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Piniella juggles Cubs' slumping lineup
AP Sports WriterWith the Chicago Cubs' losing streak up to six games and the batting order failing to produce, manager Lou Piniella shook up his lineup Saturday, giving center fielder Jim Edmonds and right fielder Kosuke Fukudome a day off. And, maybe more than one...Tags: Cincinnati Reds, Jim Edmonds, Major League Baseball, New York Dragons, Lou Piniella
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Still going in wrong direction
Chicago Tribune reporterCINCINNATI—Cubs manager Lou Piniella and first base coach Matt Sinatro got lost driving from Chicago to Cincinnati on Friday. They might wish they had kept going, because right now their entire team looks lost. While the meandering tour of Ohio...Tags: Ted Lilly, Jim Edmonds, Major League Baseball, Geovany Soto, Albert Pujols
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Phillies 3B coach Smith suspended two games
Philadelphia Phillies third-base coach Steve Smith was suspended Thursday for two games and fined because of an argument with umpires during a game in Chicago last week. On Aug. 29, Philadelphia put runners at the corners with two outs in the top of...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Steve Smith, New York Mets, Major League Baseball
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Paging Dr. Heimlich
Streaking toward October at an unstoppable pace, the Cubs suddenly dropped five games in a row, and now fans are all choking on their Cracker Jacks. Carlos Zambrano left one game complaining of a sore arm, Rich Harden allowed that he wasn't feeling so...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Carlos Zambrano, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox
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Cubs drawing a blank
Chicago Tribune reporterHouston right-hander Roy Oswalt joined the conga line of opposing starters who've managed to shut down the Cubs in the last week, turning the league's top-ranked offense into a popgun attack Monday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Oswalt pitched 81/3 shutout...Tags: Geoff Blum, Jamie Moyer, Miguel Tejada, Philadelphia Phillies, Jim Edmonds
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Cubs' bats retreat into the shadows
A lot of talk about a "tired arm" has been aimed in Carlos Zambrano's direction of late, so it will be very interesting to see how much zing Big Z's wing has Tuesday when he pitches with it at Wrigley Field.
In the meantime, the arms that look tired...Tags: Jamie Moyer, Major League Baseball, Geovany Soto, Jason Marquis, Wrigley Field
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Cubs beat Pirates 2-0 to sweep 3-game series
Chicago Tribune reporterPITTSBURGH — After disposing of Pittsburgh 2-0 Wednesday to sweep the series at PNC Park, the Cubs begin a stretch that will test their character, perseverance and overall strength. Starting with Thursday night's game against Philadelphia at...Tags: Ronny Cedeno, Ted Lilly, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Jason Marquis
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'84 veteran Gary Matthews salutes current Cubs
Chicago Tribune reporterWhen the Cubs awoke Friday morning, they had a 61/2-game lead in the National League Central, their largest division lead since the 1984 team ended its season 96-65. Lately comparisons have been made between the current Cubs and those Cubs, considered...Tags: Lou Piniella, Spring Training, National League, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies
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Cubs rally to top Phillies 3-2
Chicago Tribune reporterLou Piniella is from the old school, so when he was asked if his Cubs might be a team of destiny, he went back to the ABC's of baseball: "I don't believe in destiny. I believe in good pitching and good defense and timely hitting. That's destiny. You...Tags: Daryle Ward, Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Jeff Samardzija
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Swagger, yes; overconfidence, no
I was trying to talk about aura, about what the poet laureate of Wrigley Field, Lou Piniella, has referred to as "Cubbie swagger." But Jim Edmonds was having none of it. "We haven't won anything yet," the center fielder said Saturday morning. "Who was...Tags: Ted Lilly, Philadelphia Phillies, Jim Edmonds, Neal Cotts, Major League Baseball
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Derrek Lee sees truth in Obama's statement
Tribune reporterBarack Obama's biggest supporter in the Cubs' clubhouse is probably Derrek Lee, who won't be changing his vote because of Obama's description of Cubs fans as beautiful, beer-drinkers who don't come to Wrigley Field for baseball. "You go to Wrigley Field,...Tags: Barack Obama, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Chicago Cubs, ESPN, Major League Baseball
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Werth, bullpen help Phils end skid
Of The Associated PressJayson Werth homered twice, Ryan Howard hit his major league-leading 37th homer and the Philadelphia Phillies ended the Chicago Cubs' seven-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory Saturday. Werth also hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the sixth for...Tags: Ronny Cedeno, Ted Lilly, Philadelphia Phillies, Neal Cotts, Major League Baseball
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