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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: Carlos Zambrano, Lou Piniella, Cincinnati Reds, Society, Major League Baseball
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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, Lou Piniella, Albert Pujols, Mark Derosa, Major League Baseball
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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: New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Jeff Samardzija, 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: Carlos Zambrano, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Baseball, All Stars
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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: Lance Berkman, Carlos Zambrano, Geoff Blum, Lou Piniella, Alfonso Soriano
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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: Carlos Zambrano, Lou Piniella, Alfonso Soriano, Jason Marquis, Houston Astros
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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: National League, Ted Lilly, Carlos Zambrano, Lou Piniella, Alfonso Soriano
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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: Geovany Soto, National League, Cy Young, Lou Piniella, Alfonso Soriano
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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: Lou Piniella, Alfonso Soriano, Philadelphia Phillies, Jeff Samardzija, Scott Eyre
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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: National League, Ted Lilly, Lou Piniella, Philadelphia Phillies, Neal Cotts
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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: Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Baseball, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Wrigley Field
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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: Ted Lilly, Carlos Zambrano, Lou Piniella, Philadelphia Phillies, Neal Cotts
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