I had to watch yesterday’s game on WGN, and deal with their home announcers. One thing they brought up was the fact that when he left town, Kerry Wood took out a whole page ad (much like our boy CC) in the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times thanking Cubs fans for the support over the years. [...]
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