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MLB Rumors: With Jose Quintana, Chicago Cubs Out of Excuses
The Chicago Cubs adding Jose Quintana in their effort to defend their World Series title and make up for games behind in the NL Central so they can make the playoffs for a third straight year means all the talk about championship hangover and other excuses needs to stop.
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MLB Rumors: Chicago Cubs & Los Angeles Dodgers Interested in Justin Verlander
With the Detroit Tigers feeding the bottom of the AL Central and trying to cut their payroll, it’s no wonder Justin Verlander is on the trading block. If anyone is going to land the Cy Young and MVP winner, it’ll probably be the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers. One might think the New York Yankees would also be in the picture, but the Tigers won’t let Verlander go to an American League team.
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Chicago Cubs Aiming to Be First Back-to-Back World Series Champions in 17 Years
The Chicago Cubs look like serious contenders for the World Series yet again. Could they be in line for a repeat? Hard to say, and even more difficult to imagine it happening, considering the last time we’ve seen a back-to-back champion was almost 17 years ago.
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6 Teams Paying Luxury Tax for 2016 MLB Season
Paying the luxury tax is becoming a bigger and bigger problem for the large spenders in Major League Baseball, but it’s not something everyone avoids. Six teams: The Yankees, Cubs, Red Sox, Dodgers, Tigers and Giants are on the list of “offenders”, a new record for number of teams.
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MLB Rumors: Cubs, Nationals, Mariners, Tigers, Rays, Reds , Pirates & Rangers Talking Trades
At this point in the offseason, it seems that big moves that might happen have more to do with trades than free agency signings. Teams currently involved in some interesting trade talks are the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals, Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays, Cincinnati Reds and the Seattle Mariners.
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MLB Rumors: Yankees, Cubs & Blue Jays Interested Signing in Dexter Fowler
For the second consecutive season, Dexter Fowler finds himself in free agency, hoping for a long term deal. Last season he “settled” for one year back on the Chicago Cubs. He might end up going back to where he won a World Series, but the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays are also in the picture.
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MLB Rumors: Chicago Cubs Starting Pitching Already Set for 2017
Due to the Chicago Cubs declining the $10 million Jason Hammel had for the 2017 season, he becomes a free agent, while their 5-man rotation for next season becomes clear: Jake Arrieta, Jon Lester, Kyle Hendricks, John Lackey and Mike Montgomery.
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MLB Rumors: Blue Jays, Cubs, Dodgers & Giants Interested in Dexter Fowler
By declining his mutual option with the Chicago Cubs, Dexter Fowler is once again a free agent, hoping to land a multiyear contract this time. The Cubs who he played for the last two years, along with the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays will be trying to sign him.
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Chicago Cubs World Series Win Kicks Off a Chicago Bulls Losing Streak
Maybe it’s unrelated. There’s probably no connection. But facts are facts. On November 2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians to clinch the 2016 World Series. On the same day, the Chicago Bulls, 3-0 up to that point, lost their first game of the season, and have lost twice more since.
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33 Best Memes of Cubs Winning the World Series as the Indians Choke
The Chicago Cubs won the World Series, the Cleveland Indians choked away a 3-1 lead. The memes obviously went wild on both teams, but didn’t forget about the connection to the 2016 NBA Finals, mentioning LeBron James and Stephen Curry, along with the Golden State Warriors, quite a lot. We’ll begin with the good, which […]