chicagotribune.com - 10/22/2008
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Will Lou Piniella be managing the Cubs in the first game in the new Yankee Stadium?
chicagotribune.com - 10/20/2008
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Jim Hendry, architect of the Cubs' back-to-back Central
Division champions, isn't going anywhere, at least not soon....
Club Chairman Crane Kenney worked around the stalled sale of the franchise to give Hendry a contract extension that runs through 2012, ...
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Cubs GM signs 4-year extension
chicagotribune.com - 10/22/2008
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Cubs too right-handed for consistent offense > One
of Jim Hendry's off-season priorities is to find more...
left-handed hitting, though the Cubs' general ...
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Cubs GM wants more left-handed hitters
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 10/22/2008
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According to the AP, the opener at the
New Yankee Stadium may be an exhibition against the...
Cubs. The Cubs and Yankees are talking about playing an exhibition game or games the weekend before most teams open the regular season, on Monday, April 6. Though the Cubs are the Yankees' first ...
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Yanks May Open New Stadium Against Cubs
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Chicago Cubs May Help Open Up New Yankee Stadium
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
You know what’s better than having one gaudy, nationally-followed yet nationally-loathed baseball team open up a new stadium in the Bronx? Having two gaudy, nationally-followed yet nationally-loathed baseball baseball teams open up a new stadium in the Bronx. (Two great tastes that taste great together … depending on your prospective!)
You see, it appears the Cubs may play the exhibition opener in new Yankee Stadium.
Piniella indeed may be returning to the Bronx, as the Associated Press is reporting the Cubs and ...
Cubs to Open Yankee Stadium 3?
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The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the Yankees and Cubs are in negotiations for the North Siders to play the Bombers in either 1 or 2 exhibition games prior to the start of the 2009 season. ...
Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “Boring” Edition
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... The way I see it, there are most likely two ways that I’ll end my preseason in 2009: (1) Hanging out in Arizona, checking out the ridiculous co-eds of the ASU campus, or (2) freezing my nuts off in New York, checking out Joe Girardi’s flattop. Anyone want to bet which way the league is leaning? God damnit. ...
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Outstanding rookies honored by peers —
Major League Baseball News 10/22/2008
Rays third baseman Evan Longoria and Cubs catcher Geovanny Soto were congratulated by their new peers in the Major Leagues by being named the Outstanding Rookies in the American and National Leagues, respectively, as announced on Wednesday.
