Articles filed under MLB
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Looking back at just how the NL Central was wonSep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - It probably started in spring training. No, not with pitcher Ryan Dempster predicting a World Series title for the Cubs. The Cubs already had a good team when Dempster m...
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These guys act like they belongSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Call Saturday's celebration subuded hysteria. Oh, sure, the Cubs, their fans and their entire so-called nation partied like it was 1984, '89, '98, '03 and '07. "There's ...
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Clark and Addison a sea of joyful humanitySep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The trio of elderly ladies could not move three feet on Clark Street without being stopped by other delirious Cub fans requesting a photo. "(We have) 195 years of beings...
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Central issue: These Cubs make their own historySep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - They were called chokers. They were doomed to be victims of history. The 2008 Cubs, naturally, had been cursed. That archaic hyperbole was flushed Saturday with the stal...
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Swing and a miss for SoxSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Before Saturday's game against the Royals, manager Ozzie Guillen was channeling Don King as he pumped up the White Sox as hungry heavyweights. "I expe...
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What a wild ride it's beenSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - What a long, strange trip it's been for the Cubs from the high hopes of spring training to finally clinching the NL Central title Saturday at Wrigley Field. And to think...
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Cubs' Hoffpauir, Atkins claim top honorsSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - First baseman Micah Hoffpauir and right-handed pitcher Mitch Atkins have been named the Chicago Cubs organization's Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year, respecti...
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Celebration stays subduedSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - It was almost a surreal scene: Jim Edmonds had already caught the last out, Cubs players had rushed the mound for an abbreviated group jump with closer Kerry Wood servin...
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Guillen likes the way Sox are battlingSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Even with Saturday's loss to the Royals, the White Sox are in pretty good shape heading into the final week of the regular season. Should they hang on...
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Cubs coolly repeat as divisional champsSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Perfect timing. Perfect place. Perfect positioning. Almost so perfect as to be corny. The Cubs clinched their second straight National League Central title Saturday with...