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bleachernation.com - 17 hours ago
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Tuesday is the deadline for Major League teams
to offer arbitration to their free agents. If the...
player accepts, he will get a one-year contract at a rate determined by an arbitrator (if necessary), and that rate almost always represents a raise over the prior year’s salary. If the player ...
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Tuesday is the Arbitration Deadline - Cubs Plan No Offers
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chicagocubsonline.com - 22 hours ago
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It is the calm before the proverbial storm
throughout baseball. The Winter Meetings begin in one week...
(December 7 - December 10) in Indianapolis and there are several other important dates on the horizon. Tuesday (December 1) is the deadline for Major League clubs to offer arbitration to ...
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Cubs Week In Review
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Tuesday is the Arbitration Deadline - Cubs Plan No Offers
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bleachernation.com - 38 hours ago
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In case there was ever any doubt, the
Chicago Cubs’ offseason is being held hostage by Milton...
Bradley. Until the Cubs figure out what to do with him, they can’t move forward with other plans. This is, of course, because the 2010 payroll is only going to edge up ever so slightly from ...
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Obsessive Bradley Trade Watch: Yup, It All Depends on Milton
chicagocubsonline.com - 47 hours ago
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It is the last Sunday in November and
Milton Bradley is still on the Cubs' roster. Several...
of the ' experts ' and most of the talking heads figured Jim Hendry would have traded Bradley away by now ... but the process of dealing Bradley is not an easy one. Expect the rumors to heat up across ...
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Weekend Update ... More on Movin' Milton and Other Cubs ...
bleachernation.com - 3 days ago
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It’s no secret that the Chicago Cubs love
Starlin Castro, a 19 year old shortstop who was...
signed outside the draft a few years ago. But they apparently think they’ve got an Alex Rodriguez/Hanley Ramirez type on their hands, because they are seriously considering making room for him ...
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Chicago Cubs Are Over the Freaking Moon with Starlin Castro
chicagocubsonline.com - 3 days ago
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On the day after Thanksgiving, will Jim Hendry
make any progress on " Movin' Milton "? Reports...
before the holiday indicated the Cubs remain focused on unloading Milton Bradley , which could clear a little necessary room on the payroll. Rumors have suggested the Cubs' payroll for 2010 will be ...
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Any Deals for Jim Hendry on Black Friday?
umpbump.com - 5 days ago
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The Cubbies entered the off-season with precious little
room for error, due to their already bloated payroll...
and long term salary commitments, and they’ve already erred by committing two-years and $7.5 million to lefty John Grabow, who walked five batters every nine innings last season. ...
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What they need: Cubs
chicagocubsonline.com - 5 days ago
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Monday it was the Starting Eight . Tuesday
it was Lou Piniella's Pitching Staff and the third...
and final part on the CCO's look at the early projections for 2010 ... The Reserves and Rumored Additions . The Cubs' off-season appears to be centered on where (and when) Jim Hendry will trade ...
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Chicago Cubs: Looking Forward to 2010 ... The Reserves ...
blog.cubhub.net - 6 days ago
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A CubHub.net exclusive! We have intercepted Jim Hendry’s
Christmas wish list ! Yes, even the Cubs GM...
makes requests of Santa Claus and the Clark-Addison Cubs fan blog has obtained his 2009 Christmas wishes. Sources familiar with the matter indicate Mr. Hendry has petitioned Jolly ...
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Jim Hendry’s Christmas Wish List
tedquarters.net - 6 days ago
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OK, so first there were rumors of a
three-team deal between the Mets, Cubs and Blue Jays...
that would send Luis Castillo to the Cubs, Milton Bradley to the Blue Jays, and Lyle Overbay to the Mets. Then someone bothered asking the Blue Jays and it was ...
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Minaya, Hendry scouring for suckers
talkingchicagobaseball.com - 7 days ago
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We've talked about it here before, but I
think this subject bears repeating especially since it could...
potentially impact a number of teams. While Jim Hendry has been busy handing out long contracts that keep players in Cubs uniforms a bit too long with no way to trade them. For some reason ...
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The Annoying Aramis Ramirez Situation
bleachernation.com - 7 days ago
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It’s award season in MLB, and the disappointing
Chicago Cubs didn’t figure to get much recognition. Except...
the bad kind. Milton Bradley was named the Least Valuable Player in the NL by Sports Illustrated. Anyway, put it all together, and including those all-important ...
