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| Look for Cubs general manager Jim Hendry to step up his efforts to land a veteran right-handed reliever, most likely via the trade market.
The Cubs got more bad news when right-handed setup man Angel Guzman was diagnosed with a torn ligament in his pitching shoulder. He will be out indefinitely.
Guzman underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in January, and while throwing from flat ground in the early days of spring training, he felt discomfort in the shoulder. He had to be shut down in September last year because of soreness in the triceps area. "If he misses any more significant time, it will be hard to get him ready," Hendry said. The Cubs had hoped Guzman would be ready to pitch in Cactus League games by the middle of March, but that's not going...
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| | Sandoval hits grand slam as Giants beat Cubs 5-1 (AP) |
Pablo Sandoval now has bragging rights over Carlos Zambrano, the pitcher he grew up idolizing back home in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. Still, the Giants third baseman isn't ready to boast just yet. "I'm not going to tell him anything," Sandoval said Wednesday after his grand slam off Zambrano led San Francisco to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
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| | Cubs GM Hendry lashes out at OF Milton Bradley (AP) |
Cubs general manager Jim Hendry says Milton Bradley should stop blaming the team, manager and fans for his failure to produce during his tumultuous season in Chicago. "I think it's time maybe Milton looked himself in the mirror," an agitated Hendry said Wednesday in response to Bradley's latest charges that he was mistreated by the Cubs.
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| | Inglett's HR in 9th lifts Brewers over Cubs 5-3 (AP) |
It took Randy Wells seven years to stick with the Chicago Cubs. Only seven years? Joe Inglett wishes he had been so lucky. Inglett, an 11th-year pro trying to win the final spot on Milwaukee's 25-man roster, hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning Tuesday, lifting the Brewers to a 5-3 victory over the Cubs.
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| | Smoltz and Pedro signing in-season with N.L. clubs (Yahoo! Sports) |
Don't think probable Hall of Fame pitchers John Smoltz and Pedro Martinez are finished with their careers...
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| | Cubs' Dempster pitches 2 perfect innings (AP) |
Ryan Dempster tossed two perfect innings in his spring debut and the Chicago Cubs beat the Oakland Athletics 10-3 on Monday. Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez each drove in a run for the Cubs. Ryan Theriot had two hits, walked once and scored twice. Brett Anderson pitched 1 2-3 scoreless innings and Kurt Suzuki homered for the A's.
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| | ModernTube: New Cubs ad leaves one jonesing for Opening Day (Yahoo! Sports) |
I know I'm not the only one who experiences this, but every March there are a couple of times where I...
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| | Guzman considering another surgery (AP) |
Chicago Cubs reliever Angel Guzman is considering whether to have shoulder surgery even though he has been told the procedure won't necessarily save his career. "It's pretty sad, but what can I do? I'm still breathing," the right-hander said Sunday, one day after learning he had a torn ligament that could sideline him for the season.
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| | Dodgers-Cubs spring game rained out (AP) |
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs game Sunday has been rained out. The game at HoHoKam Park will not be made up. The Cubs were to field a split-squad team. The other half of their team was to play the Chicago White Sox, but that game, at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, also was canceled. It was to be a full-squad game for the Dodgers.
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| | Cubs-White Sox spring game washed out (AP) |
His start canceled by rain, Jake Peavy sat in front of a computer and sang while strumming his guitar. Peavy was practicing for the Woodjock Jam Fest, a charity event this Wednesday in Scottsdale, Ariz. On the field he's getting ready for what he hopes will be a healthy season. After the Chicago White Sox game Sunday against the Cubs was canceled because of rain, the right-hander threw 45...
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| | Fresh start for Soriano (Yahoo! Sports) |
Alfonso Soriano's knee seems healed. Now he hopes rabid Cubs fans still have his back.
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| | Quentin homers twice as White Sox beat Cubs (AP) |
Carlos Quentin reminded everybody back in Chicago just how dangerous he can be when he's pain-free. Quentin homered on his first two at-bats and drove in five runs Saturday, leading a White Sox split squad to a 15-3 victory over the Cubs in the first of five spring exhibitions between the intracity rivals.
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| | Marcum strong in 1st Jays outing since '08 (CBC.ca) |
Shaun Marcum began his comeback to a Big League mound on Saturday, throwing two strong innings against the New York Yankees in Florida.
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| | Shoulder injury sidelines Cubs reliever Guzman (AP) |
Angel Guzman, who overcame years of injury problems to finally have the kind of season the Chicago Cubs had envisioned, is out indefinitely with a torn ligament in his pitching shoulder. GM Jim Hendry said Saturday there was no timetable for Guzman's return. "You just feel terrible for the kid," he said.
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| | Upton slams but D-Backs lose to Cubs (AP) |
Thanks to freshly minted Arizona Diamondbacks multimillionaire Justin Upton and a slew of Chicago Cubs prospects, it was an afternoon for youth at HoHoKam Park. Upton's sixth-inning grand slam, his first hit since signing a $51.25 million, six-year contract, wasn't enough for the Arizona Diamondbacks in an 8-7 loss to Chicago on Friday.
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| | Wells, Byrd lead Cubs past Athletics 9-3 (AP) |
With none of the distractions common in recent years -- no brooding outfielders, no major injuries, no contract dramas, no World Series predictions -- it's been a blissfully quiet spring training for the Chicago Cubs. Thursday, they finally got to make some noise. Marlon Byrd homered in his Cubs debut, one of five home runs in Chicago's 16-hit attack that opened the exhibition season with a...
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| | Opposite weight shifts for Martin, Soto (Yahoo! Sports) |
Dodgers catcher Russell Martin gained 20 pounds and the Cubs' Geovany Soto lost 40. Can both be better?
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| | Cubs, Cuban pitcher agree to terms (AP) |
The Chicago Cubs have agreed to terms with Cuban defector Juan Yasser Serrano, a right-handed pitcher. The 21-year-old Serrano must pass a physical exam and complete all necessary paperwork before Wednesday's deal becomes official. The Cubs hope the process will be finished well before the end of spring training.
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| | Glut of Cuban defectors seek MLB jobs (Yahoo! Sports) |
A throng of players has defected from Cuba, following Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman in search of riches.
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| | Millar aims for curse-busting double with Cubs (AP) |
The Chicago Cubs have tried pretty much everything else over the last century, so why not bring in a certified curse-buster? Why not Kevin Millar, one of Boston's most celebrated title-winning "idiots" of 2004? Why not one of several Red Sox players who took part in pre-game whiskey-sipping rituals to facilitate the end of the dreaded Curse of the Bambino?
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| | Cubs catcher Soto in shape after sophomore slump (AP) |
Geovany Soto saw the 242 on the scale and was neither surprised nor upset. "Not really," he said. "I've seen worse." It wasn't until the Chicago Cubs catcher looked in the mirror that he hated what he saw: a guy who failed his colleagues, his team, his fan base and himself.
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| | Outfield could hold key for Cubs (AP) |
With Milton Bradley moping, Alfonso Soriano limping and Kosuke Fukudome whiffing, the 2009 Chicago Cubs were done in by their $214 million outfield. Bobby Scales was called up after 10 1/2 years in the minors and asked to save the day. Jake Fox was all-hit, no field. Sam Fuld was all-field, no-power. First baseman Micah Hoffpauir, thrown into the outfield to supply offense, batted .239.
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