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Brewers Fire Yost...the Chicago Way
Dan Fox offers a historical perspective on the Brewers' firing of Ned Yost while in the thick of the race for the post-season. Turns out the 1932 Cubs were the first team to change managers mid-season...
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Game 158 Thread / Cubs @ Mets (4 of 4)
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR PreviewTags: Cubs historyMark DeRosaGameday Open ThreadShea Stadium
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Soto Wins Rookie of the Year
As expected, the Cubs field general Geovany Soto took home the NL Rookie of the Year honors. He's the 5th Cub to win the honor and first catcher since Mike Piazza in 1993. He did it on the strength of...
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The Top 10 Best Seasons Ever by a Cub
As part of this Cubs history kick that started with Wiklifield, I had this idea of trying to figure out what was the best individual season by a member of the Cubs. As I started pouring through the...
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King for a Day: the Cubs' One-Time Game #1 Starters
As noted here and everywhere else yesterday, Lou Piniella has decided to give Carlos Zambrano the Opening Day assignment at Houston. It will be the fifth time Zambrano has had the honor; the Cubs have...
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Biting My Blue-Pinstriped Tongue
I encountered a number of Cardinals fans heading for Chicago Union Station during this evening's rush hour. I thought about making a smart remark or two in their direction, but I held back. It's the...
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The End of the Impotence: Theriot's Homerless Streak is Broken
Ryan Theriot's grand slam on Friday put the Cubs ahead to stay, as did his first-inning home run on Saturday. Friday's blast ended a string of 620 at-bats and 157 games in which Theriot had failed to...
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Cubs, Sox Prepare to Make Geek History
Thursday's Chicago vs. Chicago showdown at Wrigley Field will be the first Major League game to be streamed live to mobile phones, specifically to iPhone and iPod Touch users who have installed the...
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The Cubs All-Star History
As much as I dread the current All-Star break, I was a fan once upon a time. Back before interleague play, having kids and cable television, the Midsummer Classic was a guilty pleasure to get a chance...
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Cubs Decade in Review: 2000 Season
The New Year is fast approaching which means it's time for everyone's year in review articles. This year we get the added bonus of the end of decade. Due to the baseball schedule and offseason, I'll be...
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Cubs Decade in Review: 2001 Season
Previous Reviews: 2000Coming off a second straight last place finish, Andy MacPhail had his first full offseason to try and rebuild the club after taking over for Ed Lynch.Tags: Cubs historyDecade Review
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Cubs Decade In Review: 2002 Season
Previous Reviews: 2001, 2000Although the season ended in disappointment, the Cubs seemed to have something to build on after a mostly successful 2001 and a farm system rated as one of the best in the...
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The Derrek Lee Era
With Derrek Lee's departure to the South and front running Braves, the Cubs lost one of their finest players over the last 30 years. But just how fine was he?I think we can agree that since 1980...
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The Cubs vs Cardinals rivalry. Old Photos.
I found some old photos in a box.Crappy, from an old point and shoot in the pre-digital days.I asked a buddy if he thought that was crazy Mitch Williams on the mound for the Cubs, he said he thought...
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Best Cubs Drafts
I was intrigued by the recent ESPN article that proclaimed the 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers draft to be the best ever. The Dodgers picks that year were exceptional. All told across the various January and...
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