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Chicago Cubs To Have New Owner Within Ten Days: Tribune

Chicago Tribune | Ameet Sachdev | Posted 01.06.2009 | Chicago

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Tribune Co., owner of the Chicago Cubs, is close to selecting a winning bid for the team from three finalists, according to people familiar with the s...

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Car sales, 2008; even worse than we thought

Steve Parker | Posted 01.06.2009 | Business

Read More: World Rally, Pony Cars, Porsche, Automotive News, Chrysler, Ford Mustang, Hemi Engines, The Wizard of Oz, Isuzu, Obama Administration, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, New York Federal Reserve, Fuji Heavy Industries, Ford, Volkswagen, Maybach, Motor Trend, Nissan, Dodge Challenger, Cadillac Srx, Chevrolet Equinox, Scotland, Mercury Milan Hybrid, Timothy Geithner, Huffington Post, Buick Lacrosse, GMAC Bailout, Pickups, TV Pitchman Vince, FICO Score, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Toyota, Gm, Minivan, Ford F-150, Detroit Three, Associated Press, Chicago Cubs, American Honda, Gmc, Smart Car, Wall Street, Colin Mcrae, Detroit Three Loans, Cadillac Cts Wagon, Subaru, Bmw, Car Czar, Daimler, Mitsubishi, Treasury Secretary, SUV Sales, Credit Unions, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Business News
Steve Parker

Monday brought three conference calls, each about an hour, with executives from each of the Detroit Three announcing, dissecting and, most of all, spi...

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Cubs Pursuing Bush Shoe-Thrower; 'Do You Think He's A Lefty?' Asks Curious Hendry

The Heckler | Posted 12.16.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Sports, Chicago Cubs, George Bush, The Heckler, Jim Hendry, Shoe Throwing, Bush Shoe Throw, Shoe Thrown at Bush, Chicago News
The Heckler

The Cubs today announced their desire to sign the angry Iraqi journalist who heaved a pair of shoes at President Bush.

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Cubs Will Be Sold By Spring Training: Team Chairman

AP | Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cubs Bidding, Crane Kenney, Cubs, Sports, Tribune Company, Chicago Cubs Sale, Cubs Sale, Cubs Sale Spring Training, Chicago Cubs, Cubs New Owners, Tribune Company Cubs Sale, Cubs Spring Training, Chicago News

CHICAGO — The chairman of the Chicago Cubs said Friday he expects the baseball franchise to be sold by spring training. Chairman Crane Kenney t...

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Detroit Drives to DC and Dr. Deming Invents Japan

Steve Parker | Posted 12.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Congress, Pontiac Silver Streak Woodie Wagon, Troubled Assets Relief Program, Class Warfare, Hemi Hybrids, Cars, Infrastructure Repair, Infrastructure, Green Cars, Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Hybrid Cars, Daihatsu Naked, Ipod, Subway, Ucla, Detroit Three, Chicago Cubs, Detroit CEOs, W. Edwards Deming, Detroit Automakers, Green Infrastructure, Bullet Trains, US Capitol, Monorail, Jeep, Japan, Mitsubishi Mirage, Light Rail, Tarp, Wall Street Bailout, Chrysler, Rick Wagoner, President Obama, Ford, Las Vegas Hilton, Dodge Durango Hybrid, Bob Lutz, Southern California, Credit Markets Tight, Japanese Cars, Robert Nardelli, Electric Cars, Washington, Detroit, Congressional Oversight, Plug-in Hybrids, President Bush, Detroit Bailout, Chrysler Aspen Hybrid, Gas Electric Hybrids, Daihatsu Charade, Uaw, Gm, Alan Mulally, Electric Car Infrastructure, National Infrastructure, Dr. W. Edwards Deming, Mitsubishi Precis, Wall Street, US Marines, Hitachi, Lourdes, Narita, Business News
Steve Parker

We've had enough threats from our sworn enemies -- we don't need them from Detroit executives. These CEOs and their boards of directors must go, whether by car or jet or skateboard, they must go.

