Cactus League opener against the Giant...
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Cubs' DeRosa taken to hospital for testsFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. - Cubs second baseman Mark DeRosa was taken to a local hospital for precautionary measures early Saturday afternoon after reporting a rapid heartbeat and hav...
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Piniella: Center field only spot that's openFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- While the focus this spring has been on the Cubs' starting rotation and who gets the closer's job, there a just a few questions about position players. Th...
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Dempster escalates 'war' of words with Baltimore first basemanFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- With tongue planted firmly in cheek, Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster fired back Thursday morning in a war of friendly fire with Baltimore Orioles first baseman...
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With Kid K glovesFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- The marquee matchups during Thursday's round of "live" batting practice were Kosuke Fukudome against Carlos Zambrano and Fukudome vs. Kerry Wood. In 6 pit...
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Looking to close the deal for CubsFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- All things aligned just perfectly Thursday for the No. 1 topic in an otherwise tranquil spring training: the Cubs' closer situation. All three candidates ...
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Rare show of patience at plate could be virtue for CubsFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- Now for something completely different. Cubs fans familiar with watching a free-swinging team over the last few years might be shocked to see Kosuke Fukud...
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Cubs' Wood at peace with himselfFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- For the first time in what seems eons, Kerry Wood cavorts about Cubs camp without questions of injuries or recovery from injuries hounding him. Now the mo...
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Better fundamentals should boost CubsFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- It didn't rank up there with Casey Stengel asking, "Can't anybody here play this game," when he managed the expansion Mets. But Lou Piniella made a simila...
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Hawks want to play ... at WrigleyFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - When NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday that the Blackhawks' request to host the league's next "Winter Classic" outdoor game was intriguing and interesting, he wa...