Mike Spellman
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Dempster, Howry stay strongMay 26, 2008 11:00 pm - A week after Ryan Dempster was seen barking at himself and barking to the umpire for a new ball following a Hunter Pence grand slam that proved the difference in a loss ...
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Piniella defends his embattled left fielderMay 26, 2008 11:00 pm - After watching left fielder Alfonso Soriano misplay yet another ball over the weekend in Pittsburgh, Cubs television analyst Bob Brenly finally let 'er rip. To paraphras...
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Soriano hearing nothing but cheersMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - You don't hear too many boos cascading in the direction of Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano these days at Wrigley Field. And the way staff ace Carlos Zambrano sees it, ...
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Hill's back stiffness raises question marksMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Rich Hill's refresher course down at Class AAA Iowa isn't going exactly as planned. The Cubs lefty, who was sent down to Iowa on May 3 to get his house in order, was pul...
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Big Z's big funkMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Elation, frustration, anticipation and, in the end, deflation. Almost every "ation" Cubs Nation could ration was doled out Saturday at Wrigley Field. Just another typica...
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Some good, some bad at Arlington's openerMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The good and the bad from Opening Day at Arlington Park: Bad: The dire weather forecast for Friday afternoon no doubt kept many fans away. So much so that early on it se...
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Soto's catching onMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - One day he's continuing a string of 8 straight strikeouts. A few days later he's belting a pair of homers and driving in 6 runs to lead the Cubs to a romp over Milwaukee...
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Apprentice jockey Wade ready to ride again at Arlington ParkMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - "Man, Randy, he's in trouble." Those five words from the first paramedic on scene at Hawthorne Race Course still echo with veteran jockey Randy Meier. As Meier lay on th...
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Another save blown as Cubs lose 4-3May 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As he sat quietly at his locker, nibbling on a sandwich before Thursday's series finale against Milwaukee, Alfonso Soriano admitted it. "I'm a little nervous," he said b...
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Post-game question gets Piniella steamedMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Watching Cubs manager Lou Piniella smack a water cooler in the dugout as he watched his team surrender a 2-run lead in the ninth inning Thursday at Wrigley Field, one ha...