blog.ingamenow.com - 12/9/2008
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Today, Ron Santo failed to make it to baseball’s Hall of Fame. The Tribune Company , owners of the Chicago Cubs , filed for bankruptcy. For Cubs fans, today is pretty dark. InGameNow has decided to recount the 10 darkest days in Cubs history.
10. Greg Maddux Becomes a Brave, April ...
suntimes.com - 12/8/2008
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suntimes.com —
The Cubs' chances of acquiring former Cy Young
Award winner Jake Peavy from the San Diego Padres...
appeared to improve Sunday after both teams arrived at the Bellagio Hotel on the eve of the winter meetings. But Cubs officials stress they're a long way ...
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Peavy deal not imminent
sports.yahoo.com - 12/9/2008
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sports.yahoo.com —
The feds arrested Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on
Tuesday morning for selling the state's open U.S. Senate...
seat (Barack Obama doesn't need it anymore) and other alleged crimes. Further, the Chicago Tribune reports in an awkward pdf. file that Blago's rap sheet of allegedly ...
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Ill. Gov.'s arrest, old-school bribery charges entangle ...
sports.espn.go.com - 12/9/2008
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sports.espn.go.com —
A Chicago Cubs source vehemently denied reports that
a trade for Jake Peavy is imminent, telling ESPN.com...
Tuesday that the club is not "remotely close" to a deal for the San Diego Padres ace. The Chicago Sun-Times reported Monday night that the Cubs ...
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Source: Chicago Cubs not 'remotely close' to deal for ...
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... • Plus, you have to live in Chicago: You know your franchise has had problems when going bankrupt barely cracks the list of bad times. [In Game Now] ...
Throwing it around
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... on Jermaine Dye for Homer Bailey. [The Real Mccoy] -The Mets are close to signing Francisco Rodriguez. Not good news for fans of NL teams. [New York Post] -Lou Piniella is still baffled on why his Cubs were swept out of the playoffs. [Y! Sports Big League Stew] -The 10 darkest days in Chicago Cubs history. [InGameNow] -And as of this morning the Cubs are very close to making Jake Peavy a ...
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Filed:December 9th, 2008
The Tribune filing bankruptcy. Greg Maddux retiring. Jake Peavy potentially being acquired as soon as today. Ron Santo's Hall of Fame snub. And that was before the Governor was charged in the ...
