Bruce Miles
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Cubs owner Tom Ricketts addresses his playersFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. — Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts stepped into the bright Arizona sunshine Friday and proclaimed a new era in Cubs history — if not in his ownership. Now enterin...
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Cubs bunting tournament not all fun and gamesFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. — Who says you can't mix a little fun in with some serious work? The Cubs' spring-training camp livened up Thursday with the kickoff of a bunting tournament...
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Cubs’ Russell looks to play key role in bullpenFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. — A fragile pitcher might have cracked, or even broken. Not James Russell. Last year, the then-25-year-old lefty was tossed into a tough situation with the C...
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Cubs mixing some fun in with workFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. — Something has taken on a life of its own at Cubs spring-training camp. Although it’s being done for fun, there’s a purpose behind it, too. It’s a bunting ...
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Cubs send Carpenter to Red Sox as Theo compensationFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Pitcher Chris Carpenter put it succinctly. “My name will go down in history, I guess,” he said Tuesday. It will indeed as Carpenter was named as the compensation for the...
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Is Samardzija on the verge of a breakthrough?Feb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. — Maybe one day, Jeff Samardzija will be able to blend in and be just a baseball player. Well, maybe not, since Samardzija stands 6-feet-5, weighs 225 and s...
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Sevum: Wood our only set-up manFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. — The way manager Dale Sveum sees it, the Cubs have one setup man, not a left-handed setup man and a right-handed setup man. “I think we have our setup guy ...
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Sveum having some fun with Cubs’ bunting drillsFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. — They say you drive for show and putt for dough. In the case of the Cubs, they might be bunting for dough this spring. In an effort to improve one sadly lac...
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The book on Cubs’ LaHairFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. — Bryan LaHair has the inside track at winning the Cubs’ opening-day job at first base. LaHair has spent most of his career in the minor leagues since 2003. ...
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Cubs’ LaHair taking nothing for grantedFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. — Bryan LaHair finds himself in a new situation this spring: having a major-league job. Not that he’s taking it for granted or anything, but barring somethin...