Bruce Miles
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Cubs fall despite early rallyApr 30, 2012 11:00 pm - The Cubs are through one calendar month of the 2012 season. Nobody expected them to be good, and they aren't, not with a record of 8-15 after Monday night's 6-4 loss to...
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Two straight strong outings for Cubs' MaholmApr 27, 2012 11:00 pm - The Cubs said from the beginning of spring training their starting rotation would be a strength. A couple of blown saves by the bullpen right off the bat held the starte...
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Marlon Byrd both apologetic, thankful to CubsApr 26, 2012 9:25 pm - Marlon Byrd came back to Chicago on Thursday as a .308 hitter with the Boston Red Sox. Even though we’re talking small sample size, that was enough to put a smile on By...
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Sveum likes Campana hitting secondApr 25, 2012 8:23 pm - Speedy Tony Campana made his second straight start in center field in Wednesday’s 5-1 loss to the Cardinals at Wrigley Field. Campana went 0-for-4 with a pair of strike...
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Cubs' return to respectability will be steep climbApr 25, 2012 8:00 pm - There wasn't much to take from the Cubs' 5-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday at Wrigley Field. Well, there was Bryan LaHair's second home run in two days, ...
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Cubs' LaHair gets job done this time with powerApr 24, 2012 11:00 pm - Much has been made in recent years about the Cubs' approach, or lack thereof, to hitting. Not since those glory days of 2008 has this team valued patience at the plate a...
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Cubs’ night games provide chance for extra repsApr 24, 2012 10:26 pm - The dry-erase board in the Cubs clubhouse spelled it out: “Extra work 3; outfielders 3:30, flyballs.” One of the reasons Cubs managers have liked night games at Wrigley ...
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Waubonsie Valley grad Bowden happy to be a CubApr 23, 2012 11:00 pm - To hear Michael Bowden tell it, things couldn't have worked out much better. Bowden arrived at Wrigley Field on Monday and was activated by the Cubs for the game against...
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Plate patience pays big dividends for CubsApr 23, 2012 8:00 pm - Yogi Berra was right: In baseball, you don't know nuthin'. All night Monday, Cubs batters went to the plate looking like they wanted to catch the final two periods of th...
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Cubs to keep Jackson on slow track to majorsApr 22, 2012 7:07 pm - Saturday’s trade of center fielder Marlon Byrd once again raised the question of whether the Cubs will bring up center-field prospect Brett Jackson. The answer remains ...