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Finding closer no easy task
ST. LOUIS — The Cubs went through Carlos Marmol, Kyuji Fujikawa and a closer-by-committee strategy the first two weeks of the season before rescuing Kevin Gregg from the scrap heap in mid-April and watching him succeed in his old role. The...
Tags: Spring Training, Jed Hoyer , Sports, Jason Motte, Carlos Marmol
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Bulletin Board
Friday: Cubs President Theo Epstein, baseball writer Peter Gammons and Cubs broadcaster Len Kasper will headline the 2nd Hot Stove Cool Music Chicago benefit at 7 p.m. at Metro. Tickets are $50 at metrochicago.com. June 24-28: Registration is open for...Tags: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Northwestern Wildcats, Special Olympics, FIFA World Cup
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Hawks have respect of Chicago peers
It hasn't been that many years ago that hockey in this city was a relative afterthought — a footnote to more serious sports discussions about the Bears, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox. Sports talk radio producers and station managers admonished their...
Tags: Ice Hockey, Chicago Bulls, Radio, Sports, Wrigley Field
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Cubs like draft haul of pitchers
While power-hitting third baseman Kris Bryant is the centerpiece of the Cubs' draft, scouting czar Jason McLeod says it was the haul of college pitchers that put a smile on President Theo Epstein's face at the end of the first 10 rounds. Missouri left-...
Tags: Pittsburgh Pirates, Mark Buehrle, Baseball, Pedro Alvarez, Russell Martin
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Pirates pitchers dominate Cubs again
Starlin Castro crushed an A.J. Burnett fastball his first time up on Saturday. It seemed headed for the gap in right-center field but Gold Glove center fielder Andrew McCutchen took the perfect line and sprinted to make a catch. Castro smashed a line...
Tags: Anthony Rizzo, Clint Barmes, Pittsburgh Pirates, Alexei Ramirez, Gold Glove Awards
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Stewart suspended after Twitter rant
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Cubs president Theo Epstein found himself putting out a fire he didn't need to be fighting Tuesday. Epstein suspended minor league third baseman Ian Stewart for a Twitter rant late Monday...Tags: Major League Baseball, Wrigley Field, Sports, Carlos Marmol, Twitter, Inc.
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Blackhawks built organization of excellence
Not that long ago in Chicago, the Blackhawks Way meant a half-empty arena on a good night on the West Side, home games nobody could watch on television and apathy that spread from living rooms to the locker room. Michal Handzus remembers. "We were one...
Tags: Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Bulls, Sports, National Football League, Tom Thibodeau
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Reds rout Cubs 12-2
The last time Matt Garza faced Johnny Cueto, he went into a long soliloquy on the need for Reds starter to "grow the hell up." At the end of his remarks, Garza said: "But they run their own show. We run our show, and we'll see them again in a month."...
Tags: Wrigley Field, Sports, Starlin Castro, Anthony Rizzo, Johnny Cueto
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Stewart suspended without pay, apologizes for Twitter rant
Triple-A Iowa third baseman Ian Stewart and Milton Bradley never had much in common before Tuesday, when Stewart became the first Cubs player since Bradley to be suspended for making unflattering remarks about the organization. Four years after former...
Tags: Spring Training, Major League Baseball, Ian Stewart, Twitter, Inc., Jim Hendry
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Baez's 4-homer game at Daytona overshadows Cubs' latest loss
Before the season, President Theo Epstein said Cubs fans shouldn't just look at the team's record as a true measure of their success. "There should be two areas of focus," he said. "One is the big league team. Do we succeed or fail? And one is on the...
Tags: Homer Bailey, Wrigley Field, Sports, Albert Almora, Brandon Phillips
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Your Morning Phil: Baez, brawl, CWS
Talking baseball while waiting for the puck to drop at the United Center: 1. There was no encore for Javy Baez last night. The Daytona Cubs’ game against the Fort Myers Miracle was rained out, delaying his chance to continue his Monday night...
Tags: North Carolina Tar Heels, Fernando Rodriguez, Jed Hoyer , Sports, Carlos Quentin
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Cubs choose Bryant in draft
The Cubs opted for power over pitching with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2013 draft, choosing University of San Diego third baseman Kris Bryant. The 20-year-old Bryant led the nation with 31 home runs in an eye-opening junior season, which was enough...
Tags: Mark Appel, Baseball, Jed Hoyer , San Diego Padres, Jason McLeod
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