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'New' Hill fills bill for Cubs
Tribune staff reporterThe new Rich Hill bears a striking resemblance to the old Rich Hill, but he's pitching like a Rich Hill we've never seen. The rookie left-hander is suddenly on a roll after Sunday's 6-1 victory over Pittsburgh. He looks a lot like the hot prospect the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Ronny Cedeno, Iowa, Cesar Izturis, Ryan Dempster
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In a pinch, Theriot erases wild start as Cubs beat Rockies
Tribune staff reporterFor a change it didn't matter that Cubs pitchers walked 10, a statistic that typically leads to another nightmarish loss. Ryan Theriot's clutch hit in the eighth inning led the Cubs to an 8-7 victory over Colorado, halting a four-game losing streak...Tags: Baseball, Kerry Wood, Chicago Cubs, Ryan Theriot, Sports
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The futures market
Tribune staff reporterIn the summer of 2002, with the White Sox 13 games out of first place, general manager Ken Williams unloaded Ray Durham, Kenny Lofton, Sandy Alomar Jr. and Bob Howry in a seven-day stretch in late July, purging the clubhouse of players who weren't in...Tags: Carlos Zambrano, Sandy Alomar, Sammy Sosa, Felix Pie, Ray Durham
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7-up: Cubs show some pop
Tribune staff reporterDusty Baker and Ozzie Guillen met behind home plate Sunday after the final out of the final game of the 2006 City Series, exchanging hugs and wishing each other good luck the rest of the way. After the Cubs knocked off the White Sox 15-11 at Wrigley...Tags: Keith Foulke, Carlos Zambrano, Jim Thome, Neifi Perez, American League
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Hill still a major mystery
Tribune staff reporterThe Rich Hill conundrum is one that has left the Cubs searching for answers for more than a year now. How can a kid look so untouchable in the minors but so average once he dons a Cubs uniform? Called up from Triple-A Iowa on Thursday for his fifth...Tags: Education, Wrigley Field, Iowa, New York, Albert Pujols
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Scoreless stretch ends, skid continues
Tribune staff reporterIn a display of offensive ineptitude that has grown in stunning proportions over the last week, the Cubs lost their fifth straight game Saturday night by going 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position in a 2-1, 10-inning loss to San Diego. Rob Bowen's...Tags: Aramis Ramirez, Mark Bellhorn, Mike Piazza, Baseball, Eric Young
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Accidents happen
Tribune staff reporterThis Cubs season is beginning to have the look of a 20-car pileup on the expressway. You can see a collision coming in the rear-view mirror, but there's nothing you can do to prevent it. And so it went again on a humid Friday night at RFK Stadium when...Tags: Soccer, Matt Murton, Alfonso Soriano, Todd Walker, Marlon Anderson
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Zambrano gets help from friend
Tribune staff reporterMichael Barrett knows his days are numbered. But until the appeal of his 10-game suspension is heard, the Cubs catcher is trying to make the most of his playing time. His seventh-inning grand slam off reliever Esteban Yan provided the difference...Tags: Carlos Zambrano, Felipe Lopez, Wrigley Field, Ryan Dempster, Tennis
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Cubs fall in bottom of 9th
Tribune staff reporterThe Cubs-Dodgers rivalry is one of the most evenly matched in baseball history, dating back to their first meeting in Brooklyn in 1890. Heading into Tuesday night's game at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers had won 1,003 games in the 116-year-old series to 1,...Tags: Carlos Zambrano, Neifi Perez, Crime, Law and Justice, Scott Eyre, Wrigley Field
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Dempster blows save as Reds rally
Tribune staff reporterOn Opening Day at Great American Ballpark, President Bush walked into the Cubs' clubhouse and extended his right hand to Dusty Baker. "This is the year, right?" Bush said as he and Baker shook hands. As it turned out, this was not the year for the Cubs....Tags: Soccer, George W. Bush, Chicago Cubs, Sports, Armando Benitez
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Something to cheer
Tribune staff reporterCarlos Zambrano jumped up and down on the mound like he was riding a pogo stick after striking out Gabe Gross to end the sixth inning of Friday night's game at Miller Park. Zambrano couldn't curtail his glee in the Cubs' 7-2 victory over Milwaukee, his...Tags: Carlos Zambrano, Matt Murton, Todd Walker, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs
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Cubs' turnaround has Lee pondering
Tribune staff reporterWith Neifi Perez traded to Detroit on Sunday before the Cubs' 5-3 loss to St. Louis, all three players who competed for the Cubs' second-base job in spring training are gone. Jerry Hairston was traded to Texas in May for Phil Nevin, and Todd Walker was...Tags: Carlos Zambrano, Neifi Perez, Glendon Rusch, Chris Carpenter, Scott Eyre
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