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		<title>How about that, a timely win</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s &#8220;earthshaking&#8221; announcement was referred to in Joe&#8217;s previous post &#8211; the Cubs have signed BJ Ryan.  Another small move by Hendry, from what I can see he doesn&#8217;t have any more big bullets left in his holster.  Also reported this week was the possibility...<br/>
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		<title>Breaking News: Cubs Sign BJ Ryan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Gordon Wittenmeyer tweeted about 5 minutes ago that the Cubs got BJ Ryan on a minor league deal. (Source)
Wonderful news.<br/>
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		<title>A Sweep is Needed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I&#8217;m going to the Sunday game, so at the very least, I wanna see a win that day. This is a really sweepable series. It&#8217;s almost a must sweep series and definitely a must win series. The Nats are not a good team and good teams pounce on that. Let&#8217;s start being a good team [...]<br/>
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		<title>MLB Network Program Alert</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[MLB Network sent me this release for a show tonight that I&#8217;ll tune into:
July 15, 2009 – MLB Network will televise 30 Clubs / 30 Report Cards, a midseason report, today, Wednesday, July 15 at 8:00 p.m. ET. Following predictions made during Spring Training on MLB Network’s 30 Clubs / 30 Days,...<br/>
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		<title>Top Prospect Tracker – 7/13</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is a breakdown of the Baseball America top prospects for the organization for 7/13, which was a day that primarily featured off-days.


keeping mum online



Minor League Photo of the Night

Jeffrey Beliveau is 4-3 with a 3.41 ERA in 18 appearances this season. (Paul R. Gierhart/MiLB.com)<br/>
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		<title>Tuesday Trivia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Since I hate the all star break and like taking the time off from thinking about baseball, we get a trivia question today courtesy of Sherm. I&#8217;ll give you the answer tomorrow unless someone guesses it. DON&#8217;T CHEAT BY USING GOOGLE.
Q: What HOF pitcher never surrendered a grand slam?<br/>
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		<title>I’ll Take A Split</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[We&#8217;re at the all star break and I feel OK with where we&#8217;re at after yesterday. Could we have taken 3 of 4 in the Cardinal series? Sure, we probably could have, but most people split double headers. Coming out of the box after the break, it&#8217;s important to get off to a hot start...<br/>
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		<title>Fuld called up</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today the Cubs announced that they have recalled Sam Fuld from the Iowa Cubs in time for Sunday&#8217;s doubleheader against the Cardinals.  In the short term this move makes perfect sense &#8211; it gives the Cubs six outfielders (including Hoffpaiur) to use in the day-nighter.  This means fresh...<br/>
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		<title>Miracle of all miracles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A Cubs victory when we really needed it!  And not a badly played game either.  Marmol did his best to give the game away in the ninth but we got lucky and pulled it out of the fire.  How about that double play call in the final frame?  Larussa wasn&#8217;t happy [...]<br/>
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		<title>Few and Chosen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[“Few And Chosen &#8211; Defining Cubs Greatness Across the Eras”  is the title of a book written by Ron Santo with Phil Pepe.  It was published in 2005 and features a Foreword by Ernie Banks and an Introduction by Ryne Sandberg.
My dad (The World’s Greatest Living Cubs Fan) liked this book because...<br/>
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