Chicago Cubs
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Rozner: Nats GM Rizzo pays tribute to late father, Chicago rootsMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - • First in a series In the 30-plus years I've known Mike Rizzo, there has never been a time he didn't answer the phone. Not when he was an area scout with the White Sox....
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Rozner: Why we love sports so muchMar 24, 2020 1:00 am - You never know how much you need something until it's taken away. That is certainly the case for most of us whose lives revolve around sports. Whatever your passion, you...
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Cubs send Pereda to Red Sox to complete minor-league tradeMar 23, 2020 1:00 am - On Jan. 21, the Cubs acquired minor-league pitcher Travis Lakins in a trade with the Red Sox. Ten days later, Lakins was claimed off waivers by the Orioles. The Cubs sti...
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In a rush to make Cubs, Souza back in waiting roomMar 23, 2020 1:00 am - Cubs outfielder Steven Souza is back in an unfamiliar place at this time of the year. Home. Since beginning his professional career in 2007, Souza has always been busy w...
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Rozner: Baseball questions and perhaps a few answersMar 23, 2020 1:00 am - So many questions, so little time. Check that. So many questions, nothing but time. The next two months are going to be very quiet, so there will never be another time l...
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20th anniversary of Cubs vs. Mets at Tokyo DomeMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - Twenty years ago Tuesday, the Chicago Cubs and a few of us media types gathered before daybreak at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, Ariz., for a trip of a lifetime. We were headin...
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O'Donnell: Brickhouse, Boudreau, Kingman and 'Smitt' - with a touch of CostasMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - IF THE MLB NETWORK wanted to offer a fleeting field of relief from the global disruptions this week, it succeeded. The diamond web replayed the WGN-Channel 9 telecast of...
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Rizzo, Burger, Heyward step up to plateMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - Everybody is in the waiting room due to the coronavirus pandemic, and that includes major-league baseball players who would otherwise be less than a week away from Openi...
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Rozner: Maddux says short spring training no big dealMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - It seems hard to believe right now that real baseball games will be played before Memorial Day. And even that might be optimistic. But whenever baseball returns it will ...
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Rozner: Listening to Theo Epstein brings back memories of another ugly spring trainingMar 14, 2020 1:00 am - Theo Epstein's conference call Friday night was sobering, to say the very least. It wasn't his tone, which was calm and measured, and appropriate given the circumstances...