Bruce Miles
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Wells falls apart early, and Pirates complete sweep of CubsMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH - The postgame comments were to the point after the Cubs were blasted 11-1 Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates. And why not? The Cubs were swept in ...
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Cubs not exactly road warriorsMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH - The Cubs are real homebodies, but nobody seems to know why. Manager Lou Piniella lamented the disparity between the team's offense at Wrigley Field and on ...
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Pitchers not getting support they needMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH - Until Randy Wells was shellacked by the Pirates for 7 runs (6 earned) in just 2 innings Thursday, Cubs starting pitchers had performed well overall, even in...
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Piniella sees progress but wants consistencyMay 05, 2010 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH - Despite some of the Cubs' recent hitting woes, manager Lou Piniella says the offense is better than it was in the one month since Opening Day. Piniella was...
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Bats dormant -- again -- as Cubs road woes continueMay 05, 2010 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH - The Cubs' clubhouse was as quiet as it's been all season after Wednesday night's 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Maybe it was as quiet as the Cubs' bat...
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Soto's OBP gets boost by batting in 8th spotMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH - Cubs catcher Geovany Soto entered Tuesday as an on-base percentage machine. In fact, he was 2 plate appearances shy of qualifying for the National League le...
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Piniella talks of lineup changes after Cubs loss to PiratesMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH - When the Cubs were going bad early in the season, general manager Jim Hendry said to look at things 25-30 games into the season. After Tuesday night's 3-2 l...
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What that 'cruelest month' April may portend for CubsMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Poet T.S. Eliot wrote that "April is the cruelest month." For the Cubs, it may not have been cruel - unless you were one of the team's starting pitchers - but it sure wa...
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Cubs turn on the power, end three-game skidApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Baby steps. The Cubs needed to get their offense going in the worst way Friday after it had been in, well, a bad way. They did so in an 11-5 victory over the Arizona D...
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Zambrano not exactly happyApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - To use Carlos Zambrano's own terminology, he seemed happy but not "happy" happy after Friday's 1-inning relief appearance in the Cubs' 11-5 victory over the Diamondbacks...