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Cubs Sale Going About As Well As Cubs Postseason
walkoffwalk.com - 11/12/2008
Cubs Sale Going About As Well As Cubs Postseason
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The Cubs are still up for sale. The general assumption was that with the team and Wrigley Field all part of the package, the winning bid would be over $1B. But like anything that has a price tag attached to it these days, the whole thing is becoming a tough sell. It appears the final price ...
Piniella honored as Manager of Year | cubs.com: News
chicago.cubs.mlb.com - 11/12/2008
Piniella honored as Manager of Year | cubs.com: News
— chicago.cubs.mlb.com — CHICAGO -- Lou Piniella, who guided the Cubs to the best record in the National League, was... named Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America on Wednesday. It's the third time Piniella, 65, has won the award and first time in ... (more) Piniella honored as Manager of Year | cubs.com: News

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Wish Bone? Next Bids on the Cubs Due by Thanksgiving
bizofbaseball.com - 11/12/2008
Wish Bone? Next Bids on the Cubs Due by Thanksgiving
— bizofbaseball.com — The remaining prospective bidders for the Chicago Cubs, a 25 percent stake in Comcast SportsNet Chicago, and... Wrigley Field have been given a Thanksgiving Day deadline to submit details as to how they will finance the purchase, according to the Chicago Tribune . The deal, (more) Wish Bone? Next Bids on the Cubs Due by Thanksgiving

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blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com - 11/13/2008
Cubs wave bye to Wood
— blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com — By Paul Sullivan The Kerry Wood era in Chicago began with a bang and ended with a... thud. On a cloudy November afternoon in Chicago, the Cubs quietly cut ties with their free-agent closer, who tied a major-league record with... (more) Cubs wave bye to Wood

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Deadspin — ... • Are they counting Ronnie Woo Woo twice?: News flash: The Chicago Cubs might not be worth $1 billion. Maybe they should have saved some of those home run balls instead of throwing them back. [Walk Off Walk] ...

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Maddon, Piniella win Manager of the Year awards — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 11/12/2008
Joe Maddon has won the American League Manager of the Year after guiding the Tampa Bay Rays from baseball's basement to the World Series. Lou Piniella of the Chicago Cubs is the National League winner.
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Joe Maddon easily won the American League Manager of the Year award Wednesday after guiding the Tampa Bay Rays from baseball's basement to the World Series. Lou Piniella of the Chicago Cubs took the NL honor.
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Joe Maddon, who succeeded Lou Piniella in Tampa, won A.L. manager of the year after guiding the Rays to the World Series. And Piniella, the Cubs’ manager, earned the N.L. honor. >
Cubs to bring back full slate of coaches — Major League Baseball News 11/12/2008
Lou Piniella will retain his entire coaching staff for the 2009 season, the Cubs announced Wednesday.
Piniella foresees lineup adjustments — Major League Baseball News 11/12/2008
After getting swept for the second year in the playoffs and scoring 12 runs in six postseason games, the Cubs need to make some changes. Lou Piniella predicted there could be some adjustments made in the lineup in 2009.