Bruce Miles
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Free-agency clock big factor for CubsAug 17, 2013 10:17 pm - Shortstop prospect Javier Baez entered Saturday with 31 home runs and 94 RBI between stops at the Cubs’ Class A Daytona and Double-A Tennessee farm clubs this season. Ba...
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Castro benched, so what’s next for Cubs shortstop?Aug 17, 2013 7:32 pm - Cubs manager Dale Sveum made his statement Saturday, yanking shortstop Starlin Castro from the game for a mental error. Now comes the harder, and more important, part: b...
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Cubs’ Barney thrilled for RynoAug 16, 2013 7:03 pm - Darwin Barney said he didn’t know his former mentor, Ryne Sandberg, became a major-league manager until after Barney helped the Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0 Fri...
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Sveum a big fan of coming challenge systemAug 16, 2013 6:57 pm - Dale Sveum is as big an NFL fan as there is. Next year, the Cubs’ manager may get to make like an NFL head coach and throw challenge flags under Major League Baseball’s...
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Cubs closing in on Wrigley futility markAug 15, 2013 1:11 pm - The Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field have become decidedly unfriendly to their inhabitants, the Chicago Cubs. How unfriendly? Heading into this weekend’s home series ...
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Arrieta promoted for shot in starting rotationAug 14, 2013 2:58 pm - The Cubs are making one major and one minor tweak to their starting rotation. They’ll call up right-hander Jake Arrieta to start Friday’s series opener against the Card...
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Cubs get blankety-blanked again at un-Friendly ConfinesAug 14, 2013 2:00 pm - Cubs manager Dale Sveum trotted out what could charitably be described as a “Sunday lineup” for Wednesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. Sveum sat regulars Starlin ...
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Cubs not rushing judgment on SamardzijaAug 13, 2013 9:43 pm - Cubs president Theo Epstein seems to be taking the long view with pitcher Jeff Samardzija. And rightly so. Despite all the recent external talk that the Cubs need to ext...
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Bryant makes the grade, moves to high-A DaytonaAug 12, 2013 7:00 pm - That was quick. Exactly one month after signing this year's top draft pick, Kris Bryant, the Cubs promoted the third baseman Monday from short-season Class A Boise to h...
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Runless run continues at WrigleyAug 12, 2013 7:00 pm - The Cubs haven't been home in awhile, so it might be easy to forget how long it's been since they scored a run at Wrigley Field. “Three games,” said manager Dale Sveum a...