Bruce Miles
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Cubs fans itching to bring up Kris BryantMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - The Cubs of the present were put on hold Wednesday when their scheduled night game at St. Louis was rained out. The teams will make it up as part of a day-night doublehe...
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Fans not happy Olt's on the benchMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - Despite some impressive power numbers that have only grown lately, Mike Olt was not in the Cubs' starting lineup Tuesday night at St. Louis. Of course, in this day of i...
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Quality starts but not quality finishes for CubsMay 12, 2014 1:01 am - The 2014 Chicago Cubs aren't a good team by any stretch. Their 13-24 record suggests they're pretty bad at this point. But this bunch of Cubs is epically bad at one thin...
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Cubs put together some offense to salvage a winMay 08, 2014 1:01 am - For most of the early season, the Cubs outfield has been a bad WAR zone. That's WAR as in "wins above replacement" player, one of the newer advanced metrics. Simply put,...
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Renteria's job safe despite Cubs' poor startMay 08, 2014 1:01 am - The Cubs are off to the same kind of start they got off to under former manager Dale Sveum in 2012 and 2013. That is to say a very poor start. The manager in charge now...
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Samardzija feels 'outstanding' after 126-pitch outingMay 07, 2014 1:01 am - Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija said his arm was still attached Wednesday, two days after he threw 126 pitches against the White Sox. That pitch count raised some eyebrows...
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Cubs not getting much to go their wayMay 07, 2014 1:00 am - The Cubs hit their low-water mark Wednesday night by falling to 10 games under .500. But to paraphrase Yogi Berra, this team may have deep depth when it comes to losing...
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No plans to send slumping Olt to minorsMay 06, 2014 1:01 am - One good way to get a rise out of Cubs fans is for manager Rick Renteria to sit third baseman Mike Olt for more than a game. The 25-year-old Olt was not in Tuesday night...
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Renteria not stressing over high pitch countsMay 06, 2014 1:01 am - Not since the days Dusty Baker was running up the "pitcher abuse points" on Kerry Wood and Mark Prior have pitch counts become such a hot topic with the Cubs. Current ma...
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Lack of work not getting to Cubs' RussellMay 05, 2014 1:01 am - Left-hander James Russell has gone from being the workhorse of the Cubs bullpen to the forgotten man. Entering Monday night's game against the White Sox, Russell had wo...