Bruce Miles
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No damage done in pair of plate collisionsJun 18, 2011 12:00 am - Collisions at home plate have been the talk of baseball this year, especially with Giants catcher Buster Posey having been put out for the season after one such play. Sa...
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Quade, Cubs savor something specialJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - It’s not every day that the New York Yankees walk into Wrigley Field. So there was a natural buzz to things Friday when these two historic franchises hooked up for the ...
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Rothschild misses Chicago, but he’s happy with YankeesJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - When Larry Rothschild went to the pitcher’s mound Friday, it was pretty much a nonevent. No booing. No cheering. That’s probably the way Rothschild wanted it. After sp...
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Cubs figure to get up for YankeesJun 16, 2011 12:00 am - Things should be hopping at Wrigley Field over the next three days. The New York Yankees are coming to town. The Bronx Bombers will make their first visit to Wrigley F...
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With wind blowing out, Cubs find jet streamJun 16, 2011 12:00 am - Cubs manager Mike Quade let out a sigh upon entering the interview room Thursday. “That’s a Wrigley day, huh?” Quade said after his team out-hammered the Milwaukee Brewe...
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Barney joins long list of Cubs placed on disabled listJun 15, 2011 12:00 am - Darwin Barney put it succinctly Wednesday when asked about his sore left knee. “It hurts,” he said. It hurt enough for the Cubs to put their rookie second baseman on t...
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Ricketts gives Hendry huge vote of confidenceJun 15, 2011 12:00 am - Call it the “dreaded vote of confidence” if you like. Yes, Cubs owner Tom Ricketts expressed “100 percent confidence” in general manager Jim Hendry on Wednesday before ...
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Samardzija gets crack at setup man spotJun 14, 2011 12:00 am - Lost amid the Cubs’ roster shuffling is that reliever Jeff Samardzija is getting first crack at Kerry Wood’s job as the top right-handed setup man. Samardzija is 2-for-2...
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Bad time for Cubs’ goat shirtsJun 14, 2011 12:00 am - Team unity is a wonderful thing. It really is. Put me down as being all for it. It seems to me, though, the Cubs have picked an odd time to break out some new T-shirts ...
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Johnson says Cubs can handle criticismJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Cubs outfielder Reed Johnson is sporting a nice black eye, courtesy of being hit on the helmet over the weekend while on injury rehab at Class AAA Iowa. But Johnson insi...