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sports2debate.com - 5/4/2009
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The MLB All-Defensive Team :: MLB 's Best
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chicagotribune.com - 5/4/2009
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In retiring No. 31 as a tribute to
Ferguson Jenkins and Greg Maddux on Sunday, the Cubs...
invoked an era when pitchers finished what they started, made hitters hit their way on base, and swung the bat and fielded their position well enough to be called ...
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Cubs retire 2 No. 31s: Maddux, Jenkins
delusionalcubsfan.com - 5/4/2009
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In a pregame ceremony at Wrigley Field on
Sunday May 3rd 2009, the Chicago Cubs organization bestowed...
the greatest honor that can be given to any former player: The Cubs retired the uniform number 31 of both Fergie Jenkins and Greg Maddux for all time.
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Chicago Cubs Retire Number 31 in Honor of Fergie Jenkins ...
sportsjudge.blogspot.com - 5/29/2009
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To be honest, I've said this before. When
Greg Maddux won his 300th game, I was pretty...
confident that there wouldn't be another 300 game winner ever again. Then Tom Glavine won 300. With his 299th career victory on Wednesday, Randy Johnson is going to prove me wrong yet again. This time, ...
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First to Third: History in the Making
eatdrinksleepbaseball.blogspot.com - 5/3/2009
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Earlier this year, the Atlanta Braves announced they
would retire number 31 in honor of Greg Maddux...
on July 17th. Today, the Chicago Cubs retired number 31 in honor of Maddux and Ferguson "Fergie" Jenkins. Previously, the Cubs have retired four other numbers: 10 (Ron Santo), 14 (Ernie Banks), 23 ...
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Cubs retire #31 for Jenkins and Maddux
mlb.mlb.com - 5/3/2009
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By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com 05/03/09 3:03 PM
ET CHICAGO -- One pitcher is in the Hall...
of Fame, the other will be soon. Both could locate a fastball and didn't believe a quality start was six innings. When Fergie Jenkins and Greg Maddux took the mound, ...
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Cubs retire No. 31 for Jenkins, Maddux | MLB.com: News
mopupduty.com - 5/5/2009
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Why I don’t think Scott Richmond’s success will
continue Starting off with a sidebar I’m not sure...
how far back everyone’s baseball memory goes. One of the greatest single-season pitching performances in my baseball ...
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Why I don’t think Scott Richmond’s success will continue
legendofcecilioguante.com - 5/6/2009
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So, the hype train on Zach Greinke is
officially threatening to spiral out-of-control. But can you blame...
anyone? I thought his stats were off the hook a few weeks ago , and they're only getting filthier. And since the blogosphere often skews towards hyperbole, Greinke's performance to date got ...
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Zach Greinke and a Look at ERA History
chicagotribune.com - 5/17/2009
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Even though Carlos Zambrano is due back Friday,
putting him back in the rotation is not as...
simple as thanking Randy Wells for his time and handing him a plane ticket back to Des Moines. Wells not only has pitched 11 innings in his two starts as ...
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Randy Wells' fine start(s) force tough decision -
hirejimessian.com - 5/22/2009
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How will you be spending Jim Essian Day
and your Jim Essian Weekend? It’s May 22, 2009,...
the 18th anniversary of my Major League managerial debut. Everyone celebrates it differently. Here’s a file photo of how Kerry Wood and the Cubs celebrated a recent Jim Essian Day. It was ...
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18 Years? The “Where did the time go” Roundup
firebrandal.com - 5/2/2009
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Do you? Do you remember 2007? Where Beckett
made Hanley Ramirez an after-thought? Post-2007, Hanley was merely...
Khalil Greene in the eyes of Red Sox fans. Maybe not Khalil, but you get my point, right? What Beckett did was incredible. We didn't actually think Hanley was roughly a ...
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Remember when Josh Beckett was great?
cubscore.com - 5/2/2009
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Greg Maddux and Fergie Jenkins will have their
number 31 retired by the Cubs at the game...
5/3/09. There will be an on-field cermony before the game. Game time 2:20ET. Ryan Theriot the Home Run hitter. Ryan Theriot has had 2 home runs in his last 2 games. Before this he hasn't hit a home run ...
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Behind the Ivy - Cubs Offense Starting to Show Some Life
chicagocubsonline.com - 5/3/2009
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Game Twenty-Four: Cubs (12-11) vs. Marlins (14-10) Game
Time - 1:20pm C.T. Ferguson Jenkins-Greg Maddux Retirement Ceremony...
- 12:30pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN TV - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 188 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (2-1, 4.64/1.48) vs. Ricky Nolasco ...
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Talkin' Cubs Live - Cubs vs. Marlins - 05/03/09
straitpinkie.com - 5/3/2009
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Before Sunday’s game, the Cubs honored two of
the best pitchers in franchise history by retiring No....
31, which was worn by both Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins and future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux. Jenkins won 167 games in 10 seasons with the Cubs, while Maddux recorded 133 victories during his ...
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Game 24 Recap: Cubs 6, Marlins 4
cubbienation.net - 5/4/2009
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Filed:May 3rd, 2009 Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee
(Cubbie Nation/file) Wow. I leave for a few...
days, and the Cubs bullpen can get people out, Ryan Theriot and Mike Fontenot are channeling the Bash Brothers, and the Cubs are riding high on a three-game win streak after beating the ...
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Cubs 6, Marlins 4:Cubs take the series
miscbaseball.wordpress.com - 5/6/2009
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Some stuff on Moyer and Maddux as Cubs'
farmhands in '86, before either pitcher had won a...
single big league game. They've since combined for over 600 wins.
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Jamie Moyer and Greg Maddux in Iowa in 1986
tomahawktake.com - 5/6/2009
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Mark Bowman over at MLB.com has the shocking
story of Atlanta Braves pinch-hitting extraordinaire Greg Norton as...
he reflects on the 20th anniversary of his father taking his mother’s life. This story is more about the person than the ballplayer and Bowman does a great job rehashing ...
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The Braves Beat: Around The Net
cubbiefans.com - 5/20/2009
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The Cubs headed down to St Louis today
and forgot to take their bats and patience with...
them. Joel Pineiro did his best Greg Maddux imitation beating the Cubs and going 9 innings on just 92 pitches for his first shutout in six seasons and first complete game since 2006.
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Recap: Cards 3 Cubs 0 05/19/09
beyondtheboxscore.com - 5/21/2009
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More photos » by Ben Margot - AP
Browse more photos » Bill James and Joe Posnanski...
had an email exchange recently about where Randy Johnson stands in historical context, especially when ...
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Graph of the Day: Recent Pitchers In (or Nearly In) the ...
mlbnotebook.com - 5/24/2009
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As always, you can click on the graph
for an enlarged view. This is a graph of...
Maddux, Smoltz, and Glavine's WAR from their careers. The black part of Smoltz's graph is when he was in the bullpen. The big thing here, is that Maddux was on top for most of the years, until Smoltz returned ...
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Fun with Graphs: Maddux vs Glavine vs Smoltz
