Bruce Miles
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Soriano chastised, then almost beanedAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA - There's a whole lot of cause and effect in baseball. For example, if Alfonso Soriano hadn't stopped and admired a long drive in the first game of Wednesday's ...
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Marshall to start SundayAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA - In the past couple of years, Jeff Samardzija has gone from football standout to baseball draft pick to minor-leaguer to major-leaguer. The way things were shap...
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Piniella calms down big 'stir'Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA - Cubs manager Lou Piniella apparently is still learning that whatever he says about a star player reverberates throughout Cubdom. So it was in the couple of day...
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Piniella says Cubs' biggest strengths are pitching and defenseAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA - You might be surprised to find out what kind of Cubs team Lou Piniella thinks he's managing. "To me, we're a pitching-defense oriented team that relies on jus...
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How Cubs, White Sox stack up with Cards, Red Sox historicallyAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Let's pick a baseball season, say, 1967. That's as good of a place to start as any for today's fun little exercise. In one of those rare, serendipitous quirks of the sc...
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Soriano's not slowing downAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Alfonso Soriano is hot. How hot? He's in one of his stretches where he can carry his team, much like he did last September, when he hit 14 homers to help lead the Cubs t...
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DeRosa, Cubs hop to itAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - So what happened to all that talk about the Cubs' offense going on a summer vacation? Apparently, it's back to work now. After starting pitcher Jason Marquis gave up 4 ...
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Soriano connects in Cubs victory over AstrosAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - When the Cubs were in their summer doldrums and Alfonso Soriano was on the disabled list, manager Lou Piniella harped and harped on how important Soriano was to the offe...
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The day after, still plenty of storm storiesAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - You couldn't blame the Cubs if they were hearing a siren song in their heads Tuesday morning. Or maybe that was just the test of the emergency sirens, which went off at...
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Cubs think they can spare EyreAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Scott Eyre took the high road, even as he prepared to hit the road in his RV and drive home. The Cubs designated Eyre for assignment Tuesday as they activated closer Ker...