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If the phone doesn't ring, Sammy, it's the Cubs
Sammy Sosa said during a video website interview that he thinks the Cubs should retire his number. This comes after another year in which the Cubs retired Sosa from their annual fan convention. But still, the Sosa question persists like an infection...Tags: Wrigley Field, Barry Bonds, Tribune Company, Dusty Baker, Sammy Sosa
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Sosa hopeful of reconnecting with Cubs
If the Cubs want to bridge the gulf between them and their career home-run leader, as Tom Ricketts hinted at the Cubs Convention over the weekend, Sammy Sosa says all they have to do is call. "I saw that the owner said he wanted to reach me, speak to me,...Tags: Wrigley Field, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Baseball, Phil Rogers, Mark McGwire
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Management on spot at Cubs Convention
The Cubs say they're "re-inventing" their 28th annual fan fest, which convenes Friday at the Sheraton Chicago, a switch from their longtime home, the Hilton Chicago. Whether a new and improved Cubs Convention can awaken fans from a winter malaise is...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Carlos Marmol, Wrigley Field, Jed Hoyer , Chicago Cubs
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Cubs sign Schierholtz to one-year, $2.25 million deal
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Cubs made a move to improve their outfield depth Wednesday when they signed Nate Schierholtz to a one-year, $2.25 million deal. Schierholtz, who turns 29 in February, fits the mold the Cubs regime created last winter. He's...
Tags: Dave Sappelt, ESPN (tv network), Jed Hoyer , Chicago Cubs, Baseball
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Tribune All-City team
Contact a Hollywood agent, quick. It's time for someone to do the miniseries "Trading Sori: Inside the Cubs' Quest for the Holy Grail.'' The conversations about the Alfonso Soriano situation that have taken place recently and will take place for who...
Tags: Alfonso Soriano, Tampa Bay Rays, Josh Hamilton, Derek Jeter, Dale Sveum
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Cubs and top pick setting up negotiating hardball
Lots of people out there are just waiting to see Theo Epstein fail. They think he gets too much attention, that his deal with Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts is too sweet. They think he should have received more criticism for a run of failed free-agent...
Tags: Major League Baseball, Jed Hoyer , Miami Hurricanes, Chicago Cubs, Baseball
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Dodgers flaunt status as game's new spending king
While Hyun-jin Ryu is not yet a big name in North America, losing him was a bigger blow for the Cubs than you probably think. President Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer wanted the rights to the 25-year-old South Korean left-hander because they...
Tags: Nick Swisher, Jed Hoyer , Miami Marlins, Baseball, Adrian Gonzalez
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Spending limits change the game in baseball draft
A year ago, some team might have made an offer that rocked Alex Young's world. The Pirates, Nationals or Red Sox, maybe even the Cubs, might have dug deep for the left-hander from Carmel High School. They still could, of course, but 2012 is definitely...
Tags: St. Louis Cardinals, Miami Marlins, Baseball, Kevin Gausman, Aramis Ramirez
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LaHair proving to be a keeper, even after Rizzo call-up
Problem solved. And, no, the question isn't "What are two words the Cubs haven't said this season?'' A lot of us were having trouble figuring out how Theo Epstein should handle the awkward confluence of Anthony Rizzo, Bryan LaHair and Alfonso Soriano,...
Tags: Robin Ventura, Zach Stewart, Jed Hoyer , Nate Jones (baseball), Chicago Cubs
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Brenly-Kasper duo will be missed
I don't blame any Cubs fan for being as disappointed in Bob Brenly's departure as in the 101-loss season the team just suffered. The latter was expected. We have a much more intimate relationship with those behind the microphones for our baseball teams...
Tags: Elections, Chicago Cubs, Baseball, Arizona Diamondbacks, Dale Sveum
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Loyola professor helps piece resurgent O's team together
The opening scene of the movie "Moneyball" is a grainy close-up of Johnny Damon batting for the Oakland Athletics. Damon becomes the movie's pivotal point, a primary example of a player paid more than stats say he is worth. That surprised Loyola...
Tags: Loyola University Chicago, Movies, Major League Baseball, Teachers, Chicago Cubs
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Dec 5, 2012
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Jun 16, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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Jul 9, 2012
|Resource Link| Chicago Tribune
Nov 10, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jun 3, 2012
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Jun 18, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Oct 18, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Oct 6, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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