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Why Schwarber won’t be traded and what it means for Cubs’ bullpen
NEW YORK – No matter what the New York Yankees are saying internally about what it would take to wrest away a relief stud like Andrew Miller, or what the New York media continues to write almost daily,...
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Schwarber takes Epstein support ‘to heart,’ pushes rehab clock
Kyle Schwarber used the word “luxury” to describe the extra time he has to look at his Twitter feed while he rehabs his injured knee. Luxury? Really? “I know, right?” Considering the so-called luxury...
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Why the Cubs won’t trade Kyle Schwarber at the deadline
One of the most common points scouts and pundits leave out when debating whether the Cubs should consider trading coveted young slugger Kyle Schwarber to get the pitcher(s) needed to win the World...
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Remember me? Schwarber still big part of Cubs’ 2016 playoff team
Kyle Schwarber spent every home game this season in full uniform, on the Cubs’ bench at Wrigley Field, even though he got no closer to the playing field during a game than the moment he hobbled on one...
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Cubs’ Schwarber cleared to hit, could be in play for World Series
What could possibly have enough power to upstage Game 6 at Wrigley Field with the Cubs on the brink of the World Series? Perhaps only the guy who hit a ball on top of the right-field video board in the...
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Cavs won NBA title, so it’s only fair for Cubs to win Series
OK, Cleveland, slow down your motor. You think you can win everything? You think you can be a city of champions and just toss Chicago out the side window at 90 mph like a balled-up hamburger wrapper?...
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Kyle Schwarber doesn’t make trip to Cleveland — yet
After his first game in more than 6½ months, Kyle Schwarber said he is in play for the Cubs’ World Series roster, although he didn’t travel with the team to Cleveland on Sunday night. Schwarber had the...
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He’s back: Cubs add Schwarber to World Series roster
CLEVELAND – One of these years Kyle Schwarber is going to play an actual regular season in the big leagues. Until then, the Cubs will gladly take one more epic set of postseason games from the young...
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Schwarber at DH, batting fifth for Cubs in Game 1 of World Series
CLEVELAND — Kyle Schwarber is in the Cubs starting lineup for Game 1 of the World Series. What’s more, the left-handed hitting slugger will bat fifth against Indians ace Corey Kluber. Schwarber, who...
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Bryant: Schwarber’s at-bats ‘almost not human’
CLEVELAND — Kyle Schwarber played in his first major league baseball game in 6 1/2 months on Tuesday night. In Game 1 of the World Series. It was storybook stuff, indeed, for the Cubs postseason star...
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Remind yourself Cubs made it, losers can become winner
CLEVELAND — People wear T-shirts here that say “Cleve-LAND I LOVE!” and simply “CLE,” as if the rest of us know what that refers to and don’t think it stands for CLUELESS or CLOGGED ENTRY. A billboard...
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FINAL: Cubs 5, Indians 1; Arrieta shuts down Tribe to even series
Jake Arrieta threw 5 1/3 innings of no-hit baseball and paced the Cubs to a 5-1 victory over the Indians in Game 2, tying the World Series at one game apiece. The next three games of the series will be...
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Schwarber is back, baby — but will he be in lineup at Wrigley?
CLEVELAND — If it wasn’t official after one game, it definitely is after two of them. Kyle Schwarber is fine. He is back. He is go for launch. What a hitter. But will he be in the lineup at Wrigley...
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Cubs let good ties roll — leveling Series is huge for team
CLEVELAND — The difference between being 1-1 or 0-2 in the World Series is beyond huge. It’s basically life or death, game-wise. The World Series team that goes down 0-2 historically has but a 19.6...
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Schwarbummed: Cubs slugger ruled out for starts in Games 3, 4, 5
Just when it looked like the legend of Kyle Schwarber was about to upstage the World Series, the kid slugger ran out of phone booths for his Superman act. Schwarber, who captured the imaginations of...
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Vikings’ QB Sam Bradford: Kyle Schwarber comeback ‘unbelievable’
Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford probably should be jealous, but he had nothing but admiration for Cubs outfielder Kyle Schwarber, who suffered a torn left anterior cruciate ligament in April and...
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Where Schwarber goes from here – and does he catch again?
Whether Kyle Schwarber is able to leap tall buildings in a single bound by next spring, the Cubs already are preparing the next step for their sudden World Series cult hero for beyond the conclusion of...
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Cubs don’t have time to wait for Schwarber to be called upon
Is Kyle Schwarber really the straw that stirs the drink around here? The key to the whole offensive operation? The one bat the Cubs’ can’t get the job done without? It sure seemed like it throughout a...
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No matter what’s next, remember that Cubs won this one at Wrigley
A few minutes after I type this, folks, it will be Halloween. You can make of that what you want, but one thing’s for sure: The Cubs’ costumes have changed for good this year. No longer naïve...
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Cub notes: Little-known Schwarber impact, Lester in pen, Chapman
CLEVELAND – For those who might have missed it, Cubs outfielder Jorge Soler skipped the ski mask and extra layers when he started in right field on a 43-degree night the last game of this World...
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