Bruce Miles
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Cubs postcard: Rain washes out field workFeb 18, 2017 12:01 am - MESA, Ariz. - Saturday was hardly a picture-postcard day at the Cubs' Sloan Park facility. Rain showers washed out all outdoor activity, with players taking to the indo...
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Cubs postcard: Staying connectedFeb 17, 2017 12:00 am - MESA, Ariz. - There is a taste of old home week at Cubs spring training camp. The current management team has done a lot to involve former Cubs players as spring instru...
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For Cubs' Lester and Contreras, it's all about repetitionFeb 17, 2017 12:00 am - MESA, Ariz. - Left-hander Jon Lester comes to Chicago Cubs spring training with a lot of credibility. He won two World Series with the Boston Red Sox before being the s...
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Cubs' Russell getting a grip on handling fameFeb 17, 2017 12:00 am - MESA, Ariz. - Not many 22-year-olds get handed the key to their home city. That happened this off-season in Pensacola, Florida, for Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russe...
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Cubs embrace the benefits of a little 'swagger'Feb 16, 2017 9:48 am - MESA, Ariz. - Anthony Rizzo is a ground-floor guy with the Cubs' rebuilding program, so he knows of humble beginnings. Now Rizzo, the Cubs and their fans have a suite i...
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Cubs postcard: Grime fightersFeb 16, 2017 12:01 am - MESA, Ariz. - It's gotta be the shoes. Every day, baseball players get their spikes caked with mud and grass. And after every game or spring-training workout in Arizona...
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Confident Contreras ready to work with Cubs ace Jon LesterFeb 16, 2017 12:01 am - MESA, Ariz. - Cubs ace Jon Lester is expected to meet the media Friday. One of the things he'll no doubt be asked is working with a new catcher. For the past two season...
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Cubs postcard: Blue man groupFeb 15, 2017 12:00 am - MESA, Ariz. - Pitchers and catchers have reported for Cubs spring training. Boy, have they ever. As manager Joe Maddon took the practice field Wednesday for his team ta...
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No Cubs drama on deck for Maddon or MonteroFeb 15, 2017 12:00 am - MESA, Ariz. - Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon insists there is no problem between him and veteran catcher Miguel Montero. In an interview after the Cubs won the World S...
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Free agency brings mix of emotions for Cubs' ArrietaFeb 15, 2017 12:00 am - MESA, Ariz. - Jake Arrieta is entering the point in his career that every athlete looks at with a flood of emotions and thoughts: the free-agent year, or the "walk" year...