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BALTIMORE — It might have been the red wine talking when reporters spotted him in a San Diego hotel, but Cubs manager Joe Maddon called it winning the baseball lottery when Jon Lester decided to sign with a last-place team during the 2014 winter meetings. Just as that $155 million megadeal symbolized a franchise on the rise, this Jose Quintana trade with the White Sox becomes a shot of adrenaline for the defending World Series champs. “It’s definitely an injection,” Maddon said before Friday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. “There’s definitely energy involved. It’s more believable with him around here right now. “You can’t do this without pitching. You cannot win for consecutive games for Continue to Article

July 14, 2017 11:39:pm EST

(CBS) – Chicago White Sox management urged players to begin moving on Friday, follwing the trade of the team’s best pitcher and valued friend. The loss of ace Jose Quintana in the trade with the Chicago Cubs, which brought four minor leaguers to the South Side, had certainly numbed the group. Manager Rickey Renteria, in a post All-Star Game team meeting, asked the team for understanding and the continued professionalism they had shown in the first 87 games of the season. Easier said than done. The harsh reality kicked in that the team was losing their best pitcher for players of the future. As media types asked for a reaction, a few of the players who are usually willing to converse hit the field Continue to Article

July 14, 2017 10:32:pm EST

BALTIMORE – It’s the middle of July and the Cubs still don’t really know what type of team they have. Sure, their fans streamed into the Inner Harbor, Baltimore’s downtown hotels and Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Most of their players own World Series rings. But trading for Jose Quintana became more about 2018, 2019 and 2020 than the rest of this summer. What’s next? Who knows? Cubs president Theo Epstein sat behind home plate during Friday’s 9-8 rollercoaster win over the Orioles, the beginning of a post-All-Star break evaluation period that will determine just how aggressive (or not) the front office and ownership will be leading up to the July 31 trade deadline. “We have to play better,” first Continue to Article

July 14, 2017 7:34:pm EST

Finally, for the first time since Sunday afternoon, there is Orioles baseball again. Let’s hope they don’t have us regretting that fact within an hour of the first pitch of Friday’s second half opener against the Cubs. The Orioles have not won a game on a Friday night since June 2. That probably doesn’t tell us a whole lot, other than that they’ve played a lot of bad baseball in general since June 2. Indeed, after their last Friday win, the Orioles had a 29-24 record. Since then, they have gone 13-22. Yuck. Chris Davis makes his return as the second half begins. Is that good news? His brief minor league rehab appearances didn’t give any particular reason to believe that may be the case, but he’s Continue to Article

July 14, 2017 6:43:pm EST

A Harley Davidson store soon will be a neighbor of the Chicago Cubs. Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Fox Motors will open a 10,000-square-foot Harley-Davidson store in the Addison & Clark, a mixed-use complex going up directly across the street from the Chicago Cubs' home ballpark Wrigley Field in the heart of the city's Lakeview neighborhood. Fox Motors also owns two other Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) stores in the Chicago area. The new showroom at the corner of Sheffield Avenue and Addison Street will incorporate Harley-Davidson history in the decor. Oversized garage doors will open directly onto the street, and a year-round lineup of special events is planned. The store will sell both new and Continue to Article

July 14, 2017 4:10:pm EST

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