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Fan at Padres-Cubs game catches two HRs
A fan sitting in the front row of the outfield seats at Wrigley Field caught two home run balls during Wednesday's Chicago Cubs game against the San Diego Padres, including the walk-off game winning home run by Cubs second baseman Darwin Barney. Your browser does not support iframes. The fan, who brought a glove to the game and appeared to be wearing a red Clint Dempsey Nike...
Via Holdout Sports
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13 hours ago
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13 hours ago
Cubs 8, Padres 6
Darwin Barney hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to give the Chicago Cubs an 8-6 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.
Barney launched an offering from Dale Thayer (0-1) into the left-center field bleachers to give the Cubs a three-game sweep.
James Russell (2-0) pitched a scoreless ninth to earn the win.
Carlos Quentin hit two homers and drove in four runs for...
Via AP on Fox
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1 day ago
GIFcap: Darwin Barney & David DeJesus Combine For Lulz + Alex Liddi Does It Solo
Alex Liddi demonstrates why you can’t just stick an infielder in the outfield. Plus, the Cubs combination of Darwin Barney and David DeJesus provided a candidate for fail of the year. Brought to you courtesy of Jaymes Langrehr. My favorite part was DeJesus holding up his glove like he was Link and the ball was
Via ChadMoriyama.com
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7 days ago
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7 days ago
Angels roughed up by Cubs
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Darwin Barney hit an RBI triple off Jered Weaver that broke a scoreless tie in the sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-1 Sunday.
Weaver, expected to start on opening day against Kansas City, left after the sixth. Jeff Baker added a three-run homer off Angels reliever Jason Isringhausen in the eighth.
Cubs left-hander Chris Rusin...
Via Fox Sports West
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April 01, 2012
Chicago Cubs: final Spring Trainings observations
Today we went to our 6th spring training game involving the Chicago Cubs. We sat in the back row of the grandstand, right by the Ron Santo marker. As we looked up we were right below Len Kasper who was doing the radio broadcast today.
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March 31, 2012
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March 31, 2012
And the Cubs 2012 Opening Day Lineup Will Be..
David DeJesus, RF
Darwin Barney, 2B
Starlin Castro, SS
Bryan LaHair, 1B
Alfonso Soriano, LF
Ian Stewart, 3B
Marlon Byrd, CF
Geovany Soto, C
Ryan Dempster, P
I already hate Sveum. Barney is smacking the ball in spring training, I suppose riding out the hot streak isn't that awful. O course so has Soto lately and they're burying him 8th again.
The more things change something something....
Via Cub Reporter
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March 30, 2012
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March 30, 2012
Barney making an impression on Sveum
Darwin Barney has impressed Cubs manager Dale Sveum this spring, and has gotten some advice from his skipper on how to improve his play at second.
Via mlb.com
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March 01, 2012
No News is Good News...I Guess
It certainly has been a rather drama free first week of camp, which doesn't give me much to react to...but I'll do my best.
- A Dave Kaplan tweet says Dale Sveum would bat Starlin Casto third if the season started today. I have no problem with that. I do have a problem with that leading to Darwin Barney probably batting second. Hopefully the front office can talk some sense...
Via Cub Reporter
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March 01, 2012
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March 01, 2012
Darwin Barney Will Start At Second Base For Cubs, But For How Long?
This spring promises to be an exciting one for the Cubs. Not because they’re expected to contend for anything, but because of the massive overhaul that this roster saw over the winter.
That turnover, both in the pitching staff and on the field, has left several positions that are either open competitions, or at least positions where the Cubs will have an open mind.
Of the latter...
Via Rant Sports
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February 19, 2012
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February 19, 2012
Second Banana, Not In This Bunch
Last year we saw an influx of talent come up to the MLB level, and it has added much need depth for this year’s crop of second baseman. Some rookies that got their big league chance last year were Darwin Barney, Dustin Ackley, Jason Kipnis, and Jemile Weeks. They all bring a slightly different game to the table than the others and provide an option should u pass on the big...
Via Rant Sports
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February 01, 2012
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February 01, 2012
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