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Cubs can't dig out of early hole in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — Manager Dale Sveum had one word Thursday morning for the statistical oddity of the Cubs' start. "Mind-boggling," he said. Sveum was scratching his head over what he called some "strange" stats, including a minus-7 run differential...
Tags: National League West, Pittsburgh Pirates, Darwin Barney, Welington Castillo, Dale Sveum
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Rizzo's $41 million deal is a sign of trust
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs this week continued their trend of locking up for the long term young players they feel will be big parts of their future. On Monday, they gave first baseman Anthony Rizzo a...Tags: Julio Borbon, Welington Castillo, Theo Epstein, Dale Sveum, Carlos Marmol
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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: Boston Bruins, College Baseball, Theo Epstein, Ryan Zimmerman, Evan Longoria
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Both sides happy with Cubs-Rizzo deal
It's no secret Anthony Rizzo is one of the cornerstones of the Cubs' rebuilding project. From his first spring training in 2012 to the nonstop "Rizzo Watch" last April and May when he played at Triple-A Iowa, the Cubs have been hyping Rizzo as the next...Tags: Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Boston Red Sox, Theo Epstein, Chicago Cubs, Anthony Rizzo
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Rizzo brings an attitude to every game — the right one
PITTSBURGH — The Cubs have a new tactic, and so far it's working. They have decided to try leading every inning because that's a lot more fun than being behind every inning, as it seemed they were a year ago. One game down, only 161 to go. Yeah,...
Tags: Ryan Braun, Cancer, Coors Field, Welington Castillo, Theo Epstein
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Camp more mainstay than short stay
MESA, Ariz. — Shawn Camp walked into Cubs camp late last March. It was only 10 days before opening day and he knew four people in the room. Luckily for Camp, one of those four was manager Dale Sveum. And perhaps even better for Camp, there were few...
Tags: Theo Epstein, Dale Sveum, Sergio Romo, Santiago Casilla, Emil Brown
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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: American League, David Price, Graham Godfrey, Chicago White Sox, Theo Epstein
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Outfield, starting pitching key areas for Cubs
Like any 101-loss team, the Cubs have a few holes to fill. And after spending their first year tearing down the building, Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod head to the general managers meetings in Palm Springs, Calif., on Tuesday to lay the...
Tags: Welington Castillo, Theo Epstein, Carlos Marmol, Chicago Cubs, Chris Young (baseball, outfielder)
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Wilken being promoted to role as special assistant for Epstein
When Theo Epstein arrived from Boston, bringing Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod with him, most figured the Cubs' longtime scouting director, Tim Wilken, was about to be looking for a new job. That perception couldn't have been more wrong. Wilken, who built...
Tags: Jim Hendry , Theo Epstein, Lendy Castillo, Chicago Cubs, Javier Baez
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Cubs' Rizzo: Youth no excuse for sloppy play
A five-error afternoon by the Cubs led to one of their worst performances of the season, and first baseman Anthony Rizzo said you can't blame it on the team's lack of experience. "I didn't think the game was that bad," Rizzo said. "We fought all game,...
Tags: Jim Hendry , Lendy Castillo, Chicago Cubs, Anthony Rizzo, Josh Vitters
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Dempster's streak matches Cubs' longest since 1969
Like a good soldier, Ryan Dempster has done his part — pitching 33 straight shutout innings and agreeing to waive his no-trade rights. So now it is up to the Cubs' hierarchy to find a new team for him before the July 31 trading deadline....
Tags: Boston Red Sox, Theo Epstein, Chicago Cubs, Anthony Rizzo, Josh Vitters
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Wood, Rizzo give Cubs rare sweep
It was only the Astros, but when you're the worst team in baseball, any old kind of sweep will do. The Cubs have two sweeps this season, one over the Padres, who are a game ahead of the Cubs in the worst-record department, and now one over the Astros,...
Tags: Dale Sveum, National League Central, Travis Wood, Chicago Cubs, Anthony Rizzo
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