Op-Extra Guest Columnist | Heading Home: Hitting Curves (of All Sorts)

 
Vicious curveballs are tricky, both on and off the field. And while knowing they’re coming doesn’t necessarily help, they can be dealt with. > [link]

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Financial Book on the Cubs Expected This Week

The sale of the Chicago Cubs will move beyond pure discussion when Sam Zell and the Tribune Co. deliver the financial “book” to the six prospective bidding groups sometime this week. The “book” is a financial assessment of all the holdings being sold by Tribune in association with the storied franchise, including the team, Wrigley Field, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, and ...
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Mapping Cardinals Nation

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Here's deal on non-deal

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Cubs' Felix Pie may be returning to minors -- ChicagoSports.com

| Tribune reporter 10:31 PM CDT, May 8, 2008 Those changes manager Lou Piniella mentioned Tuesday may come sooner than expected if the Cubs don't snap out of their recent stretch of nine losses in 13 games. That could spell bad news for Felix Pie, ...
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Pie back to minors?

Those changes manager Lou Piniella mentioned Tuesday may come sooner than expected if the Cubs don't snap out of their recent stretch of nine losses in 13 games.
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