Bruce Miles
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Epstein hoping Cubs spring a surprise or twoMar 31, 2014 3:48 pm - PITTSBURGH - In a city where rain is often the norm, the sun could not have been shining any more brightly Monday at PNC Park. Cubs President Theo Epstein was in an equ...
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Replays don't go Cubs' wayMar 31, 2014 3:01 pm - PITTSBURGH - The Cubs wound up 0-for-3 in replay challenges during last Saturday's spring exhibition finale in Phoenix. They also lost a pair of decisions in Monday's re...
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Cubs' Samardzija continues to learn on his baseball journeyMar 30, 2014 1:01 am - PITTSBURGH - You can think back to 2006, when the Cubs drafted "football player" Jeff Samardzija. Or you can go back just two years, when Samardzija was just trying to m...
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Cubs' Renteria upbeat ... and thankfulMar 29, 2014 8:48 pm - PHOENIX - Even in the last days of spring training, when everybody's dying to break camp and get baseball going for real, Cubs manager Rick Renteria still had it going o...
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Park Ridge native Schlitter earns roster spotMar 29, 2014 8:01 pm - PHOENIX - It's been a long road back to the big leagues for Park Ridge resident Brian Schlitter. That road came to a good stop Saturday when the Cubs announced that Sch...
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Who will win Cubs' final bullpen spots?Mar 28, 2014 5:01 pm - PHOENIX - Piece by piece, the Cubs have put together their opening-day roster the last couple of days. Position players were set Thursday. The starting rotation took sh...
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Versatile Villanueva will be Cubs' 5th starterMar 28, 2014 10:00 am - PHOENIX — Perhaps one day in his role as a union player representative, Carlos Villanueva can take up a new cause. “Hopefully, I can be one of those people that advocat...
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Cubs' Baker gets big-time validation with roster spotMar 27, 2014 1:01 am - MESA, Ariz. - Spring training always is full of good stories of players who make the team out of nowhere. Cubs backup catcher John Baker is one of those stories. Baker...
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Olt, Kalish make the cut for CubsMar 27, 2014 1:01 am - MESA, Ariz. - The Cubs finalized the position-player portion of their roster Thursday, and two things stand out: balance and versatility. Third baseman Mike Olt and outf...
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Samardzija sharp in final spring training tuneupMar 26, 2014 1:01 am - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Jeff Samardzija made one final spring-training tuneup start Wednesday, and he made it a good one. Samardzija threw 50 pitches (34 strikes) over 3 in...