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Found August 04, 2009 on Goat Riders of the Apocalypse:
Cubs 101 - Pt. 45 - The Abrupt Return to Mediocrity - nay, BAD!
TEAMS: Chicago Cubs,  Texas Rangers,  Pittsburgh Pirates,  Houston Astros,  San Francisco Giants,  Minnesota Twins,  St. Louis Cardinals,  Detroit Tigers
PLAYERS: Kerry Wood,  Mark Grace,  Sammy Sosa,  Steve Trachsel,  Jon Lieber,  Micah Bowie,  Terry Mulholland,  Kyle Lohse,  Doug Creek,  Felix Heredia
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For fans of most other franchises, a second place finish doesn't portend to much.  But we're Cub fans, and even if there wasn't the Wild Card device, we'd be giddy with excitement.  Compound that with only the third post-season appearance in nearly 55 years, and the truth is that we had very high hopes for the upcoming 1999 season. Sammy Sosa had just completed a 66 homer, 158 RBI season.  Even if his production went down, say, 20% - we're still talking 50...
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