Bruce Miles
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Pirates take Cubs 5-4 in 14 inningsMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- What is it about the Cubs, the Pirates and extra innings at PNC Park? Early last month, the two clubs played back-to-back games of 12 and 15 innings. Both ...
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Zambrano pitches in at the plateMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- There was no stopping Carlos Zambrano on Friday night. There wasn't even any containing him. Zambrano did it all, including pounding out 4 singles in the C...
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Fukudome gets day off in Piniella's lineup shuffleMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- Cubs manager Lou Piniella continued his game of roster rotation Friday night. Back in was left fielder Alfonso Soriano. Out was right fielder Kosuke Fukudo...
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Hoffpauir hopes to stick with CubsMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- It was a bittersweet night for Micah Hoffpauir on Wednesday in Houston. The Cubs lost 5-3 to the Astros, but Hoffpauir notched his first 2 major-league hit...
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Results prove Hendry's doing jobMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- A colleague and I were talking the other day about former Tigers and Reds manager Sparky Anderson. We recalled the folksy Anderson saying, "You don't know...
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Piniella: Edmonds need to start hittingMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Cubs manager Lou Piniella gave a long pause Wednesday when asked about the hitting progress of center fielder Jim Edmonds. "We need to see improvement with th...
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Road not so friendly for CubsMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- In theory, the plan sounded like a good one. Cubs manager Lou Piniella sat the suddenly cold Alfonso Soriano, put Kosuke Fukudome up to the No. 2 spot in the ...
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Zambrano: I'm not hurtMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano went so far Wednesday as to invite reporters to watch him throw his next side session. Zambrano and the Cubs displayed varying de...
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'One big hit can kill you'May 20, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- The Cubs got away from the things they'd been doing well all year. Pitcher Ryan Dempster got away from his good game plan in one inning. Cubs hitters reverted...
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Theriot happy with his numbersMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- The reporter wanted to ask Ryan Theriot about stats. "Uh, oh," the Cubs shortstop said. No, this time, the stats are on Theriot's side. Not only did Theriot b...