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D-Lee: Same underachievers can win in '10
September 08, 2009 by
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PITTSBURGH -- With fans and pundits calling for Jim Hendry to blow up this disappointing Cubs team -- when they're not calling for his head -- the voice of calm amid the storm is Derrek Lee, who said Monday this team can win next year with the same players.
Epitome of futility
September 08, 2009 by
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As bad as the Cubs and their fans might think they have it, it could be worse. Just look at the Pittsburgh Pirates, baseball's new standard bearers for embarrassing futility, thanks to the Cubs' 4-2 victory Monday in the series opener at PNC Park.
Cubs join Sox in Figgins quest
September 07, 2009 by
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NEW YORK -- White Sox general manager Ken Williams got the last big name on the Cubs' wish list, Jake Peavy, but if the Cubs get a little spending money this winter from new ownership, he's going to have a lot harder time doing it again with Chone Figgins.
CUBS IN BRIEF: Wells needs award show of support
September 07, 2009 by
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NEW YORK -- The Cubs' continued hitting problems have pushed them to the brink of elimination in yet a third race down the stretch.
Clock strikes '10
September 07, 2009 by
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It's time. Time for the Cubs to call it a season and work on making things right for 2010. Time to acknowledge the fork that has been stuck in their collective gluteus for three weeks.
Murphy's bat, Pelfrey's arm lead Mets over Cubs
September 06, 2009 by
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Daniel Murphy homered, tripled and drove in four runs to back Mike Pelfrey's eight efficient innings in the New York Mets' 4-2 victory over the Cubs on Sunday. Pelfrey allowed five hits in his longest outing this year and Murphy finished a double shy of the cycle. The Mets...
CUBS IN BRIEF: Vision quest in Soriano's future
September 06, 2009 by
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NEW YORK -- The sore left knee isn't the only thing Alfonso Soriano plans to get right by next spring.
Marmol's work makes it easy to pick closer
September 06, 2009 by
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NEW YORK -- The inconsiderate layout of the visitors' bullpen at Citi Field makes it hard for Carlos Marmol and the other Cubs relievers to see anything as they peer through the Mets' pen and between ads on the outfield wall.
What could've been
September 06, 2009 by
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Consider them just two more causes for vertigo in this upside-down Cubs season. Knowing before the season that Rich Harden's shoulder would hold up for nearly 30 starts without a pang and that Derrek Lee's power would return in a big way, how many playoff games would the Cubs...
Lee homers twice to lead Cubs past Mets
September 05, 2009 by
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Derrek Lee homered twice and drove in three runs in his return to the lineup, leading Rich Harden and the Chicago Cubs to a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday. Harden struck out 10, all swinging, and Aramis Ramirez also had a two-run homer for Chicago, which scored its...
CUBS IN BRIEF: 'Iron Man' Bradley proves critics wrong
September 05, 2009 by
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NEW YORK -- Get a load of who has suddenly, quietly turned into the Cubs' ''Iron Man.''
Knee sidelines Soriano
September 05, 2009 by
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NEW YORK -- Alfonso Soriano, who was benched indefinitely Friday because of his tender left knee, said he may have played his last game of 2009 and could face minor surgery on the knee even before the end of the season.
Zambrano pinched
September 05, 2009 by
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It was one of those moments of clarity, maybe even one of those you hear about that involves a deathbed. But there was Cubs manager Lou Piniella looking at the bases loaded and nobody out, starting at a season whose hourglass has about run out of sand, trailing 1-0 with perhaps the...
Sullivan, Tatis lead Mets past Cubs 6-2
September 04, 2009 by
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Cory Sullivan homered and made a diving catch in left field to help the New York Mets, boosted by Bobby Parnell's stellar start, beat the Cubs 6-2 on Friday night. Pinch-hitter Fernando Tatis came through with a tiebreaking single that triggered a five-run eighth inning. Sullivan...
On deck: Cubs at Mets
September 04, 2009 by
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Tonight: 6:10 p.m., CSN, 720-AM.
CUBS IN BRIEF: Just get job done, Brenly tells Bradley the blamer
September 04, 2009 by
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A week ago, Milton Bradley encouraged the media to seek out Cub teammates Ryan Theriot, Derrek Lee and Geovany Soto if they were looking for ''politically correct answers.''
Picking on wrong guy
September 04, 2009 by
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I'm going to go out on a limb with this one: The Cubs should keep Alfonso Soriano. That's right, I'm saying don't trade the .241 hitter with five years and $90 million left on his contract.
Chicago's All-Disappointment Team
September 03, 2009 by
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Mark Potash: It was a dreadful season for both our North and South Siders, so in the spirit of disgust, we bring you the 2009 Chicago All-Disappointment Team.
White Sox shut out Cubs 5-0
September 03, 2009 by
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Carlos Torres earned his first major-league victory by throwing seven innings of shutout ball as the White Sox took the series finale of the Crosstown Showdown 5-0 at Wrigley Field.
CUBS IN BRIEF: Wrist watch at an end as Lee's power surges
September 03, 2009 by
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After two years of dismissing physical issues as the cause of his power decline the last two seasons, Derrek Lee and the Cubs acknowledged the aftereffects of that broken wrist in 2006 might have hampered him.
Season's offensive -- Cubs weren't
September 03, 2009 by
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Lou Piniella doesn't like to use the word, but we will: Disappointment. There's not a better word longer than four letters to describe the Cubs' season, and it's the biggest reason the hoopla has turned to who-cares for this rain-delayed Cubs-Sox game today on the North Side.
Extra effort ends in 'W'
September 03, 2009 by
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Here's the catch when you're talking about whether the Cubs are quitting on the season with a month to go -- actually, the two catches:
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