Chicago Cubs
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Central contenders have their issuesSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - As important as Sunday's Cubs victory was -- manager Lou Piniella called it the biggest of the season -- Monday's loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers might have topped it fo...
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Coach can't stop 'Big Z'Sep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Carlos Zambrano can claim that at first he didn't see third-base coach Mike Quade's stop sign in the third inning Monday, but Dodgers catcher Russell Martin did. And Mar...
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Cubs tough in clutchSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - For any team with its eyes on the playoffs in baseball, it had better know how to win close games. The Cubs showed again Sunday that they can, rallying to beat the Houst...
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Dodgers defeat Cubs 11-3Sep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Esteban Loaiza outpitched Carlos Zambrano in his Dodgers' debut, helping Los Angeles stay within four games of the NL West lead. Loaiza allowed three runs in seven inni...
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Marshall headed to bullpen -- for nowSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - The Cubs' starting pitching is finally in order -- at least for this week. Manager Lou Piniella decided to start newly acquired Steve Trachsel on Tuesday against the Los...
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Derrek Lee delivers Cubs victorySep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - What the Cubs did Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field took their manager's breath away. Lou Piniella was still huffing and puffing from excitement when he met the media, s...
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Easy does it working for LeeSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Less is more in Derrek Lee's world. During a frustrating stretch earlier this season, the Cubs first baseman went 126 at-bats without a home run, a drought he broke on ...
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Cubs may just wing itSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - As he was finishing up getting dressed following the Cubs' 4-3 victory over Houston on Saturday, Sean Marshall did a double take. What in the world was all the commotion...
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Power switch turned 'on'Sep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - In theory, the 2007 Cubs were a team built for power. In theory. In reality, they've been anything but the power-hitting team many thought would blast their way to a Nat...
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Ohman apologizes to teammates, fansSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Will Ohman is sorry. He's really, really sorry. And he hopes any feelings that were hurt when he announced he was suffering from a previously undisclosed "barking" shoul...