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Cubs Sign Play-By-Play Man Kasper To Contract Extension

Posted 12.04.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Sports, Len Kasper Contract Extension, Chicago Cubs, Len Kasper, Len Kasper Cubs, Cubs Broadcasters, Chicago News

The Chicago Cubs announced Thursday that they have extended the contract of play-by-play broadcaster Len Kasper through the 2011 season. From NBC Ch...

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Three Prospective Cubs Buyers Submit New Bids

Chicago Tribune | Ameet Sachdev | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cubs, Tribune Company, Hersch Klaff, Mark Cuban, Tribune Cubs, Cubs Bids, Chicago Cubs Sale, Cubs Sale, Cubs Bidders, Chicago Cubs, Jim Crane, Marc Utay, Chicago News

At least three prospective buyers have submitted a new round of bids to Tribune Co. for the Chicago Cubs, one of professional sports' trophy franchis...

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Cubs May Not Raise All Ticket Prices

Chicago Tribune | Ameet Sachdev and Paul Sullivan | Posted 11.21.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Crane Kenney, Cubs Ticket Prices, Tribune Company, Cubs Sale, Chicago Cubs, Cubs Ticket Hike, Cubs Tickets, Sam Zell, Chicago News

The tumultuous economy has played havoc with Tribune Co.'s plans to sell the Chicago Cubs, making it harder for prospective buyers to raise money and ...

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In Honor of Obama: A Chicago-Hawaii Exchange Program

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 11.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Obama Transition, Hawaii, Chicago Winter, Ka'anapali, Wailea, Cta, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Hawaii, Waikiki, Chicago News
Brett Ashley McKenzie

The Chicago-Hawaii Cultural Exchange, in which citizens of the city of Big Shoulders can swap a year beside Lake Michigan for a year on the shores of Waikiki.

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Cubs Bids Due December 1: MLB

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 11.19.2008 | Chicago

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NEW YORK — Bidders for the Chicago Cubs have until Dec. 1 to submit offers, Major League Baseball said Wednesday after a meeting of its ownershi...

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Roeper: Will Obama Get The White Sox Some Respect ?

Chicago Sun-Times | Richard Roeper | Posted 11.19.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago White Sox, Obama White Sox Popularity, Obama White Sox, Richard Roeper, White Sox Nation, Chicago Cubs, White Sox Recognition, Chicago News

The New York Daily News headline: With superfan Barack Obama leading cheers, White Sox now America's team Uh-huh. From writer Bill Madden: "For more...

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Mark Cuban's Cubs Pitch Hammered By SEC

Robert Reed | Posted 11.17.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Bud Selig, Cuban SEC Charges, Mark Cuban Insider Trading, Mark Cuban, Cuban Insider Trading, Cuban Cubs Bid, Cubs Sale, Chicago Cubs, Mark Cuban Cubs Bid, Cubs Sale Cuban, Sam Zell, Chicago News
Robert Reed

If Cuban weren't already out of the running to purchase the Cubs before, he sure is now. The SEC action will overshadow any Cuban-charged effort to buy the team.

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Cubs Sale Still On For Yearend, Despite Economy: Report

Crain's Chicago Business | Mike Colias and Ann Saphir | Posted 11.17.2008 | Chicago

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Tribune Co. CEO Sam Zell is pushing to have a deal in place by yearend to sell all but a small stake in the Chicago Cubs, despite recent indications ...

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Final Cubs Bids Due By Thanksgiving: Report

Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.10.2008 | Chicago

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Tribune Co. has asked bidders for the Chicago Cubs to submit new offers before Nov. 27, Thanksgiving day, according to two people involved in the nego...

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Cubs Looking To Mark Grace For Broadcast Role?

