Articles filed under Baseball
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Statue has special meaning for sculptorMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - From the first time Lou Cella saw Ernie Banks in person, he knew he was witnessing something special. "It was at an old-timers game at Wrigley Field in 1977," recalled C...
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These Cubs destined to make history … for better or for worseMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Welcome to Wrigley Field, which these days is history's drawing board. The significance isn't nearly as serious as it was at Ford's Theater or the Watergate Hotel. But n...
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No surprises this yearMar 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Every baseball manager says he wants his team to get off to a good start every season. Cubs manager Lou Piniella said it last year, but things didn't work out so well. P...
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Zambrano leaves game with arm crampMar 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano left today's opener against the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh inning with a cramp in his right forearm, right after making a pickoff throw to...
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Marshall, Murton sent to IowaMar 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Sunday brought good news and bad for the remaining Cubs players awaiting their opening-day fates. The good news came to left-handed reliever Carmen Pignatiello, whose ou...
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Brewers beat Cubs to spoil Fukudome debutMar 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The start of the Cubs' 100th season since winning the World Series ended like so many seasons at Wrigley Field -- with a loss. Tony Gwynn hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th...
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Ready to turn the pageMar 30, 2008 11:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen demanded a better effort from his players during spring training. Guillen was convinced the seeds for last year's 72-90 reco...
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Grap fills the gapMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Huntley's consecutive run-scoring doubles were necessary after all. The Red Raiders' baseball squad appeared invulnerable after Nate Prokuski and Phil Pupillo capped a 5...
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Curses aside, let's just look aheadMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - DETROIT, Oct. 14, 1908 -- Chicago Cubs manager and first baseman Frank Chance opened the telegram from President Theodore Roosevelt: "Bully for you and the Chicago C...
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Record crowd in L.A.Mar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Carl Erskine vividly remembers a most distressing experience at the Los Angeles Coliseum 50 years ago. Don Newcombe easily recalls the difficulty of doing his job there....