Chicago Cubs
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Baseball owes players, fans use of replaysNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - The baseball purist in me says no to instant replay. However, the purist has been overruled by the progressive in me. The ultimate goal for any official in any sport is ...
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Large ticket hikes coming for 2008?Nov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Will it cost you more to watch the Cubs in 2008? Probably. Will it cost you substantially more? Possibly. Internet chatter Monday was rife with speculation that the Cubs...
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Cubs interested in Japanese free agentsNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Jim Hendry will head east today, as he flies from Arizona to Florida and baseball's general managers meetings. The GM of the Cubs also will be looking to the Far East. D...
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Japan's Fukudome would make a difference for CubsNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Last off-season, the Cubs hired former pitcher Steve Wilson to be their point man in the Far East. It was a move long overdue, as the Cubs had ignored Asia and its burge...
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Business as usual: Cubs to bump payroll in 2008Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - The answer is $115 million, give or take a million or two. The question is, of course, what's the Cubs' payroll expected to be next season? Every year around this time, ...
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Cubs' focus not on A-Rod but other pressing needsOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Cubs general manager Jim Hendry spent a couple of days last week in Florida. No, he wasn't courting Alex Rodriguez. That would have been illegal. Instead, Hendry had mee...
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Moving the earth at WrigleyOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The numbers are staggering. A drainage system featuring 6,800 linear feet of piping, 7,500 tons of dirt removed by an armada of trucks in constant motion, a retention ar...
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Plenty of good questions for Hendry, Cubs to answerOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Early next week, Cubs general manager Jim Hendry and his baseball staff will pack up and head en masse to Mesa, Ariz., for the annual organization meetings. From there, ...
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Wrigley's field to get needed faceliftOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - If all goes well, the Cubs can begin breaking ground, quite literally, on a new playing field today. Mark McGuire, the Cubs' executive vice president for business operat...
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Playoff teams provide lessons; it's up to the Cubs to learnOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - If the Cubs, along with the rest of America, have been able to stay up late enough and pay attention, there are a good number of lessons to be learned from the teams tha...