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Poor hitting, fielding sink Cubs to new low
Tribune staff reporterAfter a team goes from bad to worse, what comes next? The answer is Monday night's 11-1 loss to the Marlins, which qualifies as one of the Cubs' sorriest showings in a season full of pitiful efforts. At least there were few who cared enough to witness...Tags: Carlos Zambrano, Miami Marlins, All Stars, Antonio Alfonseca, Sammy Sosa
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Cubs fall for 3rd game in row
Tribune staff reporterThe victims and culprits change from day to day. But the results rarely do. The Cubs are among the safest bets in the world to disappoint their loyal fans. The only mystery is in the details. The Cubs' 5-4 loss to the Reds on Thursday was...Tags: Kyle Farnsworth, Sammy Sosa, Antonio Alfonseca, Baseball, Fred McGriff
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Braves no longer a sure thing in East
Tribune baseball reporterImagine the shock for an Atlanta Braves fan who spent the winter abroad without giving his favorite team a second thought. Hey, that isn't Tom Glavine in a New York Mets uniform, is it? And what's the deal with Kevin Millwood wearing that Phillies cap?...Tags: Byung Hyun Kim, Daryle Ward, Doug Glanville, Shawon Dunston, Felipe Lopez
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South Side celebration
Tribune staff reporterJose Valentin dropped his bat and threw his arms in the air. He knew it. "I didn't try to mock anybody," Valentin said of the celebration that followed his game-winning home run. "But when you've been swinging the bat like I have, you better enjoy it."...Tags: Damaso Marte, Antonio Alfonseca, Sammy Sosa, Moises Alou, Tom Gordon
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Lee goes on spree
Tribune staff reporterIt was a day of milestones and mile-high redemption. Never before Sunday had Cubs ace Kerry Wood given up eight runs in a game. Never before Sunday had White Sox outfielder Carlos Lee driven in seven runs. Lee's heroics prevented the Cubs from...Tags: Kerry Wood, Keith Foulke, Ray Durham, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs
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Clement misses the mark
Tribune baseball writerIf the Cubs are holding a trump card in their hand, it's their collection of starting pitchers. It's almost always bad news when one of Dusty Baker's front four asks his free-swinging teammates to win slugging contests. Matt Clement did just that Tuesday...Tags: Kyle Farnsworth, Lance Berkman, Houston Astros, Dave Veres, Crimes
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Cubs' joy turns to anger
Tribune staff reporterThe Cubs and St. Louis have been going at it since 1892, but seldom have the two rivals spent as much quality time together as they have over the past two days at Wrigley Field. With Tuesday's day-night doubleheader coming on the heels of the Labor Day...Tags: Houston Astros, Carlos Zambrano, Death, Jim Edmonds, Antonio Alfonseca
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'Team game' takes over
Tribune staff reporterSammy Sosa, Moises Alou, Corey Patterson and Todd Hundley went a combined 0-for-12 with six strikeouts Sunday. So how in the name of Roy Oswalt were the Cubs able to eke out a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros in the Wrigley Field sauna? "It's a...Tags: Lance Berkman, Houston Astros, Tim Redding, Sammy Sosa, Antonio Alfonseca
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Cubs fry Fish, even series
Tribune staff reporterThe Cubs pulled off a brazen power grab in front of 39,562 eyewitnesses Wednesday night at Wrigley Field to even up the National League Championship Series with Florida with an all-out assault on the Marlins' pitching staff. On a warm October night...Tags: Miguel Cabrera, Roger Clemens, WGN, Death, New York Mets
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Cubs steal one back
Tribune staff reporterWell, one out of three will have to do for now. Three days ago the Cubs had three starters of the power core of their pitching staff—Matt Clement, Mark Prior and Kerry Wood—lined up to face teams that will be watching the playoffs on TV. On Friday, they...Tags: Houston Astros, D'Angelo Jimenez, Mark Guthrie, Basketball, National League
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Wood sharp but still loses
Associated PressByung-Hyun Kim struck out Sammy Sosa with runners on second and third to end the game, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cubs 3-2 Friday night. Rather than intentionally walk the dangerous Sosa, the Diamondbacks decided to pitch to him because of...Tags: Byung Hyun Kim, Luis Gonzalez, Quinton McCracken, Tony Womack, Arizona Diamondbacks
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No 9th-inning heroes—or goats
Tribune staff reporterAs Cubs manager Dusty Baker sat in the sun-soaked visiting dugout at U.S. Cellular Field Sunday morning, someone asked how his team would react to a season-worst four-game losing streak. "We've got to ride it out," he said, working his ever-present...Tags: D'Angelo Jimenez, Brian Daubach, Antonio Alfonseca, Armando Rios, Moises Alou
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