Bruce Miles
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Cubs sign reliever Duensing for two more yearsJan 17, 2018 12:00 am - One of the most underrated players on the 2017 Chicago Cubs was left-handed reliever Brian Duensing. On Wednesday, the Cubs and Duensing agreed on a two-year contract w...
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Plenty of quips and quotes keep Cubs Convention entertaining and livelyJan 14, 2018 12:00 am - Another Cubs convention has come and gone, and my oh my, they certainly have evolved over the years. We've gone from fans nearly in tears at the idea that the Cubs migh...
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Chicago Cubs' Ricketts says Sosa, others "owe us a little bit of honesty"Jan 13, 2018 12:00 am - The question about Sammy Sosa being welcomed back to the Cubs comes up every year at the team's convention. With Carlos Zambrano - another prodigal son - coming to the ...
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New Cubs coaches taking it all in at conventionJan 13, 2018 12:00 am - For the first time since the Great Coaching Staff Purge of 2017, Cubs manager Joe Maddon had his new staff together in public Saturday. The Cubs convention was a bit of...
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At convention, re-energized Cubs say they're ready for 2018Jan 12, 2018 12:00 am - With that “World Series hangover” no longer hanging over the Cubs this year, it's onward to 2018. That seemed to be the collective mindset Friday during the opening eve...
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Chicago Cubs manager Maddon comfortable with revamped bullpenJan 11, 2018 12:00 am - For my money, the first law of modern baseball is that bullpens are the most fickle and finicky part of any team. The second law is that the bullpen that starts the seas...
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What Cubs' manager Maddon expects from 2018 seasonJan 10, 2018 12:00 am - Cubs manager Joe Maddon is always cooking up something. On Wednesday, he cooked up and served meals to the homeless during his annual "Thanksmas" event, at the Catholic...
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Carlos Zambrano, Derrek Lee join this weekend's Cubs Convention lineupJan 08, 2018 12:00 am - Every now and then during the past couple of baseball seasons, Carlos Zambrano would visit the Cubs clubhouse and dugout. Last summer, I finally asked Big Z: "How about...
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Why Jake Arrieta might end up back with the Chicago CubsJan 03, 2018 12:00 am - Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer have crisscrossed the country more than once in search of top-line starting pitching. It may be that th...
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Reports: Chicago Cubs meeting with DarvishDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - Having failed in their bid to land Japanese pitching sensation Shohei Ohtani, the Chicago Cubs apparently have set their sights on another pitcher from Japan: Yu Darvish...