ARRIETA, CUBS DOMINATE GIANTS at Cubsquest.com

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Coming off three excruciating games in Milwaukee which resulted in losing 2 of 3 to the lowly Brewers, the Cubs did what they"ve done best this season; Kick ass on a formidable opponent.

Jake Arrieta was his usual dominant self, tossing 7 solid innings to notch his ...
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CUBS GO WEST at Cubsquest.com

20 May:

Yes, the Cubs lost 2 out of 3 to the Brewers.

And they could have been swept. Not to mention the loss to the Pirates. 3 out of the last 4 games all losses. Yes, correct on all counts.

They were playing .800 ball. That is unsustainable; they were bound to give some of it back. It...
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HARD-NOSE MCCRAE SPECIALIZED IN HARD SLIDES at Cubsquest.com

Let us celebrate the takeout slides of Hal McRae

By Dayn Perry | Baseball Writer


March 8, 2016 4:44 pm ET














Takeout slides! They have been rather drastically redefined in advance of the upcoming season, you know. Such structural changes may have you...
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CUBS BEAT BREW CREW IN 13 at Cubsquest.com

19 May:

In what was easily their best, and most important, game of the year the Cubs emerged triumphant.

Why was it the most important? It was only the struggling Brewers. The reason is simple:

The Cubs have had issues, and they are historical, with playing -and winning- close, tightly...
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8 May:

OK, so they are on a losing streak.

And they have already lost two series; something they didn’t do at all in 1984. They aren’t hitting much, either. True on all counts.

But they are still 27-10, which translates to .730 ball, and have the best record in the majors. They’re just r...
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CUBS BEAT PIRATES AGAIN at Cubsquest.com

14 May:

The Pittsburgh Pirates are facing a crossroads.

This is not the 98 game winning team of last season, and they are on the precipice of losing both Andrew McCutchen and Gerritt Cole, neither of whom they can afford to sign. Meanwhile, the 97 game winning Chicago Cubs of last year are...
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12 May:

The Cubs, facing their first little "mini slump" of the season, have a Pittsburgh Pirate club coming to town and set on revenge. The Cubs didn"t just beat them in PNC park, they pretty much humiliated them. To the point that manager Clint Hurdle said this:

"We got outhit,...
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