chicagotribune.com - 2/21/2008
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| AP Sports Writer 3:06 PM CST, February 20, 2008 MESA, Ariz. - Manager Lou Piniella ran into Ryan Dempster at a shopping mall as the Chicago Cubs pitcher was getting ready to go for a run -- up one of the biggest mountain ranges in the Phoenix area. "I told him I was going to go with him, but I was going to drive the Suburban," Piniella said. "He's taking this seriously, believe me." ...
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Ryan Dempster is Motivated but Can He Do the Job?
Cobra Brigade —
... The Cubs would like another starter who is more reliable than Jason Marquis to slide in between Ted Lilly and Rich Hill in the rotation and Ryan Dempster would like to be that guy. Can he do it? Time will tell but you can't say the guy isn't putting in the work to get the job ...
Ryan Dempster Is Motivated, But Can He Do the Job?
Spring Training '08 —
... The Cubs would like another starter who is more reliable than Jason Marquis to slide in between Ted Lilly and Rich Hill in the rotation and Ryan Dempster would like to be that guy. Can he do it? Time will tell but you can't say the guy isn't putting in the work to get the job ...
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Kevin Millar Has a World Series Prediction, Too
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Cubs manager Lou Piniella is considering tweaking the lineup and putting together a 3-4-5 combination of Kosuke Fukudome, Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez. Lee is OK with that. "I've been asked about it, and I told them I don't care where I hit," Lee ...
