Reliever Kerry Wood, Cubs reach $3M deal for 2012 (PA SportsTicker)

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer

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Theo Epstein Can Turn the Cubs into Winners: Fan Opinion (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

A proven winner has come to Chicago. With the hiring of Theo Epstein as general manager, the Cubs appear ready to begin building a winning team. The 2011 season was a failure and left fans wondering what happened to the team that won two straight division titles just a few years...

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Epstein will turn around the Cubs in due time (Yahoo! Sports)

An excellent GM can make a huge difference in a team with resources. Epstein is excellent and the Cubs have resources.

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Cubs beat Cards 5-1, give NL Central to Brewers (PA SportsTicker)

By R.B. FALLSTROM AP Sports Writer

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Painful season with Cubs, ChiSox both under .500 (PA SportsTicker)

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer

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Martin holds on to help Yankees beat Cubs 4-3 (AP)

Russell Martin went down the list as the ball came speeding toward the plate, a few ticks ahead of Carlos Pena barreling down the third-base line. Catch the ball. Get into position. Brace for impact. Hold on. Check, check, check, and one big check mark. Martin grabbed Brett Gardner's perfect one-hop throw, absorbed a big hit from Pena and held on for an inning-ending double play in the sixth,...

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Davis pitches Cubs past Yankees 3-1 (AP)

Mark Teixeira saw a couple changeups that went up and away. Curtis Granderson said it was inside, outside and down in the zone the entire game, never much to hit. Doug Davis just baffled 'em, all day long. "There's no patterns," Teixeira said. "You don't really know where the ball is going to go." Davis pitched into the eighth inning in easily his best start of the...

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Cubs play the name game, draft sons of Gretzky and Dunston (Yahoo! Sports)

The second day of the MLB draft usually brings some fun with it in the form of familiar surnames. Many times, the selections are good-natured nepotism. Maybe a team's manager has a son who plays baseball. Last year provided some … Continue reading →

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The Juice: Green seats enjoy Cubs win at Wrigley Field (Yahoo! Sports)

Nine innings, nine items. Ladies and gentleman of the Stew, your latest serving of morning Juice. 1. Plenty of good seats available: At nearly any other ballpark, an announced crowd of 26,292 on a dreary Monday afternoon in April … Continue reading →

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