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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: Chicago White Sox, Sports, Edwin Jackson, Brent Lillibridge, Spring Training
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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: Polls, Advertising, Wrigleyville, Wrigley Field, Elections
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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: Sports, Baseball, Wrigley Field, Renovation, Thomas M. Tunney
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Forget playing better, Cubs need to trade better
Cubs manager Dale Sveum and team president Theo Epstein believe the Cubs will take a big step forward this season, and I’m thinking, I guess losing only 90 games would be a big step. Another 100 losses, however, is easily attainable, don’t...
Tags: National League, Scott Baker, Matt Garza, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers
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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: Sports, Anthony Rizzo, Texas Rangers, College Baseball, Jeff Samardzija
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Chicago Cubs agree to $41 million, 7-year contract with slugging first baseman Anthony Rizzo
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have viewed Anthony Rizzo as a part of their future since they acquired him. Now he's locked in. The slugging first baseman and the Cubs agreed Monday to a $41 million, seven-year contract that could be worth up...Tags: Hodgkins Disease, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Spring Training, Politics, Chicago Cubs
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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: Sports, Billy Williams, Anthony Rizzo, Spring Training, Jeff Samardzija
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Susannah Collins: From silly 'Shoot The Puck' duty to growing folk hero
Susannah Collins ought to thank the Blackhawks. They made her a folk hero, and folk heroes never die. Neither do the connections to the villains who took them out. Looking at you, Rocky Wirtz. During a Comcast SportsNet segment, Collins made an on-air...
Tags: Comcast SportsNet (tv network), Satellite and Cable Service
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Cubs' Ryan Dempster puts teammates to work at casino-themed benefit, Charlie Sheen coming to Chicago, Tom Morello vs. Rahm Emanuel
How did Ryan Dempster convince his Cubs teammates to wear tuxedos and man the blackjack and craps tables at his charity event Wednesday, just hours after the team’s game against the Atlanta Braves? I’m not exactly sure. But whatever he did,...
Tags: Comedy Central (tv network), Kerry Wood, Grant Park, Israel Idonije, Atlanta Braves
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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: Arizona Diamondbacks, Wrigley Field, Chase Field, Memorial Day, Chicago Cubs
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Only fools believe Ricketts played a big-boy move card
Wait, did someone mistake Tom Ricketts’ statement to a group of business wonks Wednesday morning as a big-boy threat to move the Cubs out of Wrigley Field? No. Stop it. Wake up. Wise up. Because not even Ricketts thought he was threatening to move...
Tags: Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs
Jul 9, 2012
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Apr 1, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 4, 2013
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May 10, 2012
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May 12, 2013
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May 2, 2013
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