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Milton Bradley Wins Dubious Distinction
bringingheat.com - 7 days ago
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With the winter meetings just around the corner,
I’m going to be releasing my top ten stories...
to follow throughout the best weekend of the entire winter for a baseball fan. This is obviously the place where the rumors fly, the GM’s get together to talk trade, and free agent talks ...
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Brett’s Top 10 Plots of the Winter Meetings (10-8)
chicagocubsonline.com - 7 days ago
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With two weeks to go before the winter
meetings in Indianapolis there are more rumors surrounding the...
Chicago Cubs than actual news, which is to be expected. With the 2010 payroll reportedly set very close to the amount that was paid to field the disappointing 2009 squad ( between $140 and $150 ...
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Chicago Cubs: Looking Forward to 2010
scoresreport.com - 9 days ago
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Looking to secure a solid bullpen that withered
under pressure during the regular season, the Cubs have...
re-signed John Grabow to a two-year, $7.5 million deal. Per the Chicago Tribune : The 31-year-old reliever will be their primary left-handed setup man and is expected to be the ...
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Cubs re-sign reliever Grabow
hirejimessian.com - 10 days ago
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If there’s one thing Jim Hendry is terrific
at doing is bidding against himself for the services...
of his target free agents and then grossly overpaying for them. As Dolan already pointed out , Hendry did it again with this week’s signing of John Grabow. I have nothing against Grabow. ...
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Friday Night Fukudome: Grabow vs. Remlinger
desipio.com - 10 days ago
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We had heard rumors for a couple of
weeks that the Cubs were “close” to re-signing lefty...
reliever John Grabow to a two year contract, and today, they did, and we found out how much 70 innings of sub 3.50 ERA will get if you’re ...
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Hendry’s drunk again
hirejimessian.com - 10 days ago
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As our good friend Paul Sullivan pointed out
in his Twitter feed , we’re finally down an...
Aaron (Heilman), and have only Miles left to purge. (HT: Luis) If I didn’t think Jim Hendry was going to trade Aramis, Marmol, Lee, Zambrano, and Lilly for Curtis Granderson, I might actually ...
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Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “Aaron, Go, Brah” ...
bleachernation.com - 10 days ago
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The deal hasn’t officially been announced yet, but
it’s expected to be two years and $7.5 million....
Hopefully Grabow turned a corner last year (as so many players do in their 30s…), and can be a successful staple at the back end of the Cubs’ pen this year. Related ...
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Cubs Sign John Grabow to Another Two Years
espn.go.com - 10 days ago
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Offseason money issues are even affecting big-market teams
such as the Chicago Cubs. With a projected $140...
million payroll, general manager Jim Hendry was in a position where he had to move peripheral arbitration-eligible players in order to find ...
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Aaron Heilman trade likely made John Grabow contract ...
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com - 11 days ago
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Late this afternoon, the Chicago Cubs traded RHP
Aaron Heilman to the Arizona Diamondbacks for prospects Scott...
Maine (no relation to John of the New York Mets) and Ryne White. Can Cubs GM Jim Hendry get a do-over from the 2008/2009 offseason?
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Chicago Cubs Trade Aaron Heilman To Diamondbacks
feedproxy.google.com - 11 days ago
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The Cubs got a bit of a jump
on the official opening of the Hot Stove League...
by re-signing lefty reliever, John Grabow to a 2-year, $7.5 million deal . A lot of Cubs fans have greeted the news with the same amount of enthusiasm as one would expect from someone who won a dollar in the ...
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No Third Year for Grabow
bleachernation.com - 11 days ago
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The Chicago Cubs are on the verge of
doing what they do so well in the Jim...
Hendry era: resigning the players they want to keep. Unfortunately, they’re also on the verge of doing what they do so crappily: signing middle relievers with short track records of success to contracts for too ...
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John Grabow is About to Get Paid
talkingchicagobaseball.com - 12 days ago
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You know what every team in a financial
jam is doing this offseason? Signing middle relievers to...
multi-year deals worth $7.5 million. What, you mean only the Cubs are doing that? Well it's true Bruce Levine is reporting that the Cubs expect to have the two-year deal done tomorrow, knocking off ...
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Cubs About to Sign Grabow
bleachernation.com - 12 days ago
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The Chicago Cubs are finally in a place,
prospect-wise, where they can pick and choose what prospects...
they will consider trading for a clear upgrade on the big league club. That’s why it’s no surprise that reports have indicated repeatedly that the Cubs will not trade Starlin Castro ...
