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• CubsFanInNorway

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  A week of the Countdown is in the books. Clearly a mixed bag, but the decrease for the first…
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  Darvish, must have some trade control in his contract, but I would look to deal him too.…
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  If this was a championship team built for winning beyond squeaking it out in 2016, you wouldn’t be asking me…
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