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Mark DeRosa had managed to repress the persistent spring-training rumor that Brian Roberts would be acquired from Baltimore and replace him as the Cubs' second baseman. With Roberts and the Orioles in town for a first-ever three-game series against the Cubs beginning Tuesday night at Wrigley Field , "I knew those questions would start coming," DeRosa said. Yet he fielded the query as deftly as ... [link]

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Borque Awarded Compensation
Published 6/24/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
via the Chicago Tribune, On Nov. 12, 2006, Blackhawks winger Rene Borque’s jugular vein was cut by a skate on the ice during a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at the United Center. Borque has been awarded $110,000 from the Illinois Worker’s Compensation Commission as a result of that incident. Chicago attorney Gil Gordon, who has represented several Bears players in work-related injury claims, is also representing the NHL Players Association in similar cases. If you don’t recall the incident, ...

Mark DeRosa vs. That Orioles Guy
Published 6/24/2008 by Cubnut at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -
... The Tribune reports Tuesday that Mark DeRosa is "still hearing about" the Orioles' Brian Roberts, who will be on the field with his Baltimore mates tonight at Wrigley. (Wild thought—the primary sources of the Roberts reminders are those who ask DeRosa about Roberts and then write stories about his reaction to the reminders.) ...

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