Chicago Cubs
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Face time: Counsell, Cubs front office, players getting to know each otherDec 07, 2023 12:00 am - So far, the Cubs have made only one notable off-season addition. You won't see his name in any upcoming boxscores, and his last scouting report as a player came in 2011 ...
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Cubs leave winter meetings in an Ohtani holding patternDec 06, 2023 12:00 am - Shohei Ohtani fatigue is setting in. The prized free agent is still deciding where he's going to sign, with MLB Network's Jon Morosi reporting Ohtani is expected to make...
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Hoyer denies report Cubs are out on OhtaniDec 05, 2023 12:00 am - From the start of free agency, the overwhelming thought has been the market is going to stagnate until two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani signs what is expected to be the l...
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Cubs appear to be falling behind in pursuit of OhtaniDec 04, 2023 2:00 pm - There wasn't much movement on the first official day of the MLB winter meetings in Nashville, unless you count the Cubs sliding out of the Shohei Ohtani race. It's never...
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Jim O'Donnell: If the Bears abandon Arlington, what about the Cubs and an alternative Wrigley Field?Dec 02, 2023 12:00 am - THE SPECULATION IS MERELY "in the wind." But the longer the Bears allow the land that once housed Arlington Park to lie barren, the more rumors will ripple that Tom Rick...
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Reliever Liam Hendriks and outfielder Cody Bellinger selected MLB's Comeback Players of the YearNov 28, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Reliever Liam Hendriks and outfielder Cody Bellinger were selected Major League Baseball's Comeback Players of the Year on Tuesday. The pair, both free a...
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'I just want to find out who the artist is': Man hoping to solve mystery behind Wrigley bleachers paintingNov 27, 2023 12:00 am - Retired Buffalo Grove chiropractor Daniel Kamen is trying to crack the mystery surrounding a vintage painting of a Wrigley Field bleacher scene. Nearly 20 years ago, a p...
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The keys to Counsell's success as Cubs manager? Preparation, courage, connectionNov 18, 2023 12:00 am - David Ross was a good major-league manager. In his four seasons in the Cubs' dugout, Ross made one trip to the playoffs and twice had winning records. Ross was expected ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Theo Epstein's short list of new resurrection targets has to include the White SoxNov 15, 2023 12:00 am - THREE YEARS AGO — November 17, 2020 — Theo Epstein “gratefully” bid adieu to the Cubs. He left a measured, astonishing magnum opus titled “2016.” Since then, he's served...
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After breaking the bank for Counsell, will Cubs' spending spree continue?Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - If you do the math, it looks like everything is adding up for the Cubs. In 2019 they had the second-highest payroll in baseball at nearly $195 million. The year before, ...