Bruce Miles
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Each with his own story: Cubs invite 21 nonroster men to campJan 29, 2012 11:00 pm - One of my favorite spring-training features — and one I try to write every year — is a story on nonroster invitees. These are the guys on minor-league contracts who get...
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Why White Sox throwback uniforms will strike a chordJan 25, 2012 11:00 pm - It wasn't easy being a White Sox fan from 1968-70. Beginning with a 10-game losing streak to start the '68 season, the Sox went from perennial pennant contenders to doo...
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Cubs get 6 of 7 players signed — not GarzaJan 16, 2012 11:00 pm - The Cubs never were big on going to salary-arbitration hearings during the Andy MacPhail and Jim Hendry regimes. In fact, from 1995 to 2011, the Cubs went to “trial” wi...
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Epstein rocks Cubs ConventionJan 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Hope springs eternal during spring training, but it runs rampant at the Cubs Convention. Despite their team coming off a dismal 71-91 season, fans were over the top in t...
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Cubs’ approach coming into focusJan 14, 2012 11:00 pm - School was in session Saturday at the Cubs Convention. So what kind of school was it? Old school? New school? School of rock? Actually, it was more like school of rock ...
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More stats will be shown to fans in Wrigley FieldJan 13, 2012 11:00 pm - Wrigley Field will get a little more hi-tech this year with the construction of a patio deck in the right-field corner. The Cubs will reconfigure seating beyond the rig...
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Cubs convention kicks off with Wood signingJan 12, 2012 11:00 pm - The Cubs convention is always a three-ring circus. There weren't tents big enough to hold everything Friday evening at the opening ceremonies of this year's version. B...
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Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo aims to prove he belongsJan 12, 2012 11:00 pm - One newcomer of intrigue at this weekend’s Cubs convention is first baseman Anthony Rizzo. The Cubs obtained the left-handed hitting slugger from the San Diego Padres i...
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Epstein in line for rock star treatment at Cubs conventionJan 11, 2012 11:00 pm - Cubs president Theo Epstein has what he calls a “two-event day” scheduled for Saturday. In the morning, he'll host his own session with the fans at the annual Cubs conv...
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In with the new and possibly Wood too for CubsJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Some of the more senior members of the Chicago Cubs were on hand Wednesday to launch the team's annual caravan and convention. You know, guys like Randy Wells ... and ....