Bruce Miles
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Fruitful idea by PiniellaJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON - Lou Piniella has a novel plan for the next time the Cubs visit Minute Maid Park. The plan was hatched before the Cubs went out and crushed the Houston Astros ...
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Rodriguez shuts down Cubs bats in Astros 4-1 winJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- It looks like the Cubs' road to the playoffs isn't going to be an easy one, if it leads there at all. That's because the road itself has been lined with peri...
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Finger's still bothering WoodJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON - Cubs manager Lou Piniella sounded a note of concern Saturday about closer Kerry Wood. Wood threw from the outfield grass during the afternoon but pitching coa...
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Hendry: Team getting healthy - slowlyJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON - Cubs general manager Jim Hendry sounded a cautiously optimistic tone Friday about his team's health situation. "We're getting healthier, but we're not quite th...
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Bats quiet as Cubs fall in 9thJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON - It didn't take long for fed-up Lou to return. After the Cubs fell 2-1 Friday night to the Houston Astros, Cubs manager Lou Piniella entertained the press corp...
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Cubs' All-Stars raving over NYCJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON - The Cubs who took part in Tuesday's All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium were still abuzz about the experience Friday. "It was a rush," said pitcher Ryan Dempster,...
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Back to business for CubsJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Everybody knows there are two seasons in Chicago: winter and road construction. With that in mind, the Cubs look to have a clear lane to the title in the National League...
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At the break: Five things we should have known about the CubsJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - It's always fun to look back at spring-training stories. Back in March, the questions, concerns and prognostications for the Cubs were these: • Can Ryan Dempster crack ...
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Some odd things that have happened to the CubsJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Of all Yogi Berra's sayings, maybe the most profound was: "In baseball, you don't know nothin'." That sure applies to the Cubs in the first half of the 2008 season. Al...
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Harden works out, settles inJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Rich Harden put on a brand-new pair of Cubbie blue baseball spikes and headed toward the bullpen mound Thursday morning. Waiting for him were pitching coach Larry Rothsc...