Articles filed under Baseball
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Short makes the right decisionAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Three years ago, Larkin High School graduate Rick Short took a big-time gamble. And Short hit the jackpot. Back in 2005, Short, who logged a total of 11 seasons in baseb...
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Waubonsie Valley grad Bowden beats White SoxAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - BOSTON - Michael Bowden had some down-home motivation during his first major-league start Saturday night. "It was a little bit extra special because growing up a Cubs fa...
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Brave new world for CompitelloAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - A brush with a baseball legend gave Dave Compitello quite a rush when he visited Bradley University. The Schaumburg senior shortstop got to tour O'Brien Field, the downt...
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Guillen not concerned, but says Sox need to beAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - BOSTON - It's hurricane season, and the Ozzie Guillen watch continued Saturday. When the White Sox are playing poorly, like say, now, Guillen has shown he is capable of ...
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Nathan's error dooms TwinsAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Bobby Crosby and Emil Brown both scored on a throwing error by Minnesota closer Joe Nathan in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Twins 3-2...
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Danks pushed back a day, won't face Indians' Lee (19-2)Aug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - BOSTON - Lasting just 4 innings against the Orioles in his last start on Wednesday while being knocked around for 4 runs on 7 hits, White Sox left-hander John Danks coul...
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No-hitter distant memory for BuchholzAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - PORTLAND, Maine - Last Sept. 1, Clay Buchholz dazzled the baseball world by throwing a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox in just his second major-league start. But headin...
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Piniella keeping things in perspectiveAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Others might be giddy over the Cubs' success, but not manager Lou Piniella. A day after laughing off the suggestion that the Cubs might be a team of destiny, Piniella ca...
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Zambrano scratched with tired armAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano was scratched from his scheduled start Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies to give him extra rest because of a tired arm. Sean Mars...
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Big Z admits to arm fatigueAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Perhaps the most common question in Cubdom these days is, what the heck is wrong with Carlos Zambrano? Sore arm? Dead arm? It's a topic that gets Cubs manager Lou Piniel...