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PHILLIES FILES: At least one former teammate of Zambrano likes his chances with the Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — After Chase Utley and Charlie Manuel made everyone laugh when they posed for a picture with The Wiggles during batting practice, assistant GM Scott Proefrock addressed a more pressing issue: a Phillies signing. The Phillies signed...Tags: Sports, Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Baseball
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New Phillies pitcher Zambrano doesn't have best track record
PHILADELPHIA — Maybe I should be more on board with the Phillies' new pitching addition. I keep hearing, "What have they got to lose?" Even assistant general manager Scott Proefrock downplayed the risk involved in signing veteran starting...
Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, Chicago Cubs, Ruben Amaro, Jr. , World Baseball Classic
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Draft expert believes Cubs will pounce on Appel in draft
Keith Law, baseball's most visible draft expect, says the Cubs will jump on Stanford senior Mark Appel with the second overall pick in baseball's June draft if the Astros don't take him first. He made that comment during a telecast of Stanford's 5-3...
Tags: Jed Hoyer , Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs, Alfonso Soriano, Houston Astros
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Gregg officially anointed Cubs' closer
Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum officially dubbed Kevin Gregg his closer Wednesday, making Gregg the third pitcher to hold the job since opening day. Sveum has spent the last couple weeks saying his relievers perform better if they don’t know...
Tags: Paul Maholm, Ryan Dempster, Dale Sveum, Kevin Gregg
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Cubs' triple threat
TEMPE, Ariz. — And so it begins. On a cool, sunny Saturday alongside scenic Interstate 10, the Cubs played their first game with real promise since August 2009, when the worm turned for Lou Piniella. It didn't matter, of course, but it did suggest...
Tags: Jed Hoyer , Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs, Rafael Palmeiro, Corey Patterson
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Theriot playing in perfect harmony
The Giants gather in a tight circle at an end of the dugout before games, always with Hunter Pence somewhere in the middle. They scream, yell and throw things as they prepare for the game in a way that would upset the moms of most Little Leaguers. "(...
Tags: Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs, Reggie Jackson, Kenny Williams, Chicago White Sox
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Bochy great example of solid manager
SAN FRANCISCO — Bruce Bochy could have been an extra for the movie "Lincoln'' with little more than a change of wardrobe. He has the craggy, dark features and straight, slow-talking style of the 1860s. His job in the Old West, suggests one national...
Tags: Barry Bonds, San Diego Padres, Jim Leyland, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox
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Is Jeffrey Loria trying to be the new George Steinbrenner?
Sun Sentinel columnistJeffrey Loria was asked shortly after the Marlins won the 2003 World Series if he ran his team the way George Steinbrenner used to run the Yankees. "I don’t want to equate myself with Mr. Steinbrenner," the Marlins owner told interviewer Charlie...Tags: Sports, Jeffrey Loria, Casey Stengel, Baseball, New York Yankees
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After controversy-free, if lousy, season, Sveum persists
It may be small consolation, but the Cubs were basically controversy-free in 2012 for the first time in decades. While their 101-loss season goes down as the third-worst in club history, there was no backbiting or visible jealousy in the clubhouse, a...Tags: Starlin Castro, Alfonso Soriano, Chicago Cubs, Kerry Wood, Lendy Castillo
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Miami Marlins' Logan Morrison a finalist for prestigious Hutch Award for community service
Sun Sentinel columnistI'm not sure if Logan Morrison will stay healthy or productive enough to be part of the Miami Marlins' future, but it's clear he's already distinguished himself with good deeds off the field. Morrison, the young outfielder and first baseman, was one of...Tags: Jon Lester, Felix Hernandez, Dan Uggla, Sandy Koufax, Willie McCovey
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Can Maddon magic do it again?
Few baseball men are wiser than Joe Maddon. He proved it with this conclusion about the postseason viability of the White Sox after arriving in Chicago on Thursday. "You just never know, man,'' the Rays manager said. No, you don't. But you do know this:...
Tags: Ted Williams, James Shields, Johnny Pesky, ESPN (tv network), Ian Kinsler
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Sandberg ready to move up; will Phillies make room for him?
Growing up in pre-Rockies Colorado, Scott Elarton — like countless fans in non-major league markets in the pre-ESPN, pre-MLB Network era — got most of his baseball fix watching the Chicago Cubs on Superstation WGN. "I knew all the Cubs guys,"...
Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Ruben Amaro, Jr. , Charlie Manuel, Lehigh Valley IronPigs
May 15, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 15, 2013
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Oct 27, 2012
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Oct 25, 2012
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Oct 24, 2012
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Oct 6, 2012
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Oct 5, 2012
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Sep 29, 2012
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Aug 25, 2012
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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