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Saturday Feb 6 | Goatriders.org

Retire No.8

Back before we knew that Andre Dawson would be adorned in the Hall of Fame as an Expo, there was some talk that, if he went in as a Cub, the Chicago organization would honor him by retiring his jersey.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Aramis Ramirez, Baseball Players, Carlos Zambrano

Thu Feb 04, 2010

WKRC-TV Cincinnati

Cubs avoid arbitration with Marmol, sign Millar

Pitcher Carlos Marmol #49 of the Chicago Cubs throws a pitch in the ninth inning against the New York Mets at Wrigley Field on August 28, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Baseball Players, Carlos Marmol, Kevin Millar

Wed Feb 03, 2010

Chicago Cubs

Cubs bullpen starts with closer Marmol

For the first time in three years, Carlos Marmol won't have to compete for anything but a parking space at Fitch Park in Mesa.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Baseball Players, David Patton, Carlos Marmol, Kevin Gregg, John Grabow

Tue Jan 26, 2010

Goatriders.org

Random GROTA ramblings

It's hard to believe, but this will be the sixth season of Cubs baseball covered by the rambunctious writers of GROTA.

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

Sun Jan 17, 2010

Major League Baseball

Around the Horn: Bullpen

While you might not know it from that $600 home heating bill you just received, Spring Training is right around the corner.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Chris Perez

Fri Jan 15, 2010

Chicago Tribune

25 years of Cubs Convention's greatest hits

Cubs manager Lou Piniella signs autographs after answering questions from fans during the 2007 Cubs Convention.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players

Thu Jan 14, 2010

Major League Baseball

Wells amped by Maddux's return to Cubs

Greg Maddux brings more to the Cubs than his knowledge of pitching. Randy Wells can't wait to hear a few of Maddux's jokes.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Baseball Players, Randy Wells, Carlos Zambrano, Ted Lilly, Ryan Dempster

Wed Jan 13, 2010

Bleacher Report

Chicago Cubs Entangled in Ben Sheets: What Ace Could Bring to North Side

Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune reports today that the Chicago Cubs are deep in contention to sign free-agent right-handed starting pitcher Ben Sheets, lately of the rival Milwaukee Brewers.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Baseball Players, Ben Sheets, Rich Harden, Ted Lilly

Sat Dec 19, 2009

Chicago Tribune

Cubs must hope Silva returns to 2007 Twins form

The Mariners actually did something Friday that was harder than getting rid of Milton Bradley .

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Baseball Players, Milton Bradley, Carlos Silva, Ted Lilly

Mon Dec 07, 2009

Chicago Flame

The 'bleating' goes on

Chicagoans have had various proud moments in Chicago sports. To begin, the Bulls brought in six championships behind Michael Jordan, the Bears easily manhandled the Patriots in Superbowl for the '85 season, and the White Sox most recently won the World Series back in 2005.

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Related Topix: Chicago Cubs, Aramis Ramirez, National League, National League East

Fri Nov 27, 2009

Bleacher Report

Come To Think Of It: Some Lower Cost, High Upside Options For Cubs

We know all too well that the Cubs are financially constrained this winter. In addition to focusing on moving Milton Bradley, GM Jim Hendry has numerous issues to address on a ball club that seriously underachieved in 2009.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Baseball Players, Milton Bradley, Justin Duchscherer, Oakland Athletics, Rich Harden

Thu Nov 26, 2009

BleacherReport

Giving Thanks: To Jim Hendry, Cubs GM

The 2003 season changed Cubs' fans lives forever. We all know about Steve Bartman, Moises Alou, Alex Gonzalez, Mark Prior, and Dusty Baker in Game Six of the 2003 NLCS.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Baseball Players, Carlos Zambrano, Aramis Ramirez

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Bleacher Report

Tom Gorzelanny's 2010 Outlook: A Case Study on the Verducci Effect

For Cubs fans, the Verducci effect is an old and familiar foe, even if they have never heard of it.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tom Gorzelanny, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Sean Marshall, Jeff Samardzija

Fri Nov 20, 2009

BleacherReport

Cubs Re-Sign John Grabow: Bullpen Issues Will Go Unresolved

John Grabow can laugh his way to the bank. According to the Chicago Sun-Times , Grabow and the Cubs have agreed on a two-year contract extension worth at least $7 million dollars, and Grabow is considered an option to take over the closer's role if Carlos Marmol's control issues cannot resolve themselves.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Baseball Players, John Grabow, Carlos Marmol, Sean Marshall, Kiko Calero

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Major League Baseball

Market for free agent firemen will be lively

Relief pitching, as usual, will be one of the busiest counters in the free-agent department store.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Francisco Rodriguez, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Bob Howry, Jeremy Affeldt, Atlanta Braves

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Major League Baseball

Cubs have long history of awards

Pitcher Randy Wells may have been the biggest surprise of 2009, winning 12 games, but it wasn't enough to give the Cubs their second straight National League Rookie of the Year.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Baseball Players, Randy Wells, National League, Geovany Soto, Derrek Lee

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Major League Baseball

Wells sixth in NL Roy balloting

Cubs pitcher Randy Wells finished sixth in the voting for the National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award, announced Monday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Baseball Players, Randy Wells, Casey McGehee, Milwaukee Brewers

Sat Nov 14, 2009

CLTV - Chicago Land's TV

New faces try to end old problems

The expanded bleachers aren't the only thing new at Wrigley Field this year. The Cubs will start the season with eight new players on the roster, ranging from vital cogs such as Juan Pierre to little-known reserves such as Angel Pagan.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Baseball Players, Angel Pagan, Sean Marshall, Wade Miller

Mon Nov 09, 2009

The Plain Dealer

Eager buyers in 2008, Cleveland Indians bring a more wary outlook to 2009 winter meetings

The Indians jumped into the free agent market early last winter. They signed closer Kerry Wood in December at the winter meetings in Las Vegas to a two-year, $20.5 million deal.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, C.C. Sabathia, Orlando Hudson, Los Angeles Angels

Fri Nov 06, 2009

BleacherReport

Ted Lilly Had Surgery? Yesterday? On His Throwing Shoulder?

Reports are flying out of Arizona, where the Chicago Cubs are having their first winter management meetings with new owner Tom Ricketts, that apparently 2009 hasn't bottomed out just yet.

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Related Topix: Sports, Ted Lilly, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez

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