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Wood's hot streak adds to Cubs' confidence
The Cubs may be lacking in overall talent, but they aren't lacking in confidence. The stabilization of the closer's role since Kevin Gregg took over, the continued dominance of the starters and the recent improvement of the offense has the players...
Tags: Wrigley Field, Alfonso Soriano, Spring Training, Jed Hoyer , Theo Epstein
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Rockies chase Villanueva in 9-4 victory
The Cubs have made great use of the concept of "core" players, as their repeated statements that Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro are part of their core indicate. But when the core players finally meld into the contending unit the Cubs' brass believes...
Tags: Matt Garza, Baseball, Wrigley Field, Baseball Statistics, Todd Helton
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Lynn's streak ends in tough loss
St. Louis Post-DispatchWhile complimenting teammate Lance Lynn's run of 10 consecutive wins, the longest active streak of its type in the majors, Cardinals veteran Jake Westbrook recently described how "a lot of things have to go right" for a pitcher to win like that. Lynn...Tags: Nate Schierholtz, Baseball, Wrigley Field, Jon Jay, Alfonso Soriano
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Marmol not only Cubs reliever struggling
Carlos Marmol isn't the only struggling pitcher in the Cubs' bullpen. Setup man Shawn Camp has an earned-run average of 8.03 after giving up two runs in the seventh inning of Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Reds. "A lot of balls find holes and you get deep...
Tags: Cincinnati Reds, Sports, Donald Lutz, Dusty Baker, World Baseball Classic
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Series preview: Rockies at Cubs
All games on WGN-AM 720. Season series: First meeting. Rockies 4-2 in 2012. Monday: 7:05 p.m., WCIU-Ch. 26. RH Juan Nicasio (3-0, 4.72) vs. LH Travis Wood (3-2, 2.33). Tuesday: 7:05 p.m., CSN. LH Jeff Francis (1-3, 6.90) vs. RH Carlos Villanueva...
Tags: Anthony Rizzo, Troy Tulowitzki, Carlos Villanueva, Sports, Travis Wood
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Wood solid again as Cubs hang on vs. Cardinals
The 121-year-old Cubs-Cardinals rivalry probably peaked 10 years ago, when Dusty Baker and Tony La Russa shouted obscenities at one another from their dugouts. That was back when there was some real hatred between the teams, with beanball wars in...
Tags: Baseball, Matt Holliday, Tony La Russa, Dusty Baker, Sports
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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: Baseball, Houston Astros, Mark Appel, Wrigley Field, Alfonso Soriano
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Stanton socks mammoth homer in Marlins loss
The Palm Beach PostThe window panes above left field at Marlins Park were open Saturday night. And when the ball shot off Giancarlo Stanton's bat, it looked for a moment like it might sail forever into the Miami skyline. The Marlins dropped their third straight to the...Tags: Marlins Park, Julio Borbon, Juan Pierre, Nate Schierholtz, Baseball
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Marmol still having fun
MIAMI — Believe it or not, Carlos Marmol said he's still having fun. "Of course I am," he said. "Always." Marmol had a rough start for the Cubs, being removed from his closer's role after six games, getting booed on the opening homestand and not...
Tags: Cincinnati Reds, Anthony Rizzo, Matt Garza, Sports, Baseball
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No interference from above for Sveum
MIAMI — Cubs President Theo Epstein said upon hiring Dale Sveum in 2011 that management would not interfere with his game-day managing. After a report on Friday that Marlins bosses instructed manager Mike Redmond on the order of his rotation in...
Tags: Matt Garza, Baseball, Jed Hoyer , Theo Epstein, Sports
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Time for a friendlier confines?
MIAMI — The Cubs have a prolonged stretch of games at Wrigley Field coming up, with 16 of their next 19 at home. With the weather warming up, the number of no-shows should decrease from the first homestand, and the Cubs have a chance to climb back...
Tags: Matt Garza, Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs, Miami Marlins, Dale Sveum
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Reasons to enjoy Chicago baseball
Chicago now has digested a month of uninspiring baseball on both sides of town. The reaction has me puzzled. "It's going to be a long summer," seems to be the most common response from fans and the media. No, it isn't. The Cubs and White Sox are on...
Tags: Dan McNeil, Matt Garza, Wrigley Field, Baseball, Chicago White Sox
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