Now that the 66-year-old Lou Piniella has stepped down as the manager of the Chicago Cubs, the team is looking…
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Five pitches, three homers. Jay Bruce had one of those career nights that forced him to think all the way back to Little League for an apt comparison. The Reds? They're doing a flashback to 1995. Bruce homered in three consecutive at-bats Friday night, matching his career high by driving in five runs, and Cincinnati beat the Chicago Cubs 7-1 to keep its two-week playoff surge going full speed.
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"Strasmas" has been postponed indefinitely. The Washington Nationals announced on Friday morning that…
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The Chicago Cubs have started the process of replacing manager Lou Piniella by interviewing former Indians manager Eric Wedge, according to ESPNChicago.com. Wedge reportedly had a face-to-face interview with Cubs general manager Jim Hendry in Cleveland on Thursday. Piniella managed his final game with the team on Sunday and interim manager Mike Quade has since taken over. Wedge managed in Cleveland from 2003-2009 and won the American League Manger of the Year in 2007, when he managed the Indians to within one game of the World Series.
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Although the Yankees and Rays continue to hold the top two spots, the plucky Padres keep inching upward.
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Former Pirate Jose Bautista thinks Pittsburgh's unparalleled run of ineptitude should be over by now, telling the Associated Press the team had the pieces in place to field a winner. It was revealed earlier this week that the Pirates have been making considerable profits the last few years despite terrible showings in the standings. The team hasn't had a winning season since 1992, the longest streak without a winning season in North American sports history.
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The Chicago Cubs have purchased the contract of left-handed pitcher Scott Maine from Triple-A Iowa. The 25-year-old Maine has not pitched in the majors. He's split this season between Iowa and Double-A Tennessee, going 4-2 with a 3.14 ERA. The Cubs optioned right-handed pitcher Justin Berg to Iowa on Tuesday.
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With every pitch he threw against the Washington Nationals, Carlos Zambrano thought of his critically ill 11-year-old nephew, who is hospitalized in Venezuela with a serious infection. Alfonso Soriano and Tyler Colvin homered, Zambrano continued his resurgence since rejoining the Chicago rotation and the Cubs beat the Nationals 5-4 on Tuesday night.
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Sweet Lou Piniella bid a tearful farewell to baseball on Sunday, bringing a close to his 47 years in…
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Mike Coleman, a rookie right-hander, took a one-hitter into the seventh inning as Chicago Cubs interim manager Quade had a successful debut Monday in a 9-1 victory over the Washington Nationals. Making his second start and sixth major league appearance, Coleman (1-1) allowed one run and three hits with three strikeouts and two walks.
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