Bruce Miles
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Cubs, Wood agree to $3.9 million contractJan 24, 2014 3:21 pm - The Cubs eliminated the need Friday for one arbitration hearing by agreeing to a one-year, $3.9 million contract with left-handed pitcher Travis Wood. The two sides abo...
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After a tough month, where do Cubs go from here?Jan 23, 2014 9:35 pm - The Cubs’ only formal announcement over the last week or so was that they will have a team mascot for the first time in modern history. It’s not been the greatest of we...
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From the sublime to the ridiculous, convention doesn’t disappointJan 19, 2014 4:59 pm - The annual revival meeting known as the Cubs convention is in the books. As always, the convention provided its unique blend of oddities and entities. Some moments were...
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Cubs hope to renovate Wrigley Field over four off-seasonsJan 18, 2014 5:24 pm - One year ago, the Cubs made a lavish presentation and rolled out plans to renovate Wrigley Field, which turns 100 years old this year. Those plans stalled, in part beca...
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Fans fire away when grilling Cubs’ brass, RickettsJan 18, 2014 9:59 am - Cubs fans cut right to it Saturday at the team’s annual convention. The question was this: Even with all of the hope that’s being sold for the future, why should fans c...
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Optimistic Epstein ready to face Cubs fansJan 17, 2014 9:59 am - We’re not quoting directly, but Cubs president Theo Epstein seemed to have three words for fans asking tough questions at this weekend’s convention: bring it on. “I welc...
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Renteria willing to learn a little Japanese to woo star pitcherJan 16, 2014 6:27 pm - Cubs president Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer are about as tight-lipped as it gets when talking — or not talking — about free agents. Not only can’t you get...
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Cubs’ top prospects get a lesson from HawksJan 15, 2014 9:59 am - The clear winner of this week’s minicamp for Cubs minor-leaguers is … the Chicago Blackhawks. The Cubs have their top prospects in town for a camp that has included sem...
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Will Cubs fans bring the heat at convention?Jan 14, 2014 4:50 am - The run-up to spring training begins in earnest this week for the Cubs. Actually, it’s been more of a stumble-up as the team took some social-media heat Monday for the ...
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Big news! Cubs announce ... a mascot?Jan 13, 2014 10:00 am - Judging by the frenzied Cubs traffic on social media Monday, you might have thought the team had signed Japanese pitching sensation Masahiro Tanaka. No, but it was almos...