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Pirates decline option on Izturis Fri Nov 16 18:04:51 2007 EST
Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Pirates declined their club option on infielder Cesar Izturis Friday. Izturis, who hit .258 with 16 runs batted in for the Chicago Cubs and the Pirates last season, now becomes a free agent.
Cubs trade OF Jacque Jones to Tigers for INF Omar Infante Mon Nov 12 13:51:21 2007 EST
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs traded outfielder Jacque Jones to the Detroit Tigers for infielder Omar Infante on Monday. Jones, 32, batted .285 with five homers and 66 RBI for the Cubs in 135 games this past season. Jones, who spent his first seven years in Minnesota before signing with Chicago in January 2006, is a career .280 hitter with 164 home runs and 623 RBI. Infante batted .271 with two home runs and 17 RBIs in 66 games with the Tigers this past year. A utility special
Cubs bring back Ward; let Floyd, Trachsel walk Sat Nov  3 13:37:46 2007 EST
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs and infielder/outfielder Daryle Ward both exercised a mutual option for the 2008 season on Saturday. Also on Saturday, the Cubs declined club options on outfielder Cliff Floyd and pitcher Steve Trachsel. Ward, who signed with Chicago prior to last season, hit .327 with 19 RBI in 79 games for the Cubs. As a pinch-hitter, the 32-year-old hit .268 (11-of-41). Floyd hit .284 with nine home runs and 45 RBI in 108 games for Chicago, while Trachsel went
Schilling, Sosa highlight free agent filings Tue Oct 30 20:50:45 2007 EST
h eight homers and 44 RBI in just 83 games during an injury plagued season, was the only player from the Athletics to file during day two. His former teammate, catcher Jason Kendall, also filed. Kendall split the season between Oakland and the Chicago Cubs, hitting three homers and driving in 41 runs with a .242 average combined. Joining Wells from the Dodgers were relief pitcher Rudy Seanez and first baseman Mark Sweeney. The Mets, who had six players file on Monday, had three more, catchers Sa
Hall of Fame to honor Buck O'Neil Wed Oct 24 22:31:25 2007 EST
special Hall ballot for Negro League players, managers, and executives in 2006, but didn't receive the necessary number of votes to gain admission into the Hall of Fame. After playing in the Negro Leagues, O'Neil became the first African American coach in Major League Baseball by joining the Chicago Cubs staff in 1962. "When you think of Buck's accomplishments, he's one of the few people you can't talk about what he did on the field," MLB commissioner Bud Selig said. "His career is legendary."
Mariners name bench, pitching, first base, bullpen coaches Mon Oct 22 19:58:20 2007 EST
base coach. "Jim, Mel, Eddie and Norm are all terrific baseball guys," Seattle manager John McLaren said, "and all four are winners. Our goal is to win here, and the coaching staff is going to be a big part of that." Riggleman, 54, managed the Chicago Cubs from 1995-99, including capturing the NL Wild Card in 1998. He has spent the past three seasons as the St. Louis Cardinals minor league field coordinator. Stottlemyre, 65, has spent 22 years as a pitching coach in the majors. He spent 10 years
Orioles claim P Novoa from Cubs Tue Oct 16 17:02:48 2007 EST
Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - The Orioles Tuesday claimed pitcher Roberto Novoa off waivers from the Chicago Cubs. Novoa, a 28 year-old righthander, spent the 2007 season on the disabled list with a right humeral head fracture suffered in spring training. Over three major league seasons with Detroit and Chicago, Novoa has a 7-7 record with a 4.51 ERA in 131 relief appearances.
Young Diamondbacks learn painful lesson in sweep by Rockies Tue Oct 16 03:47:00 2007 EST
second-year players in Game 4, the Diamondbacks finally showed their age in this series. Arizona scored eight runs in four games, not nearly enough against a rollin' Rockies team that seemed to catch every break.

The three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the division series seemed a distant memory with the way the Diamondbacks succumbed to Colorado.

The consolation was the experience gained in front of packed stadiums in the pressure of the playoffs.

``It's unbelievable to be able to ge

Around FCS: Going Overtime Mon Oct 15 18:08:41 2007 EST
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs used to tell people that it was a great day to play two, referring to a baseball doubleheader. But on Saturday, we had the equivalent in college football. It was a great day for overtime in FCS. Four separate games, two of them involving ranked teams, needed extra time to decide the winners and losers. Considering the circumstances, no one would have expected that the game of the day would turn out to be No. 4 Massachusetts hol
Tiebreaker Playoff Results Tue Oct  2 01:56:00 2007 EST
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