Bruce Miles
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Colvin gets job done at firstApr 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Carlos Pena joked before Tuesday's game that he hoped Tyler Colvin would get a few hits and maybe hit a homer but that he hoped Colvin wouldn't “Wally Pipp” him. Pena mi...
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Surprising moves by Quade in Cubs winApr 04, 2011 2:00 am - One of the quickest ways to take pressure off a bullpen is to get some offense. The Cubs gave their busy relievers some much-needed exhaling room Monday with 2 runs in ...
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Castro opens season on fire at the plateApr 03, 2011 12:00 am - It’s looking like there’s not much Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro can’t do. The 21-year-old Castro still may be a work in progress in the field, but he’s done it all for...
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Control bugaboo bites Marmol againApr 03, 2011 12:00 am - Highly imperfect. Statistically goofy. Wildly entertaining. All of that pretty well sums up the Cubs’ 5-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday at Wrigley Field. The l...
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Relaxed Ricketts revels in optimismApr 02, 2011 12:00 am - Cubs owner Tom Ricketts addressed a couple of hot-button topics Friday before his team went out and lost 6-3 to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field. The first was t...
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Rally a welcome sight to Quade and Co.Apr 02, 2011 12:00 am - That familiar old here-we-go-again feeling had begun to settle over Wrigley Field Saturday afternoon. Hold on a second. What's that, you say? “Ah, the familiar thing,” ...
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Castro’s impressive start grabbing attentionApr 02, 2011 12:00 am - Starlin Castro is starting to open some eyes, even among the hard-to-impress. The second-year Cubs shortstop went 2-for-4 in Saturday’s 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh P...
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Why Dempster struggled in the late inningsApr 01, 2011 12:00 am - One of the oldest adages in baseball is that if your pitcher gets ahead of hitters and throws strikes, he'll have success. The Cubs' Ryan Dempster wasn't only textbook g...
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Quade eager for first pitch of his first full seasonMar 31, 2011 12:00 am - After more than six weeks in the desert, the hometown kid is home and ready to lead his hometown team for a full season. Mike Quade, Evanston native and graduate of Pros...
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Dempster believes Cubs will do well in 2011Mar 31, 2011 12:00 am - Back in the spring of 2008, pitcher Ryan Dempster went where few dared when he predicted a World Series title for the Cubs. Dempster isn’t doing that these days, but he ...