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Cubs shopping on a budget
Tribune reporterLike seemingly everyone else this shopping season, the Cubs are watching their money. But that hasn't stopped them from checking the trade cost of pitcher Jake Peavy and his $60 million-plus contract while also exploring their options for a left-handed-...Tags: Sean Marshall, Felix Pie, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, Mike Fontenot
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Cubs sign Ryan Dempster to 4-year, $52 million deal
Chicago TribuneThe Cubs and pitcher Ryan Dempster have agreed to a four-year, $52-million extension. The deal makes Dempster the second-high paid pitcher on the team. Cubs general manager Jim Hendry will be available for comment Tuesday afternoon. Dempster was also...Tags: Lou Piniella, Latroy Hawkins, Ryan Dempster, Spring Training, Baseball
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Dempster back, so what's next for Cubs?
Tribune reporterThe Cubs will spend a combined $55 million on their 2009 rotation, and Jim Hendry acknowledges that some years a general manager has to be "more creative" than in other years. With Ryan Dempster's $52 million contract taken care of, Hendry is still...Tags: Randy Johnson, Wages and Pensions, Ryan Dempster, Major League Baseball, Baseball
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Gameday 156: Mets-Cubs
On the Mets beatStaple here to take you through the final week of Shea Stadium. And, perhaps, the 2008 Mets season. Or both. Whatever. Jon Niese (1-0, 4.09) goes for the Mets against Jason Marquis (10-9, 4.39). As an aside related to nothing,......Tags: New York Mets, Kerry Wood
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Maine says he's ready to go
On the Mets beatJohn Maine just pronounced himself ready to go (on Wednesday at the earliest) after throwing 25 pitches on the mound at Shea. The Mets haven't sounded that excited about Maine's return. We'll see. Update, 4:40 p.m.: Jerry Manuel said he's......Tags: New York Mets, Maine, Chicago Cubs
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A Faustian bargain
On the Mets beatInteresting question posed by the WFAN mid-morning crew of Evan Roberts and Joe Benigno. Coming off last night's brutal 9-5 loss to the Cubs, would you sign on for a one-game wild-card playoff with the Brewers right now? For fear......Tags: New York Mets, Major League Baseball, Baseball, Carlos Beltran, Milwaukee Brewers
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Last-game cliches eerily similar to 2007
wallace.matthews@newsday.comIn the delirium of yesterday's postgame clubhouse, Mets general manager Omar Minaya made an interesting observation: "Last year, a day like this never could have happened." In fact, last year a day very much like this did happen, under eerily similar...Tags: Tom Glavine, Jerry Manuel, Sarah Palin, New York Giants, Florida Marlins
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Mets have shown their true colors
wallace.matthews@newsday.comIf last year was the Collapse, this year is the Relapse. If last night's Mets-Cubs game was supposed to be a playoff preview, the Mets might just as well stay home. And if Yankees Stadium is baseball's cathedral, Shea Stadium is baseball's confessional,...Tags: National Football League, Philadelphia Phillies, National Basketball Association, Kerry Wood, Chicago Cubs
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A weathered rotation
The Cubs' rotation will be taxed with 16 games in the final 15 days due to the rescheduling of Friday and Saturday's games. How it sets up: Sunday vs. HOU (DH) Carlos Zambrano and Jason Marquis Monday vs. HOU Ryan Dempster Tuesday vs. MIL Ted...Tags: Ryan Dempster, Ted Lilly, Sean Marshall, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs
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How to avoid 3-peat
Chicago Tribune reporterStanding in the visiting manager's office a half-hour after the Cubs flamed out in the playoffs, Lou Piniella was asked what could be done to avoid this scenario next year. "I don't know, there's no sense talking about that," he replied. "It has been two...Tags: Daryle Ward, Jeff Samardzija, Kosuke Fukudome, Kerry Wood, Wrigley Field
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A good time to be great
Chicago Tribune reporterAs he prepares for October baseball at Wrigley Field, manager Lou Piniella feels good about his team. He feels good about the starting pitchers. Feels good about the lineup. Feels good about the back end of the bullpen. Feels good about the character...Tags: Mark Derosa, Jeff Samardzija, Ted Lilly, Wrigley Field, Kerry Wood
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It's a whole new ballgame
Chicago Tribune reporterAt most, it will take four weeks. That amounts to only 15 percent of a typical baseball season but a lifetime of playoff experience. It is a journey that only those who have completed it can fully explain. Five players in the Cubs' clubhouse own World...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Mark Derosa, Alfonso Soriano, Cincinnati Reds, Wrigley Field
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