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Borbon's pinch single in 14th worth wait for Cubs
While lobbying in April for his proposed $300 million renovation of Wrigley Field, Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts brought up the cramped clubhouse that includes a hitting net that lowers from the ceiling for pinch hitters to take hacks into. The Cubs are...
Tags: Wrigley Field, Sports, Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Dale Sveum
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DuPage County chairman wants to pitch Cubs on moving west
Clout StreetAdd DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin to the list of suburban politicians angling to lure the Chicago Cubs to his turf if there’s an unlikely collapse of the city-sanctioned framework plan to renovate Wrigley Field. Citing what he...Tags: Wrigley Field, Local Government, Lifestyle and Leisure, Thomas M. Tunney, Rahm Emanuel
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DuPage chief latest to woo Cubs
Add DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin to the list of suburban politicians angling to lure the Chicago Cubs to his turf if there's an unlikely collapse of the city-sanctioned framework plan to renovate Wrigley Field. Citing what he described as a...
Tags: Local Government, Wrigley Field, Lifestyle and Leisure, Rahm Emanuel, Thomas M. Tunney
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Some notable predictions for Hawks-Bruins series
Dave Beran, executive chef, Next: "Blackhawks in seven. It'll take the Hawks two to three games to acclimate to the physical aspects of the Bruins." Len Kasper, broadcaster, Chicago Cubs: "The Blackhawks in seven merely because of home-ice advantage....
Tags: NBC (tv network), Access Hollywood (tv program), Brian Kelly, Chicago White Sox, Paul Konerko
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City Council gives Cubs go-ahead for more night games
The Cubs got the go-ahead Wednesday to add as many as 16 night games plus schedule later Friday afternoon games and concerts at Wrigley Field in a deal Mayor Rahm Emanuel called "an honest compromise" a day after team officials complained that it unfairly...
Tags: Fines, Joseph A. Moore, Punishment, Thomas M. Tunney, Tribune Company
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Likelihood of Appel coming to Cubs growing
There is one benefit to losing 100-plus games. The Cubs will experience it Thursday night, and hopefully for a decade or more. They need to be like the Tigers, Rays and Nationals, who built perennial contenders on the backs of franchise players they...
Tags: Theo Epstein, Luke Hochevar, Adderall (drug), Pittsburgh Pirates, Baseball
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Cubs erect mock-ups of proposed Wrigley signs, video board
The Cubs began evaluating new signs and a 6,000-square-foot video board in the Wrigley Field outfield Tuesday, installing mock-ups to see if rooftop views of the ballpark would be impaired. Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts took in the view from a rooftop on...
Tags: Wrigley Field, Theo Epstein, Sports, Baseball, Rahm Emanuel
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Cubs unpleasant present makes better future forever distant
CINCINNATI — No one really is surprised the Cubs are where they are two months into the season, and it appears evident what's going to happen next. In Year 2 of the rebuild, the only questions remaining are who will be gone before August and how...
Tags: Alfonso Soriano, St. Louis Cardinals, Theo Epstein, Baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates
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Your Morning Phil: Francona, Axelrod, Shoulders
Talking baseball while wondering if the Blackhawks can be counter-punchers. 1. Baseball is back in Cleveland, thanks largely to Terry Francona. The first-place Indians host the Tigers tonight, and The Jake should be rocking. (Yes, I know Jacobs...Tags: Theo Epstein, Chris Sale, Dylan Axelrod, Clay Buchholz, American League Central
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Reader Q&A: Paul Sullivan's Cubs mailbag
Lifelong Cubs fan here with ZERO trust in the Ricketts family in putting together a consistent winning team. It's obvious they only see the Cubs as cash cows. Am I wrong here? -- Selma B., Cincinnati Cash bison perhaps, but cash cows? No. I think the...Tags: Carlos Marmol, Baseball, Jed Hoyer , Travis Wood, Washington Nationals
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Your Morning Phil: Cashner, draft, Astros
Talking baseball while congratulating the Boston Bruins on one of the great playoff finishes of all time: 1. In less than two years with the Cubs’ organization, Anthony Rizzo has earned himself a $41 million guarantee, which he says guarantees...Tags: Theo Epstein, Baseball, Jeff Samardzija, Houston Astros, Jed Hoyer
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Hoping for better days at Wrigley
South Bend TribuneI was on a bus trip over to a Chicago Cubs game in Wrigley Field last week. The thermometer read a glorious 70 degrees when we left South Bend in the late morning. Even so, I took a sweatshirt and jacket. That wasn’t enough. The temperature...Tags: Chase Field, Wrigley Field, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Memorial Day
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