Bruce Miles
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Cubs' eight-run seventh just reward for DempsterAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI - OK, so it wasn't on the scale of that little 8-run inning the Marlins dropped on the Cubs a few years ago in that one playoff game, but the 8-spot the Cubs put u...
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Dempster's only concern: being ready every fifth dayAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI - Cy Dempster? It's a tough field in the National League this year for the Cy Young Award, especially with Arizona's Brandon Webb sitting there at 18-4. While Carl...
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Offense stalls late for CubsAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI - The only late-night fireworks Saturday came with a postgame concert on the field by Jaci Velasquez. As far as the Cubs went, their offense was a dud when the goi...
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Nothing wrong with Zambrano, Rothschild saysAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI - The subject of pitcher Carlos Zambrano's "arm slot" came up Friday night, and whenever that happens, it seems to send off alarms that something is physically wro...
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Piniella proud of Cubs' swagger, quiet confidenceAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI - Lou Piniella is the one who invented the term "Cubbie swagger" last year in his first spring training as manager. He hadn't brought it up much since then, but on...
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A big-time Cubs blastAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI - Daryle Ward enjoyed a total sensory experience Friday night. Minutes after hitting a pinch-hit, 3-run homer in the ninth inning to rally the Cubs from a 5-3 defi...
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How to get Howry on track?Aug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI - Cubs manager Lou Piniella said Friday that he and pitching coach Larry Rothschild are doing all they can to get beleaguered relief pitcher Bob Howry back on trac...
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Marshall learning to adjustAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA - If there's one thing Sean Marshall has learned, it's being adaptable. Marshall will have to adapt again, only this time it's only a one-day switch. Manager Lou...
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Lilly, Cubs connect as streak hits eightAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA - The hits just kept on coming for the Cubs on Thursday night, in more ways than one. First, they beat the Atlanta Braves 11-7, sweeping this three-game series a...
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Cubs have sweeping successAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA - Even at this stage of his career, Jim Edmonds talks of wanting to "prove" something in baseball. Or maybe it's especially at this stage of his career that he w...