Chicago Tribune | Paul Sullivan | Posted 10.24.2008 | Chicago

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Mark Grace is likely to be on the short list of candidates to replace Bob Brenly in the Cubs broadcast booth if Brenly gets the...

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Harold and Barack: Emotional Wisdom From 1983

Paul Engleman | Posted 10.08.2008 | Chicago

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Paul Engleman

The 1983 Chicago mayoral election has one obvious similarity to this year's presidential race. With only a few weeks left, there is a real possibility that something which until recently seemed unthinkable will happen: An African-American could be elected president.

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This Was Our Year

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 10.06.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cubs Playoffs, Chicago Cubs, Baseball, World Series, Reed Johnson, Ron Santo, Ernie Banks, Blagojevich Cubs, Lou Piniella, Alfonso Soriano, Cubs Playoffs Loss, George Will Cubs, Chicago News
Brett Ashley McKenzie

You can lose Game One and still come back. You can lose Game Two and still come back. But not if you play to lose. Not if those "Not again" fears drown out the optimism.

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Dodgers Sweep The Cubs

AP | JOHN NADEL | Posted 10.05.2008 | Chicago

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LOS ANGELES — It's a century and counting for the Chicago Cubs. Manny Ramirez and the Los Angeles Dodgers shoved Chicago into another long winte...

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From One Cubs Fan to the Masses

Alden Loury | Posted 10.01.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs, Steve Bartman, Cubs Playoffs, Drunk Cubs Fans, Bartman Ball, Real Cubs Fans, Bartman, Cubs Playoffs Tickets, Moises Alou, Chicago News
Alden Loury

While it's a bit unfair to blame Bartman for the Cubs' failure to reach the World Series in 2003, that display was indicative of what's wrong with today's so-called sports fans.

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Are Most Chicago Sports Fans This Easy to Get Along With?

Greg Boose | Posted 09.30.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Fire, Cleveland Browns, Wrigleyville, L.A. Galaxy, Chicago Cubs, David Beckham, Toyota Park, Mls, Chicago Fire Fans, Chicago Sports Fans, Chicago News
Greg Boose

I quickly scanned the Chicago Fire fans. Not one T-shirt with a swear word emblazoned on its front. Not one drunk being carried off by security. Not one middle finger saluting a passersby.

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Cubs Deliver Blow to Brewers' Playoffs Hopes

AP | CHRIS JENKINS | Posted 09.27.2008 | Chicago

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MILWAUKEE — Ben Sheets was roughed up in his return from an injury, and the Milwaukee Brewers fell back into a tie for the NL wild card with one...

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Forget Hockey: Where Does Sarah Palin Stand on Baseball?

Karen Stabiner | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Westbrook Pegler, Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Sarah Palin, Irving Berlin, Yankee Stadium, Newspaper Columnists, Intolerance, Anti-Semite, Ballpark, God Bless America, Israel Baline, Conservative, Anti-Semitic, Politics News
Karen Stabiner

If Westbrook Pegler were alive today, would he join in when we sing "God Bless America" in a ballpark, or would he mutter nasty asides about the religious beliefs of its esteemed composer?

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The Unknown Story Behind the Merkle Blunder

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 09.23.2008 | Chicago

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Robert J. Elisberg

Today is the 100th anniversary of perhaps the most famous gaffe the history of baseball. Given that it's about screwing up, it should come as no surprise that the story concerns the Chicago Cubs.

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The World Keeps Swinging: Labor and Lessons of Zambrano's No-No

Kevin Coval | Posted 09.22.2008 | Chicago

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Kevin Coval

Even if the Cubs win the World Series, my dad will still have to collect the ten dollars or so he charges per walk to pay his rent. He will stay working like most of this city: check-to-check.

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Chicago Cubs Win Home Finale

AP | RICK GANO | Posted 09.21.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Cubs, Cubs Win, Cubs Beat Cardinals, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Ryan Dempster earned his 17th victory as the Chicago Cubs kept on winning a day after clinching the NL Central title, beating the St. ...

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