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OMGranderson Watch: The Cubs Would Be Nuts Not to Trade ...
chicagocubsonline.com - 12 days ago
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Zack Grienke became the first Kansas City Royal
since Brett Saberhagen in 1985 to win the AL...
Cy Young award on Tuesday . The NL and AL Managers of the Year will be announced on Wednesday . In between the debate and the rumors surrounding Curtis Granderson there is Milton Bradley . By all ...
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Millwood or Burrell for Bradley ... or None of the Above ...
blog.cubhub.net - 13 days ago
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Well meaning Cubs fans are loudly advocating the
team to dump Milton Bradley and move to acquire...
Curtis Granderson to play center field and lead off for the 2010 Chicago Cubs. At first blush, perhaps that would be a fine swap. But realistically I just don’t see how it can happen without ...
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Granderson Price Likely Too Steep for Cubs
sports.espn.go.com - 13 days ago
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left-handed pitcher Ted Lilly had arthroscopic surgery to
clean up debris and labrum fraying in his left...
shoulder on Tuesday. The surgery went extremely well, according to Lilly and general manager Jim Hendry. The expected time for Lilly to begin ...
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Chicago Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly has arthroscopic shoulder ...
hirejimessian.com - 13 days ago
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You are in for quite a treat, loyal
Muskboxers. I am pretty certain that this week’s Muskbox...
contains the most long-winded narrative answer to ever pour from the bun-based pencil of Carrie herself. I’ve been reading that the Tigers are putting Curtis Granderson on the trade ...
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The Muskbox Has Delusions of Grandeur(son)
chicagocubsonline.com - 14 days ago
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Last week the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger
Awards were handed out and Carlos Zambrano won his...
third silver bat for being the best hitting pitcher in the National League . This week the majority of the BBWAA (Baseball Writers Association of America) awards will be handed out ... NL and AL ...
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Award Week for MLB ... Busy Week for the Cubs?
bleachernation.com - 18 days ago
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Here’s a real double kick in the stones.
See if you can figure out why: The Rangers’...
Marlon Byrd appears to be the Cubs’ primary center field target, and sources said Hendry will be able to sign another outfielder even if he hasn’t traded Milton Bradley yet. ...
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Jim Hendry Plans to Continue Unhealthy Infatuation with ...
chicagotribune.com - 18 days ago
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Rangers v Angels Rangers' Marlon Byrd throws his
helmet to the ground in frustration. ( Kevork Djansezian,...
Getty Images / September 28 , 2009 )
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Jim Hendry says Cubs now are in good position to make ...
chicagocubsonline.com - 18 days ago
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Take a moment and think about it, the
2009 season ended just eight days ago. Baseball's off-season...
is in full swing and the winter is shaping up to be very interesting throughout the game ... and especially on the North Side of Chicago. The GM meetings concluded on Wednesday with Milton ...
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And This Is Just the Beginning ... of the Hot Stove Season
chicagobreakingsports.com - 19 days ago
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Rich Harden pitches against the Reds in July.
(Nancy Stone/Tribune) By Paul Sullivan It's a very small...
lobby at the O'Hare Hilton, and hard to miss anyone who walks by. But Cubs general manager Jim Hendry managed to not run into Rich ...
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Could Harden return to Cubs?
chicagocubsonline.com - 19 days ago
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On this Veteran's Day, the CCO would like
to thank all of those that have served our...
Country. The GM Meetings conclude at noon on Wednesday ... and there were more rumors to come out of the O'Hare Hilton on Tuesday. The phrase that pays so far this winter for the Chicago Cubs is " bounce ...
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Movin' Milton ... and Other Cubs Rumors
blog.cubhub.net - 20 days ago
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With the Ricketts family firmly in control, Cubs
GM Jim Hendry is attending the annual GM meeting...
in Chicago. He has a lot on his plate and is no doubt discussing who needs what, or more accurately, who needs to dump what. For many MLB teams, the economic climate is forcing clubs to cut ...
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Hendry Compares Notes With Other MLB GMs
bleachernation.com - 20 days ago
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That the Chicago Cubs are looking to dump
Milton Bradley as their first move of the offseason...
should be no surprise to anyone. After the troubled, and troubling, outfielder ripped into the team and the fans in September, he was suspended for the remainder of the season. His fate appeared ...
