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Smoak HR not Enough as Mariners Lose to Angels
Web ReporterJered Weaver outpitched Felix Hernandez for the third time this season in a matchup of the AL's strikeout leaders and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Friday night. Weaver (9-5) allowed two runs and six hits over seven innings...Tags: Joe Girardi, Brian Fuentes, Nolan Ryan, Multi-Sport Events, Seattle Mariners
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Lately, comebacks easy as pie
Tribune staff reporterWhile some players groggily filed into the quiet Cubs clubhouse Wednesday morning after a short night of rest after playing until 1:16 a.m., Jeromy Burnitz was singing out loud to a song playing in his head. It was apparent to some Burnitz could not...Tags: Michael Tucker, New York Giants, Omar Vizquel, Jerry Hairston, Jr,, Neifi Perez
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Hill makes good case for rotation spot
Tribune staff reporterRich Hill's first major-league start Monday could mark a changing of the guard in the Cubs' rotation. Called up from Triple-A Iowa and inserted in Kerry Wood's spot, the 25-year-old left-hander had an adventurous time in the Cubs' 3-2 comeback victory...Tags: Wrigley Field, Ronny Cedeno, Jerry Hairston, Jr,, Greg Maddux, Neifi Perez
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Sox's Konerko conked in head, then belts pair of homers
Tribune staff reporterPaul Konerko would be the first to admit he has a pretty hard head. But not even Konerko could have imagined a curveball bounced off his noggin could change the complexion of a ballgame, if not a season.After Cubs starter Kerry Wood hit him in the...Tags: Sammy Sosa, Paul Konerko, Mike Schmidt, Jose Valentin, Kerry Wood
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From Aase to Zito
Cal Ripken's first major-league hit came against Dennis Lamp of the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 16, 1981. His last hit came against Frank Castillo of the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Oct. 5, 2001. Ripken finished his career with 3,184...Tags: Troy Percival, Cory Lidle, Jose Mesa, Rollie Fingers, Hideo Nomo
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Cubs rally around Alou
Tribune staff reporterDusty Baker walked around Wrigley Field at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, taking small handfuls of a dirt-like substance from a bag and spreading it throughout the infield and outfield, sort of like Dusty Appleseed. Baker wouldn't reveal the bag's contents or...Tags: Moises Alou, Wrigley Field, Matt Clement, Mark Grudzielanek, Tony Womack
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Finally, Cubs pour it on
Tribune staff reporterSome things are worth the wait, even if it means spending eight or nine hours eating junk food at Wrigley Field. Many of the 38,410 fans who ventured out to Wrigley on Monday morning were back in front of their own TV sets by the time the Cubs finished...Tags: Wrigley Field, Aramis Ramirez, Sammy Sosa, Damian Miller, Jim Edmonds
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Lieber is sore but at himself
Tribune staff reporterThe condition of his right elbow, Jon Lieber insists, is not the problem. He swears it's not the reason he is winless in his last seven starts. "It's being able to make pitches," he said. Lieber did that until the seventh inning Monday night. Then...Tags: Sammy Sosa, Tom Gordon, Fred McGriff, Tyler Houston, Lenny Harris
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Cubs lacking Sosa, offense
Tribune staff reporterSammy Sosa no longer can make his head swivel like a bobblehead doll—at least not since he experienced sharp pain in the back of his neck that forced him to leave in the eighth inning of last Saturday's game at Arizona and to miss Sunday's game. Sosa,...Tags: Jorge Fabregas, Sammy Sosa, Jason Bere, Alex Gonzalez, Mark Bellhorn
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Poor hitting, fielding sink Cubs to new low
Tribune staff reporterAfter a team goes from bad to worse, what comes next? The answer is Monday night's 11-1 loss to the Marlins, which qualifies as one of the Cubs' sorriest showings in a season full of pitiful efforts. At least there were few who cared enough to witness...Tags: Moises Alou, Matt Clement, Sammy Sosa, Jason Bere, Tom Gordon
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Cubs' joy turns to anger
Tribune staff reporterThe Cubs and St. Louis have been going at it since 1892, but seldom have the two rivals spent as much quality time together as they have over the past two days at Wrigley Field. With Tuesday's day-night doubleheader coming on the heels of the Labor Day...Tags: Moises Alou, Labor Day, Wrigley Field, Death, Matt Morris
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'Team game' takes over
Tribune staff reporterSammy Sosa, Moises Alou, Corey Patterson and Todd Hundley went a combined 0-for-12 with six strikeouts Sunday. So how in the name of Roy Oswalt were the Cubs able to eke out a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros in the Wrigley Field sauna? "It's a...Tags: Moises Alou, Personal Service, Wrigley Field, Roy Oswalt, Sammy Sosa
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