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At last, the Chicago Cubs have found a recipe for consistently winning games.
Start with a big slab of Milwaukee Brewers, the other team in the NL Central that has had a woefully disappointing season, then slather on a thick layer of post-Milton Bradley clubhouse looseness, sprinkle in a dash of Tyler Colvin, cook with the [...]
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