Bruce Miles
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Cubs' lefty Lilly: WBC a learning experienceMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. - Lefty Ted Lilly met with reporters Tuesday for the first time since returning from the World Baseball Classic. Lilly pitched for Team USA, which fell to Ja...
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Inside look at Cubs' new-look, rebuilt bullpenMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - PHOENIX - The Cubs' bullpen essentially has been rebuilt. Gone are Kerry Wood, Michael Wuertz, Bob Howry, Scott Eyre and various bit players such as Jon Lieber. Here are...
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Bat in hand, Cubs' Fox still looking for a positionMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. - Has bat. May have to travel. That about sums up the situation for Jake Fox, a longtime Cubs farmhand who got the bad news Tuesday that he had been optioned...
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Piniella no closer to choosing between Marmol and GreggMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - PHOENIX - Cubs manager Lou Piniella has found a way to settle the closer's battle between Kevin Gregg and Carlos Marmol. "I'm going to flip a coin, heads or tails," Pini...
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Samardzija always working on his gameMar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. - Go ahead and call Jeff Samardzija a "raw" talent. He doesn't mind. "We're getting there," Samardzija said Sunday. "I don't mind being considered a raw tale...
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Lee not thrilled with Team USA's naggingMar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. - Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee returned to the lineup and doubled in the first inning of Sunday's 5-3 victory over the Mariners. Lee had not played since l...
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Zambrano sharp in Cubs' 5-3 win over MarinersMar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Carlos Zambrano started Sunday and pitched 6 easy innings, giving up 4 hits and 1 run. "Zambrano was awfully sharp," said Cubs manager Lou Piniella. "He threw 70-some p...
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Harden's first start in jeopardyMar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - GLENDALE, Ariz. - Rich Harden returned to Cubs camp Saturday, and it's going to be a race to the wire for him to make his first start of the season April 10. Harden was ...
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Koskie's future in jeopardyMar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. - Third baseman Corey Koskie spent much of Friday huddling with the Cubs' training staff, and it's likely he'll make a decision Saturday about the course of ...
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Unflappable Marshall ready as Cubs' fifth starterMar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. - Sean Marshall wasn't on the trip with the Cubs Thursday when manager Lou Piniella named him the team's fifth starting pitcher. So Piniella wasn't able to d...