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Williams glad to see another Cub in club
The Cubs' first Rookie of the Year hopes the most recent selection appreciates the award as much as he did. Billy Williams was NL Rookie of the Year in 1961 after hitting 25 home runs and batting .278 with 86 RBIs. Cubs catcher Geovany Soto is the 2008...Tags: Geovany Soto, Mike Piazza, Contracts, United Center, Northwestern University
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Soto named NL Rookie of the Year
Tribune reporterGeovany Soto became the fifth player in Cubs history to win the National League Rookie of the Year award, getting 31 of 32 first-place votes and easily outdistancing Cincinnati first baseman Joey Votto. After hearing the news Monday, Soto credited backup...Tags: Geovany Soto, Kosuke Fukudome, Benito Santiago, Mike Piazza, Jason Kendall
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The fan file
Al Yellon, 51, founder and editor-in-chief of bleedcubbieblue.com Why he loves the Cubs: I grew up in the era of Ron Santo and Billy Williams and Ernie Banks and all those great players, and we all kind of got hooked thinking they were gonna win, and...Tags: Carlos Zambrano, Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs
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2008 joins list of Cubs' failures
Tribune staff reporterAfter the pain of another rapid-fire, first-round playoff exit, comes the realization that the reign of misery has been extended for at least one more year. Where does this year's breakdown rank among the worst collapses in Cubs history? It's all...Tags: Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, Ryan Dempster, Alex Gonzalez, Detroit Tigers
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At rally, a Cub fan handles a down moment with Norman Rockwell cheeriness
Eric Ruffin arrived at Tuesday's Cubs rally armed with a pen, a Norman Rockwell poster and plenty of patience. Ruffin, 46, carted a framed copy of "The Dugout," Rockwell's 1948 portrait of a sagging Cubs squad, to the Daley Plaza pep rally, hoping to...Tags: Chicago Park District, Ernie Banks, Norman Rockwell
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Guys are never spared change
Change is inevitable. Sometimes it's gradual, the weathering of mountains for example. Other times it's over in seconds, the way New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's season ended this year after one awkward tackle. Change can be a blessing,...Tags: New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals, Major League Baseball, Tom Brady, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Rested Lee hot after break
Tribune staff reporterBefore the Hurricane Ike hiatus began on Friday, manager Lou Piniella said Derrek Lee would probably benefit from the layoff more than any other Cubs player. Piniella's prognostication appears to be on the mark, as Lee hit his first home run since Aug....Tags: Geovany Soto, Ryan Dempster, Carlos Zambrano, Derrek Lee, Second City
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From the Cubicle: Cubs-Orioles
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And away we go with this traditional matchup between your Chicago Cubs and the Baltimore Orioles, with whom as a child I had a strange infatuation. But only because of the orange jerseys. The same reason...Tags: Kyle Orton, AAA, Aubrey Huff, Derrek Lee, Carlos Marmol
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The 1969 Cubs
Chicago TribuneFor of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: `It might have been! --J ohn Greenleaf Whittier (1856). Those words were lamentably appropriate for the Chicago Cubs on this painful day, when the team's legendary futility reached a record...Tags: National League, Leo Durocher, Ernie Banks, New York Mets, Major League Baseball
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Zambrano solid on mound, plate in win
Tribune staff reporterHow windy was it Wednesday night during the Cubs' 12-3 victory over Cincinnati at Wrigley Field? So windy the Cubs took down the ceremonial flags for Ernie Banks, Billy Williams and Ron Santo, along with the center-field pennants signifying the...Tags: Geovany Soto, Kosuke Fukudome, Carlos Zambrano, Wrigley Field, National League
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April 7-11
Monday, April 7 Emerson Drive 7th Inning Festivities US Cellular Field 3pm Today Tuesday, April 8 Clarence B. Jones Quad County Urban League Annual Meeting and Equal Opportunity Awards Dinner Thursday, April 10, 2008 ~ 6:00 pm Westin Hotel &...Tags: Synthetics and Plastics, Barnes & Noble Incorporated, Batavia, Waukegan
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View from a Blackhawks fan
Edward Korus; Hoffman Estates I agree with another fan and hope the Blackhawks seriously consider retiring the #3 for both Keith Magnuson and Pierre Pilote. While, Magnuson wasn't the greatest player on the ice, his several off-the-ice commitments to...Tags: Babe Ruth, Ernie Banks, Bobby Hull, Ron Santo, Fergie Jenkins
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