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Chicago Cubs: 2014 Season Preview

Found March 04, 2014 on Standing O Sports:
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Standing O Sports is previewing all 30 Major League teams seasons, division by division, team by team. Up next is the National League Central and the Chicago Cubs. What Happened Last Season: The Chicago Cubs were bad last season. How bad? The team finished with the fourth worst record in the league and were 31 games behind the NL Central leading Cardinals. Teams usually perform better at home, but that wasn’t the case with Chicago. The Cubs were a putrid 31-50 at Wrigley. The only real positive last season for this team was the fact they didn’t lose 100 games. At least it’s something to hang their hats on right?  The post Chicago Cubs: 2014 Season Preview appeared first on Standing O Sports and was written by Mike Lucas.
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