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CHICAGO (CBS) — The fun-loving Joe Maddon hit a personal milestone worthy of an extended postgame celebration Tuesday night, with his Cubs’ 9-5 win against the Reds at Wrigley Field giving him 1,000 career victories as a big league manager. The 63-year-old Maddon became the eighth active manager to win 1,000 games. After the win, the Cubs toasted Maddon, known for years as an outside-the-box thinker. “To the players who were involved, I want to say a big thank you,” said Maddon, who had stints as the Angels’ interim manager in the 1990s, then managed the Rays for nine seasons before coming to the Cubs ahead of the 2015 season. “I was raised well. A lot of people, beginning with my folks and coaches, Continue to Article

May 17, 2017 1:13:am EST

It became personal for Theo Epstein when the Cubs drafted Kyle Schwarber and made him untouchable in trade talks last summer, even as he recovered from major surgery on his left knee. Schwarber gave Epstein flashbacks to his time with the Boston Red Sox a combination of David Ortizs left-handed power and Dustin Pedroias energy, intensity and clubhouse influence. If anyone wants to sell their Kyle Schwarber stock, were buying, Epstein said Tuesday as the Cubs opened a 10-game homestand. Continue to Article

May 16, 2017 9:51:pm EST

It’s still too early to be dreaming about Yu Darvish pitching at Wrigley Field, guessing if the Pittsburgh Pirates would trade Gerrit Cole within the division, calculating how much money remains on Zack Greinke’s megadeal or wondering what a change of scenery and the Chicago nightlife might do to Matt Harvey. Or at least Cubs president Theo Epstein isn’t buying the early speculation that the July 31 deadline could create unexpected sellers like the Texas Rangers and New York Mets, a glut of starting pitchers and accelerated deals. “That stuff doesn’t play itself out (yet),” Epstein before Tuesday’s 9-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds. “One six-game winning or losing streak right now takes a team Continue to Article

May 16, 2017 9:51:pm EST

It’s still too early to be dreaming about Yu Darvish pitching at Wrigley Field, guessing if the Pittsburgh Pirates would trade Gerrit Cole within the division, calculating how much money remains on Zack Greinke’s megadeal or wondering what a change of scenery and the Chicago nightlife might do to Matt Harvey. Or at least Cubs president Theo Epstein isn’t buying the early speculation that the July 31 deadline could create unexpected sellers like the Texas Rangers and New York Mets, a glut of starting pitchers and accelerated deals. “That stuff doesn’t play itself out (yet),” Epstein said Tuesday as the 18-19 Cubs opened a 10-game homestand. “One six-game winning or losing streak right now takes Continue to Article

May 16, 2017 9:28:pm EST