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MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs shortstop Ryan Theriot said he was just messing around with the new guy during batting practice when he said, ''How 'bout a homer?'' [link]

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As promised, Cubs manager Lou Piniella took 1-for-7 right fielder Kosuke Fukudome out of the third spot in the order today, moving him to No. 2 and putting Derrek Lee back in the three hole.
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Brian Roberts deal not imminent, Cubs GM says -- ChicagoSports.com

| Tribune staff reporter 1:20 AM CST, March 5, 2008 MESA, Ariz. - The Cubs still hope to acquire second baseman Brian Roberts and an outfielder before the end of spring training , but general manager Jim Hendry shot down Internet and radio rumors that ...
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Fukudome answers questions with 3-for-3 -- ChicagoSports.com

| Tribune reporter 1:19 AM CST, March 5, 2008 MESA, Ariz. - It's perhaps inevitable that some fans would make snap judgments on Kosuke Fukudome based on his first week of play in the Cactus League. Anyone who signs a four-year contract for $48 million ...
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Daley scoffs at relaxing Wrigley landmark status

Mayor Daley on Tuesday gave the cold shoulder to the idea of relaxing Wrigley Field's landmark status -- and forfeiting 30 years of sales tax growth tied to a Wrigley renovation -- to finance an overhaul of the 94-year-old shrine of Major League Baseball.
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