Bruce Miles
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For Chicago Cubs, Contreras moves in to No. 1 behind plateMar 06, 2017 12:00 am - It would be difficult to imagine a more auspicious big-league debut than the one Willson Contreras experienced last June. In his first major-league at-bat, Contreras hit...
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Cubs' nonroster invitees still chasing their baseball dreamsMar 04, 2017 9:00 am - They come to spring training with the odds against them, especially on a team as stacked as the Chicago Cubs. Some are on the wrong side of age 30, but they come for lo...
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Can Maddon's Cubs find comfort in handling the uncomfortable?Feb 28, 2017 12:00 am - While "authenticity" is one of Joe Maddon's new catch words for 2017, the one I'm most intrigued by is "uncomfortable." Who wants to be uncomfortable? Nobody. But the C...
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How Cubs' Kyle Hendricks manages his climb to the topFeb 27, 2017 12:00 am - Quick. Who are the Chicago Cubs' all-time pitching leaders in postseason games started? First you have Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown, the Hall of Famer who started 7 Wor...
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Cubs, Indians meet for Game 8Feb 26, 2017 12:00 am - MESA, Ariz. - The running joke around Cubs camp this past weekend was that Game 8 of the World Series happened Sunday. The Cleveland Indians traveled across the Valley ...
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Cubs could get used to sellout crowdsFeb 26, 2017 12:00 am - MESA, Ariz. - Cubs players made much of the sellout crowd and the festive atmosphere at Sloan Park for Saturday's Cactus League opener. The Cubs likely will play before...
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Energizing atmosphere fuels Chicago Cubs win in Cactus League openerFeb 25, 2017 9:48 am - MESA, Ariz. - Saturday had the feel of a special day even before the sun came up in the desert. Traffic controllers were out around Sloan Park, and some of the streets ...
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Cubs' Montgomery, Anderson duking it out for fifth-starter spotFeb 25, 2017 12:01 am - Maybe the best way to describe the Chicago Cubs' relationship status with their fifth starting pitcher is that "it's complicated." The first step in that situation happe...
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Cubs postcard: Play ball ... finally!Feb 25, 2017 12:01 am - MESA, Ariz. - Yes, it was only the beginning of the Cactus League season for the Chicago Cubs, but Saturday felt like a real Opening Day. The Cubs and Oakland Athletics...
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Chicago Cubs' Heyward putting in extra to improve hittingFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - MESA, Ariz. - Jason Heyward returned to his locker Friday morning and peeled off his batting gloves after an early-morning hitting session. That was even before the Cub...