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Jones 'just missed the ball' on Longoria's inside-the-park home run
The Orioles' series finale with the Tampa Bay Rays had already included a series of unusual plays when Evan Longoria came up in the eighth inning and lined a Jeremy Accardo pitch to center field.
Orioles center fielder Adam Jones broke on the ball, but...Tags: Zach Britton, Athletes, Multi-Sport Events, Jeremy Accardo, Mark Reynolds
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Wood, Cubs fall to Brewers
Special to the TribuneJust when you think the Cubs have found the old formula for winning, they invent a new way to lose. For example, take Wednesday night's 6-3 loss to the Brewers, when the pitcher doubled home the go-ahead run. Not exactly a new way to lose, really. But...Tags: Michael Barrett, Derrek Lee, Geoff Jenkins, Sports, Milwaukee Brewers
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Win out of reach in bottom of 9th
Tribune staff reporterA checked swing that wasn't called a strike in the first inning and a game-winning bloop single that dropped within reach of Jerry Hairston in the ninth epitomized the way things have been going for the Cubs. Anything that can go wrong usually does. The...Tags: LaTroy Hawkins, Michael Wuertz, Geoff Jenkins, Ricky Bottalico, Chicago Cubs
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Returning with a bang
Tribune staff reporterIf the Cubs are to successfully tiptoe through the minefields that exist in the schedule the final month of the season, the five starters in the pitching rotation may have to carry more of the load than expected. But some of them appear to be up to the...Tags: Baseball, Ryan Dempster, Moises Alou, Mark Grudzielanek, National League
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New faces try to end old problems
Tribune staff reporterThe expanded bleachers aren't the only thing new at Wrigley Field this year. The Cubs will start the season with eight new players on the roster, ranging from vital cogs such as Juan Pierre to little-known reserves such as Angel Pagan. Whether they...Tags: Jerome Williams, LaTroy Hawkins, Spring Training, New York Mets, Wrigley Field
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Ozzie vs. Dusty: Game 1
Special to the TribuneA look at two decisions each by Ozzie Guillen and Dusty Baker and how they affected the first game of the 2005 Sox-Cubs series. Pregame Situation: What to do with DH Carl Everett, who can play the outfield, but not very well. Ozzie Guillen's decision:...Tags: Derrek Lee, Jermaine Dye, Chicago Cubs, Baseball, Ozzie Guillen
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Hawkins likely blows closer job
Special to the TribuneIf you think the weather was cold Saturday, you should have seen the icy treatment the Wrigley Field crowd gave LaTroy Hawkins. He lost the save, lost the game and apparently lost his job as the Cubs' closer during a brutally cold and bitterly...Tags: LaTroy Hawkins, Michael Wuertz, Glendon Rusch, Crimes, Wrigley Field
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Swinging standard
Tribune staff reporterCarlos Zambrano paced the visitor's dugout at Great American Ball Park with a bat in his hand late Friday afternoon, trying to psyche himself up for his start against Cincinnati. "I want to kill a reporter," Zambrano announced suddenly, taking a few mock...Tags: Jim Edmonds, Carlos Zambrano, National League, Derrek Lee, Sports
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Zambrano's right at home
Tribune staff reporterOwnership of Wrigley Field changed hands Monday night when Sammy Sosa wasn't paying attention. After taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning and receiving several standing ovations during an 8-3 victory over Milwaukee, Carlos Zambrano declared himself...Tags: Sammy Sosa, Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Carlos Zambrano, Geoff Jenkins, Derrek Lee
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Prior having problems, so are Cubs
Tribune staff reporterMark Prior's comet-like trajectory through the major leagues has hit a speed bump in his comeback from an Achilles' tendon injury. Victories suddenly are hard to come by for the dominant Cubs right-hander, who hadn't faced any real adversity in his first...Tags: Michael Barrett, Derrek Lee, Sports, Milwaukee Brewers, Todd Walker
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Coming up short
Tribune staff reporterIf the Cubs lose a chance to go to the postseason, they will spend a long winter thinking about all the squandered opportunities and all the runners thrown out on the bases. They blew a chance to overtake San Francisco in the wild-card chase Saturday...Tags: Sammy Sosa, San Francisco, Michael Wuertz, Derrek Lee, San Diego (San Diego, California)
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