Article: Cardinals again the strength of a not-so-weak NL Central.(Sports)

Article: COMMENTARY; PITCHING WILL LIFT CUBS TO NL ...
Dayton Daily News;  March 30, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... weak division and the Cubs have what it takes in ... Cardinals, who win the NL Central every vernal equinox ... first) and last in the NL Central. Contact Hal McCoy ... S 2003 PREDICTIONS NL CENTRAL: 1. Chicago Cubs - One for Harry Caray ...

Article: NL CENTRAL PREVIEW CHICAGO CUBS.(Special ...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  March 30, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... 76-86, fourth in NL Central, 12 games behind. Batting ... first in NL). The Cubs tied Colorado for last ... Santo after 1973. The Cubs used seven third baseman in 1996. FYI: The Cubs had a winning record ... 81-81, third in NL Central, 7 GB. Batting average ...

Article: NL Central no joke // Cubs have been big ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 5, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... been good news for the Cubs last season. But the 1998 Cubs are different - and ... division in baseball: The NL Central is the only six-team ... Central. The top four NL Central teams have winning ... against the NL West. The Cubs just completed their ...

Article: NL CENTRAL : CHICAGO CUBS.(SPORTS)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  March 29, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... 1997 FINISH: 68-94, fifth in NL Central. LAST THREE YEARS: 217-251 ... old pitching phenom, proved to Cubs management this spring he is ready ... 1997 FINISH: 76-86, third in NL Central. LAST THREE YEARS: 242-226 ...

Article: Chicago Tribune Rick Morrissey column: OK is good enough for ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  August 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... and no grades in the NL Central, and everyone is deemed ... might as well be the Cubs and not the other two ... into the race. Now the Cubs have won three in a row ... of themselves." The NL Central is a little like T ... much to ask that the Cubs take control of this ...

Article: MLB Roundup; Cubs maintain NL Central lead
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  September 25, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... went blank, and the Chicago Cubs went out and won. Sammy Sosa ... hit shutout as the visiting Cubs beat the Reds 8-0 and preserved their one-game lead in the NL Central. "You want to play in October ... Before the first pitch, Cubs players were engrossed in the ...

Article: Cubs Gain One-Game Lead in NL Central Race
AP Online;  September 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... only hit of the game off Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood, who ... s a new leader in the NL Central. Kerry Wood and the Chicago Cubs plan to keep themselves ... place Milwaukee. The Cubs are alone atop the NL Central for the first time Sept ...