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Cubs lose 8th straight at home
Tribune staff reporterBefore his return to Wrigley Field on Monday, Derrek Lee said he received a letter from a fan offering to hypnotize him while he rehabbed his broken right wrist. "They said I'd be back in a week," Lee said. "I probably should've tried it. It might've...Tags: Wrigley Field, Carlos Lee, Greg Maddux, Jacque Jones, Chicago Cubs
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Zambrano shrugs off walks, grinds out 'W' for Cubs
Tribune baseball reporterCubs manager Dusty Baker put rookie pitchers Rich Hill, Carlos Marmol, Juan Mateo and Angel Guzman on notice for the three-game series against the Houston Astros. "I want all of my young pitchers watching every pitch for the next three days," Baker said....Tags: Aubrey Huff, Rich Hill, Carlos Marmol, National League, Chicago Cubs
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Blanco's bat leads 16-hit explosion
Tribune staff reporterThe Cubs had another team meeting before Monday night's 12-8 win over the Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field, though manager Dusty Baker declined to reveal what was said. Whatever it was, there's no doubt Baker wasn't kicking them around. "I don't kick...Tags: Cleveland Indians, Michael Barrett, Jacque Jones, Chicago Cubs, Career and Workplace
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Beat goes on for 100 defeats
Tribune staff reporterThe most common misperception about the clubhouse of a losing baseball team is that everyone mopes around and feels sorry for themselves all the time. In reality, as the Cubs prove on a near daily basis, the players know the show must go on and there's...Tags: Carlos Marmol, Will Ohman, Soccer, Entertainment, Greg Maddux
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Garland back in groove
Tribune staff reporterWhite Sox manager Ozzie Guillen took an immediate liking to Petco Park in his first visit Friday night. The deep dimensions worked in favor of Jon Garland, who didn't yield a hit until the fifth inning and pitched six shutout innings before tiring....Tags: Timo Perez, Jon Garland, San Diego Padres, American League, Juan Uribe
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Maddux off a little and it costs a lot
Tribune staff reporterWhen asked the difference between the Greg Maddux who went 5-0 in April and the Maddux who's 2-7 since, the veteran pitcher held his thumb and index finger a couple of inches apart. "I'm just not locating as often and not getting away with as many...Tags: Matt Murton, Greg Maddux, Jacque Jones, Chicago Cubs, Aramis Ramirez
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Ask Paul Sullivan
Paul Sullivan returns to answer questions about the fate of the Cubs, the fate of Dusty Baker, the fate of Jim Hendry and whether Cubs fans heads will explode. I just read that Dusty Baker believes that the young players in the bullpen last year and in...Tags: Miami Marlins, Television Industry, Glendon Rusch, Jerome Williams, Bankruptcy
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Better play, happy days
Tribune staff reporterManager Dusty Baker said after Friday night's 14-inning triumph that perhaps "the worm has turned" for the Cubs. Whether or not that's the case, there's little doubt they have been playing much better, as evidenced by Saturday's 8-5 victory over St....Tags: U.S. Cellular Field, Albert Pujols, Glendon Rusch, David Eckstein, Tennis
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Cubs win 3rd straight
The Associated PressGlendon Rusch filled in for Mark Prior with five solid innings and the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-4 Sunday for their third straight win. Prior was scratched before the game with a strained muscle in his left side, suffered while he was taking...Tags: Michael Barrett, Carlos Lee, Doug Davis, Glendon Rusch, New York Mets
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Caught napping on the job
Tribune staff reporterDerrek Lee was driven from Des Moines to Minneapolis after Saturday night's game at Triple-A Iowa, getting only a few hours of sleep before his long-awaited return to the Cubs' lineup. The rest of the Cubs had no excuse for sleepwalking through Sunday'...Tags: Rich Hill, Carlos Marmol, Angel Guzman, Henry Blanco, Minneapolis
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Cubs' offense a hit on West Coast trip
Tribune staff reporterIf the Cubs can get back into the National League Central race this summer, they may have one team to thank for their turnaround: The White Sox. An 11-5 win over San Diego on Saturday night at Petco Park left the Cubs with an 11-3 record since May 22,...Tags: Michael Barrett, Basketball, National League, Nomar Garciaparra, San Diego Padres
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Bump in road ends 7-game streak
Tribune staff reporterThe Cubs were riding the wave going into Friday night's game against San Diego at Petco Park, but their seven-game win streak was wiped out with one bad inning. The Padres scored four runs in the fifth off right-hander Sergio Mitre and made it hold up in...Tags: Michael Barrett, Boston Red Sox, San Diego (San Diego, California), San Diego Padres, Mike Higgins
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