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Darwin Barney

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Name: Darwin Barney

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Guest Post: The Dollars and Sense of WAR

Editor: The following is a guest post from long-time reader Matt Mosconi. $ Matt isn't just a fan of baseball and statistics. $ For all you local foodies, he also writes a blog here on Chicago Now called Chicago's Worldly Tastes. $ For his day job, Matt ... [Published Chicago Now - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Darwin Barney, Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder

First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 08 2013 - 2 reports

NL roundup: Pirates get 10th shutout

CHICAGO Francisco Liriano wasnt quite sure where his pitches were going. The one thing he did control was his emotions.Liriano pitched two-hit ball over seven innings, and the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs, 2-0, Friday for their major league-leading ... [Published Detroit Free Press - Jun 08 2013]

Entities: Francisco Liriano, Clint Hurdle, Adam Wainwright, Jason Grilli, Pittsburgh

First reported Jun 08 2013 - Updated Jun 08 2013 - 1 reports

Yo ho, Yo ho. A Pirate's life for me. Pirates 2 Cubs 0.

Hi. Sorry to interrupt the draft jamberoo going on. But the Cubs played the Pirates today. And we can't be truly excited about the future unless we're totally miserable about the present. So here goes. Travis Wood made one mistake against this toad named ... [Published Chicago Now - Jun 08 2013]

Entities: Francisco Liriano, Russell Martin, Darwin Barney, Jeff Samardzija

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

Thank you for sending me the Angels. Cubs 8 Angels 6.

The Cubs shook off the heartache and familiarity of yesterday's bullpen aided loss and worked on a new way to toss a game in the late innings. But a funny thing happened on the way to the forum below mediocrity. The Cubs battled, with key at bats at the ... [Published Chicago Now - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Ryan Sweeney, Darwin Barney, Howard Kendrick, Cody Ransom

First reported May 26 2013 - Updated May 26 2013 - 1 reports

Reds lose 4-0 lead, fall 5-4

Twice on Sunday, Reds relievers were one out away from danger -- twice they gave up big hits, the lead and ultimately the game, as the Cubs salvaged the last game of the series at with a 5-4 victory in 10 innings on Sunday.The Cubs scored three runs in ... [Published Cincinnati Enquirer - May 26 2013]

Entities: Johnny Cueto, Alfonso Soriano, Scott Hairston, Nate Schierholtz

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Shiver me timbers, I'm a sailing away. Bucs 1 Cubs 0

The Cubs didn't, therefore the Cubs didn't win. A first inning run by Garrett Jones scoring Andrew McCutcheon was the only run allowed by starter Jeff Samardzija. Unfortunately, it was the only run needed as Pirate starter Francisco Liriano went through ... [Published Chicago Now - May 23 2013]

Entities: Francisco Liriano, Cody Ransom, Pittsburgh

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Barney hitting harder following midnight chat with Sveum

PITTSBURGH -- Darwin Barney matched his career high with four hits Tuesday, and he was batting .440 in his last seven games. The difference may have been a talk with Cubs manager Dale Sveum that lasted well into the early morning.Barney went to Sveum's ... [Published Noodls - May 23 2013]

Entities: Darwin Barney, Dale Sveum, Pittsburgh

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Cubs Game Notes: Camp to DL, Dolis up; Cubs meet with Jonathan Gray

The Cubs try and bounce back from a heartbreaker in which the bullpen conspired to turn a well pitched game by Matt Garza into $ a very frustrating loss for the $ team. $ Shawn Camp was the goat, prompting questions as to why the Cubs let go of the younger ... [Published Chicago Now - May 22 2013]

Entities: Shawn Camp, Jonathan Gray, Matt Garza

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Cubs Game Notes: The return of Matt Garza

Today marks the long awaited return of Cubs starter Matt Garza. $ He goes up against Wandy Rodriguez and a Pittsburgh Pirates team that is playing quite well this season.Garza is returning from rehab in which he pitched well and put up good numbers, but ... [Published Chicago Now - May 21 2013]

Entities: Matt Garza, Scott Hairston, Julio Borbon, Wandy Rodríguez

First reported Mar 29 2013 - Updated Mar 29 2013 - 1 reports

NL Central: Cubs Position Players Show Spark, Still Need Work

More than likely the Chicago Cubs will finish fifth in the NL Central; but unlike last year, that will be last place. It is only Theo Epstein’s second year and he has stressed numerous times to not expect results until 2015 or 2016. However, there ... [Published Breitbart Feed - Mar 29 2013]

Entities: Anthony Rizzo, Ian Stewart, Josh Vitters, Luis Valbuena, Nate Schierholtz

First reported Mar 07 2013 - Updated Mar 07 2013 - 1 reports

Lester goes 4 frames, BoSox lose to Pirates

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Jon Lester and Jeff Locke each pitched four solid innings. Steven Wright still has some fine-tuning ahead.Lester, projected to start for the Red Sox on opening day, gave up one run Wednesday in Boston’s 9-3 loss to the Pittsburgh ... [Published Battleboro Reformer - Mar 07 2013]

Entities: Hisanori Takahashi, Jon Lester, Dale Sveum, Robbie Ross, Steven Wright

Quotes

Barney went to Sveum's apartment after the May 7 night game against the Cardinals. "We ended up talking about hitting and approach," Barney said, "and what good hitters do and what makes a good hitter and where in my career did i think that i had to be one dimensional and that i had to hit the ball the other way and take the inside pitch the other way. "it was just one of those nights where we talked about a lot of baseball stuff, and not necessarily me the whole time, but the game and what it takes to be successful and where i could be," barney said. "with the defense i bring, there's a chance of being a different kind of player, a game-changing player. we ended up talking until 2:30, 3 o'clock." the next day, with little sleep, sveum and barney were on the field before the cubs' day game, and the manager was throwing batting practice to the second baseman. the emphasis was on hitting the ball as hard as he could, not worrying about where it went. "it felt like little league again," barney said. "you're just out there and not thinking about your mechanics and just trying to drive the ball, and that was the start of changing my approach and thoughts. it took something like that to get me off of it. i always went back to the success i had in the past, hitting the ball the other way, whenever i would struggle." sveum has seen a change. "some of the adjustments he's made have obviously been paying off with his mindset and aggressiveness," sveum said. "that's all you ask for is understand what hitting is really all about, and your job is to hit the ball hard and not care where the ball goes. your job is to use the whole field and not try to use one piece of it." tuesday was one of those good days for barney, who scuffled through an 0-for-24 stretch earlier this month. "i hit the ball hard, and that's the goal, where in the past, the balls i've hit on the ground, pull side, and haven't been hit very hard," barney said. "the bright side is i'm hitting the ball hard on the ground, and that'll lead to line drives. ... for the time being, i'm pretty happy with the adjustments i've made, and hopefully we can keep building on them.""

Barney hitting harder following midnight chat with Sveum [Published Noodls - May 23 2013]

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