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| Seattle Mariners |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
01/28/2009 |
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| Traded pitcher Aaron Heilman to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for pitcher Garrett Olson and infielder Ronny Cedeno; released pitcher Randy Messenger. |
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| Mariners deal Heilman to the Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
01/28/2009 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Mariners have traded pitcher Aaron Heilman to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for pitcher Garrett Olson and infielder Ronny Cedeno. This marks the second trade for Heilman this offseason. Unhappy as a reliever with the New York Mets for the past few seasons, Heilman was dealt to Seattle in December as part of a three-team, 12-player deal that sent reliever J.J. Putz to the Mets. "This is a trade that just fit," said Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik about Wedn |
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| Ricketts family selected as winning bidder in pursuit of Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
01/22/2009 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Ricketts family was reportedly chosen by the Tribune Company as the winning bidder for ownership of the Chicago Cubs. According to the Chicago Tribune, the bid is worth about $900 million and the sale would include Wrigley Field and a 25 percent interest in a regional sports network. Tom Ricketts, chief executive of Incapital LLC and son of Joseph Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade online brokerage, headed up the selected bid, having grown up a Cubs fan. The newspaper rep |
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| Blanco joins Padres |
MLB Baseball |
01/21/2009 |
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| work) - The San Diego Padres added a veteran presence to their defense on Wednesday by coming to terms on a one-year contract with catcher Henry Blanco. The 37-year-old Blanco hit .292 with three homers, 12 RBI and scored 15 runs in 58 games for the Chicago Cubs last season. He appeared in 45 games as a catcher, starting 28 times and throwing out 9-of-21 would-be base stealers. Blanco has hit .227 with 117 doubles, 10 triples, 52 home runs, 241 RBI and 214 runs scored in 746 games over parts of 11 major lea |
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| Cubs agree to deal with Wuertz; invite Kadokura to camp |
MLB Baseball |
01/20/2009 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs have avoided salary arbitration with right-hander Michael Wuertz, agreeing to terms with the reliever on a 2009 contract. The 30-year-old Wuertz split last season between the Cubs and Triple-A Iowa, going 1-1 with a 3.63 earned run average in 45 games for Chicago. Wuertz is 13-7 with one save and a 3.57 ERA in 265 relief outings since entering the majors with the Cubs in 2004. Chicago also signed Japanese pitcher Ken Kadokura to a minor league contract with a |
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| World Baseball Classic provisional rosters announced |
MLB Baseball |
01/20/2009 |
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| icans. Other notable American players include Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman and AL rookie of the year Evan Longoria, Cleveland Indians centerfielder Grady Sizemore, Minnesota Twins closer Joe Nathan, and Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee. The Dominican Republic will feature quite a potent offense, as Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who played for the United States in 2006, will play for the other country for which he is eligible. Joining him are St. Lo |
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| Cubs avoid arbitration with Gregg |
MLB Baseball |
01/19/2009 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs have avoided salary arbitration with right-hander Kevin Gregg, agreeing to terms with the reliever on a 2009 contract. Financial terms of the deal were not released. Gregg, who was acquired from Florida earlier this offseason for minor league pitcher Jose Ceda, made 72 appearances for the Marlins last season, posting a 7-8 record with 29 saves in 38 chances and a 3.41 earned run average. The 30- year-old held opposing batters to a .203 average. Over the last |
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| Orioles trade for Pie, deal Olson |
MLB Baseball |
01/18/2009 |
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| Baltimore, MD (MySportsbook) - The Baltimore Orioles acquired outfielder Felix Pie from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for pitcher Garrett Olson and minor league pitcher Henry Williamson. Pie split time between Triple-A Iowa and the Cubs last season, hitting .241 in 43 games with the big club. A career .223 hitter in 130 games over the past two seasons, Pie has three home runs and 30 runs batted in at the big league level. He was named the top prospect the in Cubs' minor league system by Baseball America i |
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| Drury, Rangers top Chicago in OT |
NHL Hockey |
01/17/2009 |
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| n while on another two-man advantage. "Sometimes we got our shots through but we missed a ton of opportunities," said Hawks defenseman Brian Campbell. "We all have our jobs and we all have to do our jobs in all areas to succeed." Game Notes The Rangers have won the last three meetings...Former Chicago Cubs Keith Moreland and Bill Buckner were in attendance...The Hawks have not beaten the Rangers in Chicago since 2000...Chicago was without defenseman Duncan Keith, who is day-to-day with a lower body injury. |
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| Personal Fool: Bam mocks the draft |
This Day in Sports |
01/16/2009 |
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| , will COMBINE all major professional sports drafts into one "El Grande Macho Mock Draft," which translates loosely into "the Big, Bad, Mock Draft." How bad? We'll let you be the judge. With the first pick in the 2009 El Grande Macho Mock Draft, the Chicago Cubs take Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Let's face it: The Cubs need to win the old-fashioned way by buying a World Series. And a federal bailout to the tune of $1 billion is the only way the Cubs can compete with the Yankees half-a-billion doll |
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