Bruce Miles
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Chicago Cubs would love to see DH in NLMar 13, 2016 1:00 am - The good news for the Cubs is that they open the regular season in Anaheim, against the American League's Los Angeles Angels. Right off the bat, so to speak, they will b...
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How Zobrist joining Cubs turned some Cards fans blueMar 12, 2016 12:00 am - EUREKA, Ill. - Ben Zobrist's hometown is split about evenly among fans of the Chicago Cubs and fans of the St. Louis Cardinals. So when Zobrist signed a four-year contr...
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Ben Zobrist's journey from tiny Eureka to Major League BaseballMar 12, 2016 12:00 am - EUREKA, Ill. — They dream here just like they dream in the big town. Maybe the dreams aren't as big, but hey, if a 1932 graduate of tiny Eureka College named Ronald Reag...
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Heyward the best thing to happen to right field in yearsMar 10, 2016 12:00 am - Not since the days of Andre Dawson can Cubs fans get as excited about the guy patrolling right field at Wrigley Field. It looked like it wasn't going to be that way for...
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Fowler return solves two problems for Chicago CubsMar 09, 2016 12:00 am - Before Dexter Fowler took his at-bats in each game for the Chicago Cubs last year, manager Joe Maddon had these words for him: "You go, we go." In other words, if Fowler...
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Cubs have some powerful options with Schwarber, Soler in leftMar 08, 2016 12:00 am - Know this about playing left field for the Chicago Cubs: The position at Wrigley Field has been manned over the years by the likes of Dave Kingman, Glenallen Hill, Henry...
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Russell looks like mainstay for Chicago Cubs at shortstopMar 07, 2016 12:00 am - For a guy who played much of last year out of position, the Chicago Cubs' Addison Russell looked good. Now settled in his natural place at shortstop, there are those who...
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A close look at three nonroster players at spring trainingMar 05, 2016 12:00 am - Up and down Florida and across Arizona's Valley of the Sun they show up. They carry with them equipment bags from their last stop, perhaps from some Double-A outpost or...
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Chicago Cubs Kris Bryant has no plans to stay complacentMar 03, 2016 12:00 am - On pure baseball ability and performance, there's little doubt that Kris Bryant won a roster spot on the Cubs coming out of spring training last year. But little in pro...
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In versatile Zobrist, Chicago Cubs hope to find stability at second baseMar 02, 2016 12:00 am - Quick, can you name the players who started at second base for the Cubs in the first two games of last season? If you answered Tommy La Stella in Game 1 and Arismendy Al...