Bruce Miles
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Miles: Maddon a perfect fit for CubsNov 03, 2014 9:48 am - Joe Maddon's introductory news conference as manager of the Cubs on Monday felt a lot like a new-age revival meeting. Maddon tossed out terms like "60 is the new 40" and...
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Cubs' Epstein calls Renteria 'prince of a man'Nov 03, 2014 12:01 am - While Monday was a day to celebrate the Cubs hiring Joe Maddon as manager, there was a somber undercurrent, as team president Theo Epstein had to talk about the firing o...
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Miles: Big names don't always mean big resultsNov 02, 2014 6:45 am - The Cubs are back in the big-name manager business. After four-plus years of Mike Quade, Dale Sveum and Rick Renteria — all good baseball men but hardly household names...
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Maddon's agent: Talk of tampering by Cubs is 'insulting'Nov 02, 2014 12:01 am - It's been awhile since Cubs president Theo Epstein has spoken to the media on a widespread basis. That will change Monday afternoon in a bar when Epstein and the Cubs in...
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Cubs make it official: Rick Renteria out, Joe Maddon inOct 31, 2014 1:00 am - The most awkward week in recent Cubs history ended Friday with the firing of manager Rick Renteria and the hiring of Joe Maddon. The Cubs will introduce Maddon as their ...
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When Maddon smoke clears, hunt for free agents will begin for CubsOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - Open season on baseball free agents began Thursday, one day after the World Series ended. The Cubs will jump in right after they solve their managerial situation, which...
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Indications point to Maddon, but Cubs mumOct 29, 2014 1:00 am - Many baseball watchers, in and out of the media, have expected the Cubs to make a serious run at Joe Maddon to be their manager. So when a report on cbssports.com surfac...
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Cubs' Renteria makes it clear he wants to stayOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - Some silence was broken Monday on the Cubs' managerial situation. That came from the camp of incumbent manager Rick Renteria, whose job status seems in limbo with the te...
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Miles: To be fair, Cubs owe Renteria a quick answerOct 25, 2014 1:01 am - The Cubs' silence on the Joe Maddon situation is telling. As I tweeted Friday, team President Theo Epstein and General Manager Jed Hoyer immediately could have stopped a...
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Cubs should go after Maddon - and quicklyOct 24, 2014 2:01 pm - Joe Maddon is good with young players. He's good with rebuilding projects and with teams on a budget. In other words, he's perfect for what the Cubs are doing now. Ne...