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Jim Hendry Carefully Leaving Door Open to Keeping Milton ...
bostonherald.com - 20 days ago
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CHICAGO - After spending the last two winters
trying in vain to acquire second baseman Brian Roberts...
and pitcher Jake Peavy, Cubs general manager Jim Hendry hopes he can unload...
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Unloading Milton Bradley without paying steep price ...
chicagocubsonline.com - 20 days ago
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The GM Meetings began on Monday with a
flurry of rumors ... and little to no action...
as predicted . The GMs spent Monday night at dinner and in private one-on-one meetings. Tuesday will be filled with talks centering around the game and instant replay at the O'Hare Hilton ... the annual ...
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All Roads (and Trade Rumors) Lead to Chicago
chicagotribune.com - 21 days ago
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After spending the last two winters trying in
vain to acquire second baseman Brian Roberts and pitcher...
Jake Peavy, Cubs general manager Jim Hendry hopes he can unload Milton Bradley in quick fashion.
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Price may be obstacle in unloading Bradley
espn.go.com - 21 days ago
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The Chicago Cubs ' main objective in the
offseason is to improve the talent on the field...
and the character in the clubhouse. Both moves could be accomplished with a trade of Milton Bradley . Jim Hendry and assistant GM Randy Bush have been talking ...
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Clear objective
blogs.dailyherald.com - 21 days ago
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Spending the day and evening at the lovely
O'Hare Hilton for the GM meetings. Spent many an...
hour here back in the 1990s covering baseball labor disputes. Anyway, Cubs GM Jim Hendry and Sox GM Kenny Williams arrived and did impromptu sessions. Also ...
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The short of it: GMs arrive
chicagotribune.com - 23 days ago
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Free agents' contract situations a difficult fit for
Cubs' plans > There's no question Rich Harden and...
Reed Johnson would prefer to return to the Cubs in ...
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Harden, Johnson not likely to return to Cubs
chicagocubsonline.com - 23 days ago
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The first two days of the off-season have
seen quite a bit of movement across the league...
... except for on the North Side of Chicago. The Cubs completed their organizational meetings on Friday in Arizona and other than Reed Johnson and Rich Harden declaring free agency, not much out of the ...
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Weekend Update ... Talkin' Cubs Rumors
bleachernation.com - 23 days ago
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One of the worst kept secrets of Jim
Hendry’s tenure as the general manager of the Chicago...
Cubs is his lust for outfielder Austin Kearns. Hendry repeatedly - and publicly - tried to acquire the then young stud from the Cincinnati Reds, only to be rebuffed by outrageous return demands. ...
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Has Jim Hendry’s Passion for Austin Kearns Abated? We’ll ...
hirejimessian.com - 24 days ago
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The offseason has officially begun. As we wait
in fear of how Jim Hendry can make the...
2010 version of the Cubs worse than the 2009 version, White Sox fans are likely doing the same. Kenny Williams has taken an early lead on head-scratching moves, officially trading for Mark Teahen today. So, ...
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Friday Night Fukudome: Hendry vs. Williams
bleachernation.com - 25 days ago
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Updating a previous item, where it was thought
that Chicago Cubs pitcher, coming off minor shoulder surgery,...
would begin throwing again in January - uh, he might not. Now, he’s not expected to start really throwing until March. How that makes a full-time return in April - at least not ...
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Actually, Ted Lilly Might Not Start Throwing Until March
talkingchicagobaseball.com - 25 days ago
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There are some things every baseball fan never
wants to hear about players on their team. Perhaps...
the worst of all (besides a visit to Dr. James Andrews by your ace) is that a starting pitcher on your team had shoulder surgery. It doesn't matter what kind of surgery it is, that is scary stuff. ...
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Ted Llilly Panic Time?
hirejimessian.com - 25 days ago
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Oh, Cubs. You’re so collectively dumb. The pervasive
organizational stupidity of this franchise is more consistent than...
Mariano Rivera. As you’ve probably already heard, Ted Lilly had arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder, and will miss the beginning of the season . In Cubs speak, ...
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Lilly Gets His “Murderin’ Arm” Fixed
bleachernation.com - 26 days ago
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Well this sort of came out of nowhere:
Chicago Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly had arthroscopic shoulder surgery...
(layman: diggin’ around in there) and debridement (layman: cleanin’ stuff up) yesterday. Some ongoing shoulder issues were known, but surgery was not previously discussed. ...
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Surprise: Ted Lilly Has Shoulder Surgery
