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101 Years and Counting: Why This Just Isn’t The Chicago Cubs’ Year

August 13, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

Sorry Cubs fans, but this just isn’t our year. The worst part is, it’s not any one individual’s fault. You can’t point a finger at any one cause of the Cubs’ problems. Instead, it’s been a combination of a few poor personnel decisions, season-long slumps, terribly bad luck, and a nasty case of the injury bug. It all started when Jim Hendry traded fan-favorite Mark DeRosa to the Cleveland Indians on New Year’s Eve. What’s even worse, Hendry reportedly had a chance to undo his mistake in June when the Indians offered him back to the Cubs. Maybe the ownership uncertainty prevented Hendry ...

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