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Both Cubs and Red Sox in struggling mode
You think Dale Sveum and the Cubs have problems? Based on the level of angst mixed with the clubhouse oxygen, as well as the urgency to wring out every possible victory while improving with both the lineup and the starting rotation, the situation...
Tags: Dustin Pedroia, Bobby Jenks, Dale Sveum, Boston Red Sox, Josh Beckett
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Unbalanced schedule favors White Sox
Can a playoff team vote an opponent a playoff share? Can it tip the schedule maker? We might find out this season if the White Sox edge the Indians for the American League Central title or finish just ahead of the Orioles for one of the two wild-card...
Tags: Dusty Baker, Baltimore Orioles, National League Central, Dale Sveum, Boston Red Sox
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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: Corey Patterson, Shawon Dunston, Josh Hamilton, Jerome Williams, Dale Sveum
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Stewart signing a smart, low-risk move
Third base was the position that nobody could fill at the winter meetings, and after losing Jeff Keppinger to the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs were smart to re-sign Ian Stewart. Stewart is a solid defensive third baseman and still has a chance...
Tags: Jeff Keppinger, Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Darwin Barney, Chicago White Sox
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Cubs win a game big, but maybe lose a big deal
The crosstown blog for people who don’t have all day to read blogs: The Cubs placed Ryan Dempster on the disabled list because of tightness in his right trade value. I assume that Dempster’s injury and Monday’s night’s outing...
Tags: Will Ohman, Steve Clevenger, Baseball, Hector Santiago, David DeJesus
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Valbuena trying to fend off Vitters at third
Is Josh Vitters still the Chicago Cubs’ third baseman of the future? “He’s a priority, let’s put it that way,” manager Dale Sveum said Tuesday at PNC Park. “Who knows about (him being the) third baseman of the future,...
Tags: Ian Stewart, Baseball, Chicago Cubs, PNC Park, Theo Epstein
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Garza decision looming for Cubs
Matt Garza makes his next rehab start on Thursday at Triple-A Iowa and could return to the Cubs next week if all goes well. “After Thursday I’ll make a decision,” Garza said. “They want me to get stretched out a little deeper...Tags: Edwin Jackson, Jeff Francis, Baseball, Wrigley Field, Carlos Villanueva
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Vitters for the future, Valbuena for the present
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH One of the more interesting side stories developing with the Cubs is their third-base situation. The Cubs, 1-0 losers to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, had hoped Ian Stewart would...Tags: Ian Stewart, Jeff Samardzija, Spring Training, Major League Baseball, Travis Wood
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Chicago Cubs - TeamReport
ReutersMLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Lost amid the shuffle of another bad bullpen blowup was a nice season debut by Matt Garza. Garza, the erstwhile ace of the Cubs' starting rotation, was very good Tuesday night in a 5-4 loss to the...Tags: Jeff Samardzija, Spring Training, Major League Baseball, Darwin Barney, Travis Wood
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Could Ellsbury be on Cubs radar?
— Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury is off to a poor start but remains one of the more interesting potential free agents. Cubs President Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer know Ellsbury well from their days in Boston and are aware...
Tags: Ian Stewart, Baseball, Spring Training, Jed Hoyer , Dale Sveum
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Soriano doesn't want time off
Alfonso Soriano sat out two games on the Cubs' last homestand and wasn't all that happy about it. Manager Dale Sveum said he wanted Soriano to get more rest on day games after night games, pointing to his age and knees. Soriano, 37, understands...
Tags: Jeff Francis, Baseball, Dale Sveum, Sports, Alfonso Soriano
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Garza scheduled to come off DL
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs made it official over the weekend, saying right-hander Matt Garza would come off the disabled list and start Tuesday night at Pittsburgh. When Garza does return, manager Dale...Tags: Jeff Samardzija, Major League Baseball, Spring Training, Darwin Barney, Travis Wood
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May 13, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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