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Thursday May 16 | Cubbies Crib

Cubs Samardzija Wins Bout with Rockies

May 15, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija scores on a home run during the second inning against the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field.

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Related Topix: Sports, Starlin Castro, Baseball Players, James Russell, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Darwin Barney, Alfonso Soriano

Thursday May 16 | Cubbies Crib

Cubs' Current Winning Ways Not Accidental

Baseball may be the most beautifully complex sport on the planet other than curling that shit is whacky as all hell.

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Related Topix: Sports, Darwin Barney, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs

Thursday May 16 | Chicago Sun-Times

'Neighbor' gets the eavesdrop on Marmol

The realities of living in an age when social media often blurs with the news media literally hit home Wednesday for Marmol was caught off-guard when asked to respond to comments published on a Cubs-related blog after someone claiming to be Marmol's neighbor admittedly eavesdropped on the meeting - in a community lounge space - and forwarded ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League Central, Starlin Castro, Baseball Players

Wed May 15, 2013

Colorado Rockies

Garland faces Cubs in search of fourth victory

There are better indicators of a pitcher's effectiveness than his win-loss record.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Edgmer Escalona, Eric Young, Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado Rockies, Major League Baseball

Tue May 14, 2013

Daily Herald

Villanueva still in Cubs' rotation ... for now

Before the Cubs' 9-4 loss to the Colorado Rockies, Cubs manager Dale Sveum mentioned the Cubs might go with a six-man pitching rotation when Matt Garza comes off the disabled list later this month.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Matt Garza

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Extend, Cultivate, Or Dump? A Cubs Exercise

In the family-friendly Cubs-centric version of "Marry, Date Or Kill", decide what to do with groups of three current Cubs.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Matt Garza, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs

Mon May 13, 2013

Purple Row

Transitioning Cubs host Rockies at Wrigley Field

The Cubs are probably going to be bad, once again, when 2013 is all said and done.

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Related Topix: Sports, Starlin Castro, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, National League, Colorado Rockies

Sun May 12, 2013

Fox Sports

Sources: Cubs, Rizzo agree to deal

Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since August 2005.

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Related Topix: Sports, Starlin Castro, Baseball Players, Anthony Rizzo, Paul Goldschmidt, Matt Garza, Major League Baseball

Sat May 11, 2013

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Nationals 7, Cubs 3: Shark Is His Own Worst Enemy

Let's get the good news from Friday night's 7-3 Cubs loss to the Nationals up here first, so you at least start reading this recap in a good mood.

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Related Topix: Sports, Starlin Castro, Baseball Players, Kyuji Fujikawa, Ryan Sweeney, Ross Detwiler, Tyler Moore

Toronto Blue Jays

Desmond leads Nationals to fifth straight win

Shortstop Ian Desmond drove in three runs to help the Nationals pound the Cubs, 7-3, at Nationals Park on Friday night.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Danny Espinosa, Ian Desmond, Adam LaRoche, Ryan Zimmerman, Ross Detwiler

Fri May 10, 2013

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Recap: Washington vs. Chicago Cubs

Ian Desmond hit a two-run home run and drove in three as the Washington Nationals took a 7-3 win over the Chicago Cubs to open a three-game set.

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Related Topix: Sports, Starlin Castro, Baseball Players, Ian Desmond, Washington Nationals, Major League Baseball, Danny Espinosa, Ross Detwiler

Chicago Cubs

Cubs activate Fujikawa, option Dolis

When Kyuji Fujikawa last pitched for the Cubs in mid-April, he was the closer. On Friday, the Japanese right-hander was activated from the 15-day disabled list and won't be used in the late innings, manager Dale Sveum said.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Rafael Dolis, Kyuji Fujikawa, Ross Detwiler, Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs vs. Nationals Preview, Friday 5/10, 6:05 CT: It's Gotta Be Better Than Last Year

The last time the Cubs played in Washington, they got swept in a four-game series, were outscored 31-9, and got into a bench-clearing incident that, as I recall, had something to do with Steve Clevenger , who is currently on the disabled list.

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Related Topix: Sports, Starlin Castro, Baseball Players, Steve Clevenger, Carlos Marmol, Chris Rusin, Ramon Ortiz

The Washington Post

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I drove by Wrigley Field on Wednesday and saw the truck being packed for the trip to D.C. A gassed-up truck heading down for a gassed-up series.

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Related Topix: Sports, Stephen Strasburg, Baseball Players, Ross Detwiler, Roger Bernadina, Starlin Castro, Darwin Barney

BleacherReport

Is 2013 Going as Hoped for Theo Epstein and the Cubs' Rebuild?

Coming off a 101-loss season in 2012, the second year of the Chicago Cubs ' rebuilding effort was expected to be an equally trying one for the North Siders, and they are off to a 13-21 start.

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Related Topix: Sports, Starlin Castro, Baseball Players, Geovany Soto, Sean Marshall

Thu May 09, 2013

Washington Nationals

Stuck at one win, Detwiler hopes to top Cubs

Neither Cubs ace Jeff Samardzija nor Nationals starter Ross Detwiler has pitched much like a one-win pitcher to this point in the season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Ross Detwiler, Baseball Players, American League, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Adam LaRoche, Chipper Jones, Washington Nationals

ChicagoSports.com

Cubs' Wood doesn't mind staying under radar

Cubs pitcher Travis Wood still doesn't get recognized in Chicago, even with an impressive start to 2013 and his Mumford & Sons-quality beard.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Clay Buchholz, Justin Verlander

Daily Herald

With runners on, Cubs hitters hit bottom

Someday we'll get into that here or on our Daily Herald blog, Chicago's Inside Pitch .

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Related Topix: Sports, Starlin Castro, Baseball Players, Ross Detwiler, Stephen Strasburg, Edwin Jackson, Gio Gonzalez

Rant Sports

Is Scott Feldman The Dark Horse of Chicago Cubs' Pitching Rotation?

How many people thought that Scott Feldman would be the best pitcher on the Chicago Cubs ' pitching rotation at the beginning of the season? Probably not many.

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Related Topix: Sports, Scott Feldman, Baseball Players

Wed May 08, 2013

Chicago Chronicle

Samardzija seeks deserving return to win column

Neither Cubs ace Jeff Samardzija nor Nationals starter Ross Detwiler has pitched much like a one-win pitcher to this point in the season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Ross Detwiler