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Cubs prospect Soler benched by manager
Dave Keller is about as old school as they come, and the former Cubs coach and current manager of the team’s Class A Daytona affiliate didn’t like what he saw from top prospect Jorge Soler. So Soler became one of the first prominent examples...
Tags: Ethics, Chicago Cubs, Values, Albert Almora, Scott Baker
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Cubs, Jackson should buckle up for bumpy ride
Watching the Cubs' annual opening exercise at Wrigley Field, an event lessened by Chicago politics and low expectations, there was plenty of time to wonder about a question that applies on both sides of town: WWBVD. What would Bill Veeck do? I'm...
Tags: Tony Campana, Martin Maldonado, Thomas Ricketts, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Cubs
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Like Cubs, Astros building from bottom up
Like his bosses, Mike Foltynewicz is a baseball optimist. He can see the Astros rising out of the ashes they find themselves in at the beginning of the Jim Crane era. "In three or four years, we're going to be a fun team,'' said Foltynewicz, a 21-year-...
Tags: Carlos Pena, Carlos Correa, New York Yankees, George Springer , Robert Earl
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Marmol blows another lead but Cubs survive 4-2
CINCINNATI — Jed Hoyer popped in on Tuesday, a rare road visit from the Cubs' general manager. "They didn't come a lot last year," manager Dale Sveum said with a laugh. "They come in for the good trips — Hawaii, the beach …"...Tags: Manny Parra, Kevin Gregg, Chris Heisey, Joey Votto, Carlos Villanueva
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Sveum given vote of confidence
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Manager Dale Sveum's job status has become a hot topic lately, but general manager Jed Hoyer flew to Cincinnati Tuesday to try to cool things down. Hoyer, who doesn't make many trips,...Tags: Minor League Baseball, Travis Wood, Kameron Loe, Dioner Navarro, Mat Latos
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An odd sound coming out of the Marmol mess
Cubs manager Dale Sveum finally made the move he never should’ve had to make: yanking Carlos Marmol as closer. Sveum never should’ve had to make the move because team president Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer should’ve...
Tags: Chicago Cubs, Terry Francona, Jed Hoyer , Pittsburgh Pirates, Dan Haren
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Your Morning Phil: Hahn, Peavy, Wood
Talking baseball while praising Kirk Hinrich’s grit: 1. There are lots of good deals on Chicago condos. A forward-thinking baseball organization might buy, not merely rent hotel space, this summer. Scouts will be camping out on both sides of...
Tags: Colorado Rockies, Travis Wood, Robin Ventura, Alexei Ramirez, Matt Garza
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Cubs hand game to Brewers
MILWAUKEE — The ivy was in bloom on the outfield walls of Wrigley Field before opening day last year, prompting President Theo Epstein to declare: "I hope that's a good omen." To make a long story short, it wasn't at all. One year later, the...
Tags: Chicago Cubs, Miller Park, Spring Training, Martin Maldonado, Wrigley Field
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Cubs' latest loss won't help Sveum's mood
CINCINNATI — Dale Sveum can look disheveled standing in the Cubs' dugout with his perpetual five o'clock shadow. During the Cubs Convention, a fan complained to Chairman Tom Ricketts that Sveum looked like he "slept under a bridge." "I think...
Tags: Travis Wood, Dave Sappelt, Cesar Izturis, Thomas Ricketts, Anthony Rizzo
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99 problems, Cubs-style
For RedEyeThe pieces aren't in place yet for the Cubs, but the plan is and so is the braintrust. Whether Tom Ricketts, Theo Epstein and Dale Sveum will succeed remains a mystery, and the fact is there's more to be done. A lot more. So on the cusp of Wrigley...Tags: Travis Wood, Bill Murray, Felix Pie, Starbucks Corp., Media Industry
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Cubs tradition: Throwing out ceremonial first discussion of fans' patience
If you believe the 2013 Cubs were built to stink -- spoiler alert: they were -- then you had to like Edwin Jackson’s miserable start in Monday’s home opener and Starlin Castro’s aggravating last out that was a wind shift from turning...
Tags: Anthony Rizzo, Thomas Ricketts, Darwin Barney, Matt Garza, Jed Hoyer
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Bad start fuels talk of summer sell-off
CINCINNATI — It's never too early to start thinking about another summer sell-off, and with another poor April, most everyone on the Cubs has to be wondering if they'll still be around in August. Among those who could be goners are Alfonso...Tags: Anthony Rizzo, Darwin Barney, Carlos Marmol, Matt Garza, Chicago Cubs
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