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Smoak HR not Enough as Mariners Lose to Angels
Web ReporterJered Weaver outpitched Felix Hernandez for the third time this season in a matchup of the AL's strikeout leaders and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Friday night. Weaver (9-5) allowed two runs and six hits over seven innings...Tags: Erick Aybar, Nolan Ryan, Torii Hunter, Sports, Multi-Sport Events
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Lately, comebacks easy as pie
Tribune staff reporterWhile some players groggily filed into the quiet Cubs clubhouse Wednesday morning after a short night of rest after playing until 1:16 a.m., Jeromy Burnitz was singing out loud to a song playing in his head. It was apparent to some Burnitz could not...Tags: New York Giants, Neifi Perez, Michael Tucker, Ray Durham, Todd Walker
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Hill makes good case for rotation spot
Tribune staff reporterRich Hill's first major-league start Monday could mark a changing of the guard in the Cubs' rotation. Called up from Triple-A Iowa and inserted in Kerry Wood's spot, the 25-year-old left-hander had an adventurous time in the Cubs' 3-2 comeback victory...Tags: Wrigley Field, Neifi Perez, Rich Hill, Ronny Cedeno, Jerome Williams
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Sox's Konerko conked in head, then belts pair of homers
Tribune staff reporterPaul Konerko would be the first to admit he has a pretty hard head. But not even Konerko could have imagined a curveball bounced off his noggin could change the complexion of a ballgame, if not a season.After Cubs starter Kerry Wood hit him in the...Tags: Wrigley Field, Ray Durham, Roosevelt Brown, Jerry Manuel, Jose Valentin
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From Aase to Zito
Cal Ripken's first major-league hit came against Dennis Lamp of the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 16, 1981. His last hit came against Frank Castillo of the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Oct. 5, 2001. Ripken finished his career with 3,184...Tags: Cal Ripken, Jay Witasick, Steve Shields, Randy Keisler, Doug Davis
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Cubs rally around Alou
Tribune staff reporterDusty Baker walked around Wrigley Field at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, taking small handfuls of a dirt-like substance from a bag and spreading it throughout the infield and outfield, sort of like Dusty Appleseed. Baker wouldn't reveal the bag's contents or...Tags: Shawn Estes, Mark Grudzielanek, Kenny Lofton, Colorado, Wrigley Field
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Finally, Cubs pour it on
Tribune staff reporterSome things are worth the wait, even if it means spending eight or nine hours eating junk food at Wrigley Field. Many of the 38,410 fans who ventured out to Wrigley on Monday morning were back in front of their own TV sets by the time the Cubs finished...Tags: Sammy Sosa, Television, Sports, Wrigley Field, Damian Miller
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Lieber is sore but at himself
Tribune staff reporterThe condition of his right elbow, Jon Lieber insists, is not the problem. He swears it's not the reason he is winless in his last seven starts. "It's being able to make pitches," he said. Lieber did that until the seventh inning Monday night. Then...Tags: Sammy Sosa, Eric Young, Jon Lieber, Chicago Cubs, Lenny Harris
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Cubs lacking Sosa, offense
Tribune staff reporterSammy Sosa no longer can make his head swivel like a bobblehead doll—at least not since he experienced sharp pain in the back of his neck that forced him to leave in the eighth inning of last Saturday's game at Arizona and to miss Sunday's game. Sosa,...Tags: Sammy Sosa, Basketball, Spring Training, Chris Stynes, Jorge Fabregas
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Poor hitting, fielding sink Cubs to new low
Tribune staff reporterAfter a team goes from bad to worse, what comes next? The answer is Monday night's 11-1 loss to the Marlins, which qualifies as one of the Cubs' sorriest showings in a season full of pitiful efforts. At least there were few who cared enough to witness...Tags: Sammy Sosa, All Stars, Moises Alou, Matt Clement, Chicago Cubs
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Cubs' joy turns to anger
Tribune staff reporterThe Cubs and St. Louis have been going at it since 1892, but seldom have the two rivals spent as much quality time together as they have over the past two days at Wrigley Field. With Tuesday's day-night doubleheader coming on the heels of the Labor Day...Tags: Sammy Sosa, Kenny Lofton, Wrigley Field, Randall Simon, Labor Day
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'Team game' takes over
Tribune staff reporterSammy Sosa, Moises Alou, Corey Patterson and Todd Hundley went a combined 0-for-12 with six strikeouts Sunday. So how in the name of Roy Oswalt were the Cubs able to eke out a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros in the Wrigley Field sauna? "It's a...Tags: Sammy Sosa, Wrigley Field, Julio Lugo, Personal Service, Houston Astros
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