Bruce Miles
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Forward-thinking Cubs move LaHair to right fieldJun 18, 2012 8:47 am - The Cubs moved one step closer Monday to calling up first-base phenom Anthony Rizzo. For the opener of their interleague series against the White Sox at U.S. Cellular F...
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Cubs place Dempster on 15-day DLJun 18, 2012 8:46 am - The Cubs had to put their best pitcher, and their most marketable trade commodity, on the disabled list Monday. In a move that took most observers by surprise, the Cubs ...
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Nothing going right for Cubs vs. leftiesJun 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Cubs manager Dale Sveum can't figure out why his team has had so much trouble against left-handed pitchers this year. Those struggles continued Sunday night as Red Sox ...
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It’s never boring when ‘Cubs’ is on the ticketJun 17, 2012 9:34 pm - Interleague play produces its share of yawners every year. An Athletics-Padres series probably doesn’t cause seismic waves along the West Coast, and there’s little rhym...
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Cubs teammates support, defend SorianoJun 16, 2012 11:51 pm - A few jagged bolts of lightning lit up the afternoon sky before the Cubs fell 4-3 to the Boston Red Sox on a muggy Saturday night. There was no rain, but there was plent...
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Sveum happy Marmol back as Cubs closerJun 16, 2012 10:46 pm - Carlos Marmol looked an awful lot like the Carlos Marmol of old Friday. That’s good and bad. Marmol threw 29 pitches (18 strikes) in the ninth inning and worked out of a...
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Tongue-lashing does the trick for CubsJun 15, 2012 7:00 pm - The Cubs found a way to silence the fans of opposing teams at Wrigley Field: win. They did so in intriguing fashion Friday in beating the Boston Red Sox 3-0 before 40.0...
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Epstein eager to finish with Red Sox, see some progressJun 15, 2012 1:56 pm - Cubs president Theo Epstein was trying not to make it all about him Friday, when the Boston Red Sox came to Wrigley Field. Yes, there were plenty of questions about Eps...
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Dempster delighted with one-triple-per-decade paceJun 15, 2012 1:52 pm - Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster had a friendly bet going with speedy center fielder Tony Campana. Dempster won. In the second inning of Friday’s 3-0 victory over the Boston...
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Cubs' Epstein downplays talk of added emotion of Red Sox visitJun 14, 2012 6:45 pm - The Boston Red Sox will provide the Cubs with their next interleague test as they invade Wrigley Field this weekend. Saturday night's game (FOX) and Sunday night's game...