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Barney sits out finale of Cubs' homestand
Darwin Barney, in the midst of an 0-for-21 streak, will be on the bench Wednesay afternoon for the Cubs-Cardinals game at Wrigley Field. Barney is hitting .147 and a .275 on-base percentage. Alfonso Soriano is also getting a day off, with Anthony...
Tags: Jake Westbrook, Anthony Rizzo, Darwin Barney, Welington Castillo, Chicago Cubs
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Cubs relying more on sabermetrics
Crunching numbers is one of Theo Epstein's specialties, and his reliance on statistical analysis is one of the main reasons Chairman Tom Ricketts hired him away from Boston. During the news conference announcing Jim Hendry's firing in the summer of 2011,...Tags: Baseball, Albert Pujols, Nate Schierholtz, James Russell, Alfonso Soriano
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Reader Q&A: Paul Sullivan's Cubs mailbag
I have been a Cubs fan since 1948, so I have seen some poor baseball. However, it is time to release Marmol for the Cubs' good and also for his own good. Bill A., Newburgh, Ind. I don’t really see that happening, at least not until they exhaust...
Tags: Nate Schierholtz, Tampa Bay Rays, Matt Garza, Bud Selig, Chicago Cubs
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Cubs promote Sweeney, Dolis
The Chicago Cubs moved to get more production from the outfielder positions Monday by promoting Ryan Sweeney from Triple-A Iowa and demoting outfielder Dave Sappelt. They also recalled right-hander Rafael Dolis from Iowa and designated right-hander...
Tags: Chicago White Sox, Baseball, Alfonso Soriano, Rafael Dolis, Sports
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Phil Rogers' MLB power rankings
Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Rangers (1): Ran their top three pitchers at the Red Sox in an impressive weekend sweep started by Derek Holland and finished by Yu Darvish, with Alexi Ogando in between. Looking very smart for letting Josh Hamilton...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, R.A. Dickey, Tampa Bay Rays, Citizens Bank Park, Texas Rangers
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Your Morning Phil: Sweeney, Ventura, Sale
Talking baseball while wondering if LeBron James and his kingsmen are taking the Bulls seriously. 1. When the Cubs get around to trading Alfonso Soriano, it would be ideal to have a homegrown replacement ready. There are none in sight, however, as Brett...
Tags: Nate Schierholtz, Alexei Ramirez, Texas Rangers, Nick Swisher, Citi Field
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Small consolations have to do for Cubs
No one starts out looking for little victories. Yet when that's all you have, you celebrate them. The Cubs lost to the Reds 6-5 on a wet, raw Friday afternoon but headed to dinner knowing it could have been worse. They were down four runs before...
Tags: Baseball, Cincinnati Reds, Sports, Aroldis Chapman, Scott Hairston
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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: Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Matt Garza, MLB Network (tv network), Chicago Cubs
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Scoreboard -- April 3, 3013
|TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball--Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates, 11:30 a.m. (WGN); Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins, Noon (FXSP) Tennis--WTA Family Circle Cup, Noon (ESPN2) NBA Basketball--Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets, 6 p.m. (TNT); San...Tags: Tony McDaniel , Minnesota Vikings, John Skelton, Boston College, Brandon McMillan
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Brian Roberts goes road tripping with the Orioles
The Baltimore SunOrioles second baseman Brian Roberts went 1-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored and two stolen bases in his first road game of the spring Tuesday. Roberts, who was limited to 115 games the past three seasons because of injuries, is returning from hip and...Tags: Spring Training, Baseball, Sports, Brian Roberts
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Cubs working at pace sure to free up prime seats
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A friend was at Wrigley Field recently, picking out a location for his 2013 season tickets. He was struck by the abundance of choices. "Man, they have a ton of unclaimed seats this year,'' he said. "Attendance will be a big...
Tags: Nate Schierholtz, Tampa Bay Rays, Bryce Harper, Ichiro Suzuki, Ryan Dempster
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Scoreboard -- Feb. 9, 2013
|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NHL Hockey--Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, 11:30 a.m. (NBC); New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Men’s College Basketball--Indiana at Ohio State, Noon (CBS); St. John’s at Syracuse, 2...Tags: Northwest Division (NHL), Allen Doyle, Bob Gilder, Bart Bryant, Heath Slocum
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Mar 19, 2013
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