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Your Morning Phil: Sanchez, Porcello, Dickey
Talking baseball while hoping Alshon Jeffery learns to use his size: 1. Yes, the Cubs came close to landing a big fish last week. But now that Anibal Sanchez has re-enlisted with the Tigers, thanks to Mike Ilitch finding a spare $32 million during the...
Tags: Sandy Alderson , Starlin Castro, Francisco Liriano, Detroit Tigers, Shaun Marcum
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Ready for spring training
The power-outage controversy at the Superbowl may live on, but the football season is over. which means it is time to turn to thoughts of spring, and baseball. Later this week, spring training begins for the White Sox, Cubs and Tribune beat writers Mark...
Tags: Chicago Cubs, Spring Training, National Hockey League, Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Sox's Sale should employ lesson well
You almost never can boil a baseball season down to one game, let alone one pitch. But when I break down what happened to the White Sox down the stretch in 2012, when a potentially great season for rookie manager Robin Ventura turned into a learning...
Tags: Jered Weaver, Doug Fister, Andre Ethier, Alex Rios, Chicago White Sox
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Keppinger deal indication Hahn will be patient with young talent
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — With midseason approaching last year, the White Sox traded for Kevin Youkilis. They hadn't had a backup plan when Brent Morel flamed out early and were lucky to grab a card as strong as Youkilis in the discard pile from the Red...Tags: Jerry Reinsdorf, Jake Peavy, U.S. Cellular Field, Spring Training, Brett Myers
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Deals with Jackson, Villanueva shore up rotation
Edwin Jackson gambled, and he won. The question for the Cubs is whether he and Carlos Villanueva will win too much next season? I wouldn't worry about it if I was President Theo Epstein or general manager Jed Hoyer. They still should be sitting pretty...
Tags: Jeff Samardzija, Carlos Villanueva, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Edinson Volquez
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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 Cubs, Chicago Tribune, Nate Schierholtz, Dioner Navarro, Matt Garza
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Your Morning Phil: Jackson, Pierzynski, Floyd
Talking baseball while the Bulls keep playing tough defense: 1. One thing about guys who put together baseball teams for a living: They are open-minded in their approach to evaluating talent. They strip away reputations and examine contributions. They...
Tags: San Francisco Giants, Jeff Samardzija, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers
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Free agent Joe Saunders says he'd 'love to come back to Baltimore'
The Baltimore SunJoe Saunders’ offseason has been spent golfing, working out, entertaining at his Arizona home and being a father to his 2-year-old and 4-year-old girls. He can’t say he hasn’t thought about where he’ll be reporting to spring...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Spring Training, Baltimore Orioles, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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Cubs counting on college coach
The Cubs made news last week, signing free agent pitchers Edwin Jackson and Carlos Villanueva. Along with two other starting pitchers signed in November, Scott Baker and Scott Feldman, these guys will earn $73.5 million over eight seasons. That's...
Tags: Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Pierce Johnson, Houston Astros, Missouri Tigers
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Cubs still in hunt for Jackson
More than anything else, a lack of starting pitching led to the Cubs' 101-loss season. That's why President Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer continue working to build some depth. After a near-miss on Anibal Sanchez last week, they hope to...
Tags: Cleveland Indians, Chicago Tribune, Nick Swisher, Carlos Villanueva, Chicago White Sox
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Quality pitchers at overpriced premium
Baseball analysts don't agree on a lot. But for months just about everyone has said that this class of free agents is weak, and that Zack Greinke is the best guy in it. In other words, it's a great time to be Greinke. But how about the team that signs...
Tags: Mark Buehrle, Kyle Lohse, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers
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Some random Orioles thoughts and observations (free agency, trades, Saunders, Ishikawa)
It’s been somewhat amusing to me the vitriol sent my way via Twitter, email and the blog concerning the Orioles’ lack of movement so far this offseason. I understand that you want the Orioles to improve, especially considering that all the...
Tags: Chicago Cubs, Danny Valencia, Spring Training, Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks
Dec 17, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Feb 4, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Feb 16, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Dec 5, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Dec 20, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jan 12, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Dec 19, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jan 5, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 22, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Dec 19, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Dec 1, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Dec 21, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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