Bruce Miles
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Demp still a Cub — for nowJul 19, 2012 6:45 pm - Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster spent much of Thursday's pregame playing ball with his son, Brady, on Wrigley Field. A farewell lap around the park before he's traded? Demps...
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Epstein looking at building Cubs' pitching depthJul 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Cubs president Theo Epstein was blunt in his assessment Wednesday of the team's organizational pitching depth. “We need to have a lot of pitching in the system,” Epstein...
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Cubs not likely to go after free agents anytime soonJul 18, 2012 10:37 pm - The Cubs were not big players last winter in the free-agent market. There was no chance they would go after former St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, and f...
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For Cubs’ Wood, it all unravels fastJul 17, 2012 7:47 pm - Here’s how quickly things can change in a baseball game: The Cubs’ Travis Wood gave up no hits through the first three innings Tuesday night against the Miami Marlins. H...
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Cubs’ Samardzija gets back to work tonightJul 17, 2012 7:44 pm - It may seem like forever that Jeff Samardzija has started a game for the Cubs. It hasn’t been that long, but Samardzija made his last start July 7 at New York. “It’s bee...
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Ex-Cub Zambrano returns with ‘good memories’Jul 17, 2012 7:39 pm - Carlos Zambrano was all over Wrigley Field before Tuesday night’s game. The Miami Marlins pitcher, and former Cub, ran through his afternoon conditioning drills in near-...
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Catching up with ex-Cub Mark GraceJul 16, 2012 8:30 pm - No pun intended, but Mark Grace never left the good graces of Cubs fans. Enemy of the state for a time? Perhaps. But enemy of the people? Never. It has been almost 12 ye...
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Barney doing it all at second base for CubsJul 15, 2012 9:14 pm - Cubs second baseman Darwin Barney is putting together a nice little season. Barney hit his career-best fourth home run Sunday to give the Cubs a 3-0 lead in a game they ...
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Cubs’ Garza in no hurry to leave ChicagoJul 15, 2012 7:32 pm - The timing this weekend couldn’t have worked out better for the Cubs. Well, that depends on whom you ask and for what reason. Matt Garza pitched the Cubs to a 3-1 victor...
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Cubs’ Rizzo smooth as velvet with gloveJul 14, 2012 4:16 pm - Cubs manager Dale Sveum had a succinct answer when it was suggested Anthony Rizzo looks “smooth” at first base. “Ya think?” Sveum said Saturday. “Left-handed first base...