Chicago Cubs timeline
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Cincinnati Reds defeat Chicago Cubs, 5-3
CINCINNATI -- The problem wasn't the conversation or the decision, and maybe not even the pitch that Joey Votto hit halfway to Kentucky. It's... Read more
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Florida Marlins defeat Chicago Cubs, 4-2
So much for all that energy and improved infield defense the kid shortstop was supposed to inject into the sagging Cubs. Three days after his... Read more
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Florida Marlins defeat Chicago Cubs, 3-2
The time for ego management and extra consideration for veteran hitters is over. Or maybe it should be. Thirty-four games into the same daily... Read more
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Chicago Cubs defeat Florida Marlins, 4-3
Even in victory, the clouds and fog remained heavy over these Cubs, their bats cool on a 45-degree Wednesday at Wrigley Field. They scored just... Read more
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Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Chicago Cubs, 10-6
Carlos Zambrano was smiling before Friday's game and said he was ''fine,'' in a much better mood than the one he left Wrigley Field with on... Read more
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Lee DeWyze Throws First Pitch at Wrigley Field
During his visit home to Chicago, American Idol finalist, Lee DeWyze, threw out the first pitch at a Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates game at... Read more
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Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Chicago Cubs, 4-3
Sports Illustrated recently ran a story about new Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts, which is to say it ran a story about hope. But any story about... Read more
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Chicago Cubs defeat Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3
Lou Piniella had seen enough. Five consecutive losses to the Pittsburgh Pirates can fire up a manager. He went on a spirited rant about the... Read more
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Chicago Cubs defeat Colorado Rockies, 4-2
For all those people who want to talk about firing Lou Piniella, Marlon Byrd's got your answer right here. ''Lou's going to keep his job, bottom... Read more
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Chicago Cubs defeat Colorado Rockies, 6-2
If you thought sending Carlos Zambrano to the bullpen was a tricky move, try figuring out how to put him back into the rotation. That's where... Read more
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Chicago Cubs defeat Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1
PHILADELPHIA -- Some teams heat up with the weather. The Cubs, strangely, seem to be heating up with the quality of their schedule. After... Read more
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Philadelphia Phillies defeat Chicago Cubs, 5-4
PHILADELPHIA -- Cubs insiders expect veteran reliever Bob Howry to join the team in Texas today to add a stabilizing influence to the bullpen -- in... Read more
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Texas Rangers defeat Chicago Cubs, 2-1
ARLINGTON, Texas -- You can take the National League out of the Cubs, but you apparently can't take the Cubs out of the, uh, Cubs. Put them in... Read more
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Chicago Cubs defeat Texas Rangers, 5-4
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The beard is back. And apparently it's not going away any time soon. ''I haven't had the energy to shave,'' Cubs manager Lou... Read more
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Chicago Cubs defeat Texas Rangers, 5-4
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The No. 2 spot in the batting order might look like rookie Starlin Castro's new address. But it's more like returning home for... Read more
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Los Angeles Dodgers defeat Chicago Cubs, 8-5
The Carlos Zambrano dilemma didn't get any easier during or after a sloppy loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in which the lights went out for 18... Read more
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St. Louis Cardinals defeat Chicago Cubs, 7-1
Too many starters and no logical one to put in the bullpen. Now, too many outfielders to fit in three places -- especially with one who's doing... Read more
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St. Louis Cardinals defeat Chicago Cubs, 9-1
Touted pitching prospect Andrew Cashner will join the Cubs' bullpen this week, adding a new element to the team's unsettled pitching... Read more
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Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Chicago Cubs, 2-1
PITTSBURGH -- Maybe it's time for a real shake-up in the Cubs' lineup. Not the kind of tweaking and shuffling manager Lou Piniella has done with... Read more
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Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Chicago Cubs, 3-2
PITTSBURGH -- Ready or not, here he comes. It's the first day of the rest of Carlos Zambrano's career as a starting pitcher, and the Cubs aren't... Read more
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Houston Astros defeat Chicago Cubs, 3-1
HOUSTON -- After one start back from a six-week bullpen stretch, the only thing the Cubs know about Carlos Zambrano II is that it's still anybody's... Read more
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Chicago Cubs defeat Houston Astros, 8-5
HOUSTON -- The Tyler Colvin Era started with a bang -- actually a lot of bangs. Manager Lou Piniella no sooner inserted the hard-hitting rookie... Read more
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Houston Astros defeat Chicago Cubs, 6-3
HOUSTON -- As the Cubs got stranded on base again Sunday, the map to their elusive next World Series was getting another workover in a Mesa, Ariz.,... Read more
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Chicago Cubs defeat Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-1
PITTSBURGH -- What Carlos Silva is accomplishing for the Cubs these days is just sick. No, really. Sick. ''My stomach was sick, and I spent... Read more
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Milwaukee Brewers defeat Chicago Cubs, 3-2
As badly as things have gone with their pitching staff this season, the Milwaukee Brewers cannot afford to lose games in which No. 1 starter Yovani... Read more