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Your Morning Phil: Francona, Axelrod, Shoulders
Talking baseball while wondering if the Blackhawks can be counter-punchers. 1. Baseball is back in Cleveland, thanks largely to Terry Francona. The first-place Indians host the Tigers tonight, and The Jake should be rocking. (Yes, I know Jacobs...Tags: American League Central, Baseball, Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers, Sports
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Reader Q&A: Paul Sullivan's Cubs mailbag
Lifelong Cubs fan here with ZERO trust in the Ricketts family in putting together a consistent winning team. It's obvious they only see the Cubs as cash cows. Am I wrong here? -- Selma B., Cincinnati Cash bison perhaps, but cash cows? No. I think the...Tags: Kameron Loe, Baseball, OWN (tv network), Sports, Cy Young Award
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Poll: Voters root for neither Ricketts nor rooftops
Chicago voters in a Tribune/WGN poll have a message for Cubs executives and Wrigleyville rooftop owners locked in a feud over the team's proposed ballpark overhaul: A plague on both your houses. Nearly half said they side with neither the Cubs nor the...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Politics, Elections, Polls, Advertising
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Cubs ramp up PR push to sell Wrigley renovations
The Cubs have stepped up a public relations campaign to build support for Wrigley Field renovations as plans undergo review by Lakeview residents and City Hall. On Tuesday the Cubs launched wrigleyfield.com, a website that asks visitors to sign an...
Tags: Baseball, Rahm Emanuel, Renovation, Sports, Thomas M. Tunney
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Your Morning Phil: Cashner, draft, Astros
Talking baseball while congratulating the Boston Bruins on one of the great playoff finishes of all time: 1. In less than two years with the Cubs’ organization, Anthony Rizzo has earned himself a $41 million guarantee, which he says guarantees...Tags: Mike Quade, Anthony Rizzo, Baseball, Houston Astros, Sports
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Hoping for better days at Wrigley
South Bend TribuneI was on a bus trip over to a Chicago Cubs game in Wrigley Field last week. The thermometer read a glorious 70 degrees when we left South Bend in the late morning. Even so, I took a sweatshirt and jacket. That wasn’t enough. The temperature...Tags: Chase Field, Chicago Cubs, Memorial Day, Wrigley Field, Arizona Diamondbacks
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Honoring Phil Cavarretta
While Tom Ricketts endlessly ponders the "modernization" of Wrigley Field, I wish he would give a thought to recognizing the late Phil Cavarretta in some meaningful way. One of the great Cubs players, who devoted 20 years of his life to his beloved...Tags: Wrigley Field
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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: Anthony Rizzo, James Russell, Baseball, Josh Hamilton, Sports
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Where have all the Cub fans gone?
We've heard Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts stomp his feet and tell everyone to get out of the way in his goal to sprinkle some sparkle around an aging Wrigley Field. Ald. Tom Tunney, 44th, has offered a familiar refrain about parking and security,...
Tags: Baseball, Rahm Emanuel, Theo Epstein, Sports, Wrigley Field
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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: Citi Field, Jake Peavy, Sports, National League, Oakland Athletics
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Cubs without Wrigley
Does Tom Ricketts really believe that fans will pour into a new stadium in the suburbs to watch the Cubs lose? People go because of Wrigley Field and the experience of being there.Who would care about the Rosemont Cubs? — John Empfield, ChicagoTags: Wrigley Field
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Cubs make quick decision on Rizzo's worth
It took Anthony Rizzo only 124 games in a Cubs uniform to convince president Theo Epstein to give him a seven-year, $41 million deal that could turn into nine years and $68 million with a pair of club options. The move, which was officially announced...
Tags: Anthony Rizzo, Baseball, Sports, Jed Hoyer , Chicago Cubs
May 21, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 15, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 15, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 14, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 12, 2013
|Column| South Bend Tribune
May 9, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 10, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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May 6, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 3, 2013
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May 13, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
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