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Rockie bottom? Cubs crumble again
Tribune staff reporterThe Cubs limped home to Wrigley Field with a 3-3 record on their road trip after a 9-7 loss to Colorado on Sunday, watching their playoff hopes fade further into the thin air of Coors Field. Greg Maddux was pounded for three home runs while allowing...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Aramis Ramirez, Michael Barrett, Greg Maddux, Contracts
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Cubs aptly fail to bring it home
Tribune staff reporterWith raindrops falling and the ballpark half-filled Wednesday, the 2005 Cubs bid adieu to Wrigley Field in their own inimitable style. A Nomar Garciaparra throw to second base bounced off a Pittsburgh runner's helmet and led to two unearned runs off Mark...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Rafael Furcal, Ben Grieve, Government, Derrek Lee
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Splendid night in rough place
Tribune staff reporterBusch Stadium has been a house of pain for the Cubs over the last 39 years, so no one will be brokenhearted Wednesday night when they play their final game in the soon-to-be-demolished ballpark. Theoretically, some Cubs player could even purchase one...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Mark Mulder, Matt Morris, Baseball, David Eckstein
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A not-so-grand beginning for Prior
Tribune staff reporterFriday is the day Dusty Baker has been waiting for since April because his entire starting lineup, rotation and bullpen will be together at the same time. "It feels great," Baker said Thursday morning. "I just hope my whole army is sharp." But even with...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Kerry Wood, Philadelphia Phillies, Armed Forces, Jerry Hairston, Jr,
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Cubs finding reason for motivation
Tribune staff reporterWith the Cubs out of contention and one month remaining in the 2005 season, manager Dusty Baker was asked Friday what he would like to see from his players in September. "Play the game for love of the game and for respect, and try to finish as high as...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Michael Wuertz, Neifi Perez, Wages and Pensions, Greg Maddux
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Wrist of fate
Tribune staff reporterDerrek Lee could miss at least two months with a broken right wrist, putting the injury-plagued Cubs in the same boat in which they capsized last summer. Lee will be in a cast for up to six weeks after fracturing the distal radial bone and the distal...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Kerry Wood, Trips and Vacations, Rafael Furcal
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Baker: Spread blame around
Tribune staff reporterThe Cubs head into St. Louis on an upbeat note after shutting out the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 Sunday for their fourth victory in five games. "You need all the momentum you can get going into St. Louis," manager Dusty Baker said. Jerome Williams (5-7)...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Jerome Williams, Pittsburgh Pirates, Crime, Law and Justice, Football
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Milwaukee passes Cubs in standings
Tribune staff reporterBrewers left-hander Doug Davis hardly has been mentioned with the game's elite pitchers. Tuesday night, however, Davis pitched as if he belongs with those stars. Just ask the Cubs. Davis (11-10) pitched the Brewers into third place ahead of the Cubs...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Roy Oswalt, Damian Miller, Jerome Williams
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Rainy-day feeling for slumping Cubs
Tribune staff reporterNomar Garciaparra has played in only 61 games as a Cub in the last year, but he already is well-versed in the history of the franchise. After the Cubs dropped their seventh straight game Tuesday with an 8-3 loss to Cincinnati, Garciaparra put the...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Aramis Ramirez, Will Ohman, Iowa, Ryan Dempster
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Baker's bunch fails to rein in mistakes
Tribune staff reporterThe Cubs were mathematically eliminated from the wild-card playoff race Saturday after an 8-3 loss to Houston, moving their magic number to 98. When they begin the 2006 season, the Cubs will be 98 years removed from their last World Series championship....Tags: Chicago Cubs, Will Ohman, Carlos Zambrano, Wrigley Field
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4 homers not enough
Tribune staff reporterThe Cubs sank to a new low Monday night at Wrigley Field when they dropped into fifth place in the National League Central with a 9-6 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Despite four solo home runs, including a pair by Jeromy Burnitz, the Cubs fell a half-...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Jerome Williams, Neifi Perez, Baseball, Ronny Cedeno
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Cubs rally past Dodgers despite injuries
Tribune staff reporterThe Cubs have suffered some heartbreaking injuries the last few years, to Mark Prior, Kerry Wood, Nomar Garciaparra and several others. But having two players go down on the same play, as Derrek Lee and Scott Eyre did during the seventh inning of...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Kerry Wood, Rafael Furcal, Ryan Dempster, Florida
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