Chicago Cubs
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Cubs pick up $16.5M option on 1B Anthony Rizzo for 2021
Oct 31, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs picked up their $16.5 million option for Anthony Rizzo on Saturday, bringing back the popular first baseman after he struggled during the...
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Go Figure: World Series wrap; and welcome back Tony La RussaOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - On the strength of its 4-2 World Series triumph over the Tampa Bay Rays, the Los Angeles Dodgers have championships capping the two shortest "regular" seasons in Major L...
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Baseball Way Back: What was, might have been and still might be with the White SoxOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - With one click of a YouTube link, I step back 15 years in time. The camera surveys the scene. A classic Chicago "dive" bar on Halsted Street. A stamped tin ceiling brist...
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Jon Lester option declined by Cubs, lefty becomes free agent
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Ross was natural fit as Cubs managerOct 25, 2020 2:00 pm - On paper, this had the ingredients for an awkward situation. David Ross came back to manage a group of players after being their teammate a few years earlier. If not awk...
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Baseball Way Back: Idea of LaRussa return raises memories of past revivalsOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - I used to tell friends I will remain young as long as Harold Baines is still playing. I enjoyed quite an extended youth as a result. Now I'm ready to say I won't be old ...
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Go Figure: Why the World Series MVP Award is up for grabsOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - Major League Baseball's biggest stage, the World Series provides the forum for plenty of subplots. But a recurring one that is already heating up centers on who will be ...
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Chicago Cubs need to strike while Darvish, Hendricks are peakingOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - Fixing the Cubs' flaws will be difficult, but maintaining the strength won't require any effort. Starting pitching was unquestionably the team's highlight in 2020. Cubs ...
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Hefty contract helps make Heyward a Chicago Cubs fixture in RFOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - Cubs position players fit pretty neatly into categories. There are the players who can become free agents after the 2021 season - Kris Bryant, Javy Baez, Anthony Rizzo a...
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Happ carried Cubs offense for much of 2020Oct 18, 2020 11:00 am - It's accurate to say Ian Happ saved the Cubs in 2020. In a year when Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Javy Baez and Kyle Schwarber never got rolling, Happ was the offensive s...