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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Arrieta, Cubs at Amicable Impasse in Extension Talks
Both the Cubs and Jake Arrieta want the ace pitcher to stay in Chicago, that much is not in question.…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Jake Arrieta and the Recurring “Cubs Culture”
There has been a lot of chatter in the news world the last couple of days about Jake Arrieta and…
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Cubs Minor League & Prospect News
Cubs Could Use International Market to Address Lack of Early Draft Picks
The MLB Draft is a still a long ways away, June 9-11 to be exact. The International Free Agent deadline,…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
The Day is Here (FINALLY!!!)!
I know, I know, this isn’t REAL baseball. But it is actual, live baseball that we get to watch and…
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Cubs Minor League & Prospect News
The Theo Epstein Era and Machiavelli’s “The Prince” – A Comparative Discourse
“Is it better to be loved or feared?” Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince Leadership is a funny thing. To describe it is difficult,…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
12 Years Later, Does Moneyball Still Have an Influence?
With the recent passing of the trade deadline, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about all the different types…
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Who Might the Cubs Be Targeting at #9?
“You’ve heard us talk about [the draft] being our Super Bowl. It’s the one day of the year we can…
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Cubs Brain Trust Still In a League of its Own
In August, experiencing a sudden and largely inexplicable wave of optimism and creativity, I sat down at my keyboard to…
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Soler Power, An International Phenomenon
The sound was astonishing: a solid, vicious, life-affirming thwooak! My eyes bulged, my heart leapt, my stomach tingled with excitement. There…
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