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Cubs squander chances
Tribune baseball reporterThey released their staff leader in spring training. Their ace is on the disabled list and the No. 2 man has disappointed. The big guys in the bullpen are overworked. And yet the Houston Astros are hanging in there. The leaders of the National League...Tags: Sports, Tom Goodwin, National League, Richard Hidalgo, Jeff Kent
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Loss spoils Wood's feat
Tribune staff reporterKerry Wood made history again Monday night with his 1,000th career strikeout, but the milestone felt hollow after the Cubs' offense sputtered again in a 3-1 loss to Houston. Despite a Wrigley Field throng of 39,889 chanting his name, Wood declined to...Tags: Sports, National League, Richard Hidalgo, Basketball, Kenny Lofton
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Cubs sweep away sad memories
Tribune staff reporterThe Cubs played their final game at Qualcomm Stadium on Thursday, waving goodbye to a ballpark linked to one of the most disastrous weekends in franchise history. It was on this field, with the Cubs one win away from going to the 1984 World Series,...Tags: Sports, Qualcomm Inc., National League, San Diego Padres, Kenny Lofton
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Cubs' hits rain down on Willis
Tribune staff reporterThe Cubs got their first dose of Dontrelle mania at Pro Player Stadium on Sunday when 25,574 turned out to watch Florida phenom Dontrelle Willis go for his ninth straight victory. While mania may be a relative term in South Florida, the Cubs rocked the...Tags: Trenidad Hubbard, Sports, Carlos Zambrano, Basketball, Moises Alou
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CHAMPAGNE CENTRAL
Tribune staff reporterPerhaps the hardest part of being a Cub is having to hear about the team's woeful history from the start of spring training until the end of the season. Constant reminders of past failures ring in their ears, as though they're doomed to repeat the sins...Tags: Atlanta Braves, Basketball, Kerry Wood, Mike Remlinger, Death
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Beckett keeps Marlins alive
Tribune staff reporterFlorida ace Josh Beckett kept the cork in the champagne bottles in the Cubs' clubhouse on Sunday, but may have uncorked a controversy with an alleged knockdown pitch to Sammy Sosa. Beckett threw a two-hit shutout in a 4-0 victory in Game 5 of the...Tags: Boston Red Sox, Medical Procedures and Tests, Jeff Conine, Miami Marlins, Kerry Wood
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At long last, Cubs win
Tribune staff reporterThis was exactly what the Cubs hoped for when they obtained Aramis Ramirez in a trade last month. The third baseman scored from first on a double in the 11th inning, then drove in the winning run with a single over a drawn-in outfield in the 14th to...Tags: Steve Finley, Moises Alou, Kenny Lofton, Antonio Alfonseca, Sammy Sosa
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Cubs don't hit, don't win
Tribune staff reporterThe acquisitions of Aramis Ramirez and Kenny Lofton were supposed to provide instant energy to the Cubs, but so far the offense has remained on life support. Houston right-hander Tim Redding and two relievers combined for a two-hitter Saturday in a 3-1...Tags: Shawn Estes, National League, Kenny Lofton, Jeff Kent, Alex Gonzalez
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Looser Lofton finds old groove
Tribune staff reporterDusty Baker had a chat Sunday morning with Kenny Lofton after watching him pressing at the plate during his first four games as a Cub. Lofton, 1-for-17 entering the series finale with Houston, then knocked out three hits to energize the Cubs in a 5-3 win...Tags: Sports, Shawn Estes, Family, Basketball, Richard Hidalgo
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Another year, another set of milestones
Home runs 500 Sammy Sosa could make it with his first swing. Rafael Palmeiro is on deck, while Fred McGriff and Ken Griffey Jr. are well within range. Sosa heads into Opening Day at Shea Stadium with 499 home runs, followed by Palmeiro at 490, McGriff at...Tags: Greg Maddux, Jose Mesa, Chicago White Sox, Robin Ventura, John Olerud
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Karros makes his bid
Tribune staff reporterHee Seop Choi's run as the Cubs' starting first baseman was interrupted June 7 when he suffered a concussion in a collision with pitcher Kerry Wood. Early in Choi's absence, Cubs manager Dusty Baker offered the assurance that there would be no...Tags: Baseball, Sports, Basketball, Chicago Cubs, Concussion
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2003 Salaries for 827 Baseball Players
The 2003 salaries for the 827 major league baseball players on opening day rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and...Tags: Pedro Feliz, John Mabry, David Weathers, Bruce Chen, Danny Patterson
Aug 21, 2003
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Aug 1, 2003
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