|
|
Cashner gets a brief taste of Chicago :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs
Summary from United States, from articles in English
|
CUBS IN BRIEF The Cubs' high hopes for the present and the future crossed paths at Wrigley Field before the game Thursday. (article 1)
Granted, the new Cubs pitcher didn't face any hitters, throwing only a light side session before his scheduled debut Saturday. (article 5)
The guys who actually threw to hitters Ted Lilly, for starters didn't have such a great day in a 12-7 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, just the third loss in the Cubs' last 20 home games. (article 5)
So Cubs management has raised a trial balloon on whether to continue raising the "L" flags at Wrigley Field after losses. (article 8)
The Cubs signed first-round draft pick Andrew Cashner on Thursday, giving the right-hander a deal that includes a $1.54 million signing bonus, $75,000 toward education and an invitation to spring training next year. (article 2)
`` I 'm really looking forward to getting going Cashner said after a throwing session at Wrigley Field under the watch of Cubs' pitching coach Larry Rothschild. (article 2)
Just past 5:30 p.m., as the L train clattered and the W flag swayed and an enemy manager named Dusty Baker leaned obliviously against the batting cage, Rich Harden jogged in from the outfield with his new teammates. (article 4)
|
Other stories about Cubs, Harden and Zambrano:
Event tracking:
Story keywords
|
Cubs, Harden, Zambrano, Marquis, Piniella |
Source articles
- Cashner gets a brief taste of Chicago :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs (suntimes.com, 07/11/2008, 547 words)
- Cubs sign first-round pick Cashner :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs (suntimes.com, 07/10/2008, 210 words)
- Z the ace of diamonds :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs (suntimes.com, 07/10/2008, 1244 words)
- Harden offers hope, but Big Z is The Man :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Jay Mariotti (suntimes.com, 07/10/2008, 1249 words)
- Down time for Lilly :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs (suntimes.com, 07/11/2008, 602 words)
- Marquis the survivor always takes the ball for Cub... (suntimes.com, 07/11/2008, 664 words)
- Hendry in no hurry to keep dealing :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs (suntimes.com, 07/10/2008, 370 words)
- Three takes :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs (suntimes.com, 07/11/2008, 356 words)
|
|
blaster@cs.columbia.edu
|