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1. 
Fuld running down big league dream
4 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com
... Fuld said, "but I got great support all along and there was never a doubt in my mind that it would slow me down athletically." This offseason, he was a guest speaker at Cubs pitcher Randy Wells' fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. He's donated items to the Cubs' Minor League teams when they have events to raise money for JDRF. "I enjoy meeting young diabetic kids and just speaking with them," Fuld said. "You'd like to make a difference on a larger scale, but when you get that intimate, one-on-one connection with a kid, that feels pretty good, too." That personal ... Read More »
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Desert Drive: Cubs chilling out as spring training wears on
6 hours ago - sports.yahoo.com
... having quenched their title thirst last fall. The Red Sox have had some recent troubles with injuries down in Fort Myers, but nothing that's rocking the front page of Yahoo! Meanwhile, the Phillies are so worried about making another World Series that an outfielder's beard counts as one of the team's top stories. The Dodgers are being fought over like they're a BMW or a basset hound, but all the McCourt bickering is so loathsome and distasteful that everyone's doing their best to avert their eyes. But back to the Cubs: You can attribute the sedate aura to a few things. The team didn't ... Read More »
3. Rudy a hit with Cubs
9 hours ago - post-trib.com
... at the field every day. He had knee replacement surgery, and he was still coming to the field." Too much to do to relax. Even now. "I feel like Im behind. I feel like Im running out of time," Jaramillo said Tuesday during a rare pause in his schedule to talk about his first month with his new team. "I've got a lot of work to get done." That's surprising considering he's at the ballpark before the first player arrives and is typically there hours after the game -- often working with a hitters one-on-one or in small groups, long before or after games. And it's also surprising when you ... Read More »
4. Big billboard in left field at Wrigley?
11 hours ago - suntimes.com
... by Tom Gramatis, who could not be reached for comment. He bought the building for $. million in and made $. million of it back over two years by putting the casino sign on the roof. The sign got so much TV exposure, it caught the eye of new Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts, who wanted the team to cash in, instead of Gramatis. Last fall, Ricketts put up blank billboards to obscure the casino sign, setting the stage for the permit application filed this week. ... Read More »
7. Familiar faces highlight Rangers-Cubs game
16 hours ago - star-telegram.com
The Texas Rangers' bus pulled in to HoHoKam Park Monday morning while the Chicago Cubs were taking batting practice. As Rangers players started trickling onto the field for their turn in the cage, they spotted Rudy Jaramillo and Marlon Byrd in Cubs uniforms.There were the customary hugs and handshak Read More »
8. Cubs 4, Rangers 1
16 hours ago - star-telegram.com
MESA, Ariz. -- Carlos Silva and four Chicago relievers held the Rangers to only three hits, anda three-run two-out rally in the third inning lifted the Cubs to a - victory Tuesday at HoHoKam Park.After singles in the first and second innings, the Rangers did have another hit until Justin Smoak hit Read More »
9. Piniella confident Cubs will score more
16 hours ago - chicagotribune.com
... thinks all he needs is for players to return to norms MESA, Ariz. The Cubs will be more aggressive at the plate and running the bases this season, at least according to the Piniella Manifesto. Cubs manager Lou Piniella complained about the team's offense early and often in , admitting often it was "painful" for him to watch. At least Piniella was paid to watch the carnage. Imagine the thousands of fans who paid to watch at Wrigley Field , or wasted spare time watching it on TV. Is Piniella's optimism based on faith alone, or ... Read More »
11. Facing Cubs, Rangers see familiar faces
17 hours ago - dallasnews.com
... the off-season before signing a three-year, $ million free-agent contract. The transition to Chicago has been seamless, he said, and having Jaramillo as his hitting coach helped him fall in line quickly. Byrd said he has remained in contact with several of his old teammates, and he believes the Rangers will contend for a playoff spot this season. "They have a very good chance to win the West," Byrd said. "It's going to be a tough lineup to pitch to, a tough rotation and a tough bullpen. They've got the pitching and defense already, and ... Read More »
12. Carlos Silva a contender for a spot in Cubs' rotation
17 hours ago - seattletimes.nwsource.com
... striking out three. "You can't throw the ball better than he did today," manager Lou Piniella said. "Boy, he made it look relatively easy." Now Silva is closing in on a spot in the Cubs' rotation. "I'm very competitive. I want to make the rotation. But the only thing I want to do is help this team," Silva said. "Deep inside, I want to say I feel good about the way I pitch." Former Dodgers center fielder Willie Davis, who died last week at age , was remembered as an electrifying on-field presence and a larger-than-life personality in a memorial service Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. "I ... Read More »
14. Clean slate bodes well for North Siders
21 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com
... slate bodes well for North Siders Better health, chemistry could put Cubs back in contention MESA, Ariz. -- Better health, better hitting, better team chemistry -- all of it should add up to better Cubs in . This is the view of manager Lou Piniella, but it can also be shared by someone looking at this club with considerable objectivity. There were Cubs hitters who were hurt in and Cubs hitters who under-achieved in and Cubs ... Read More »
15. Game report: Cubs 4, Rangers 1
21 hours ago - rangersblog.dallasnews.com
MESA, Ariz. - Chicago strung together four consecutive two-out hits against RHP Neftali Feliz in the third inning Tuesday to account for three runs. A light Rangers lineup that did not include Michael Young, Vladimir Guerrero, Josh Hamilton (day off) and Ian Kinsler (ankle sprain) could muster only Read More »
17. Smoak nails first homer against Cubs
22 hours ago - texas.rangers.mlb.com
... Mesa, Ariz. Tuesday, March Rangers at the plate: Chris Davis entered the game with hits in of his previous plate appearances, and was leading the Cactus League in batting, but the first baseman went -for-, striking out three times. Justin Smoak led off the eighth with a home run. As a team, the Rangers have hit six homers this spring, fewest in the American League. Cubs at the plate: Xavier Nady delivered a two-out, two-run double in the third and scored on Marlon Byrd's single in front of , fans, the fourth-largest crowd in the history of HoHoKam Park. Jeff Baker hit a ... Read More »
18. Nady makes good use of DH slot
22 hours ago - chicago.cubs.mlb.com
... Mesa, Ariz. Tuesday, March Rangers at the plate: Chris Davis entered the game with hits in of his previous plate appearances, and was leading the Cactus League in batting, but the first baseman went -for-, striking out three times. Justin Smoak led off the eighth with a home run. As a team, the Rangers have hit six homers this spring, fewest in the American League. Cubs at the plate: Xavier Nady delivered a two-out, two-run double in the third and scored on Marlon Byrd's single in front of , fans, the fourth-largest crowd in the history of HoHoKam Park. Jeff Baker hit a ... Read More »
19. Silva pitches 4 shutout innings, Cubs beat Rangers
22 hours ago - buffalonews.com
. Silva pitches shutout innings, Cubs beat Rangers Carlos Silva solidified his claim on a spot in the Cubs' rotation with four shutout innings and Xavier Nady had a two-run double Tuesday, leading Chicago to a - victory over the Texas Rangers. Read More »
20. Spring Snapshot: Cubs deal with slimmer expectations in 201 ...
23 hours ago - sports.yahoo.com
... RECORD: -, nd in NL Central . So what kind of impact has The Ricketts Family made since buying the team? Well, let's see. Since the Ricketts bought the team from the Tribune Co., they've proudly announced they were keeping the urinal troughs, erected a screen in left field to block a casino ad on Waveland Avenue, played the city of Mesa like a fiddle so they could get a new spring training ... Read More »
