WHY WILL THE CUBS REPEAT?

BY: PAUL DIPPING

YOUNG TALENT• YOUNG STARS LIKE ANTHONY RIZZO, KRIS BRYANT,

AND ADDISION RUSSELL • FUTURE YOUNG TALENT FROM THE IOWA CUBS, JUST

LOOK AT WILSON CONTRERAS!

GOOD FRONT OFFICE

•  OWNER TOM RICKETT’S HAS BROUGHT IN AN EXCELLENT FRONT OFFICE STAFF.• IT STARTS WITH THEO EPSTEIN AS THE PRESIDENT OF BASEBALL

OPERATIONS. • JED HOYER AS THE GENERAL MANAGER.

JOE MADDON•  HE ALLOWS YOUNG PLAYERS TO JUST DO WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN

DOING SINCE THEY WERE LITTLE AND THAT IS JUST SIMPLY PLAY THE GAME. • HE HAS RESPECT FOR THE VETERAN PLAYERS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE

MAJOR LEAGUES FOR QUITE SOME TIME PLAYING WITH OTHER TEAMS. • HE HAS EXPERIENCE WHAT IT WAS LIKE BEING IN THE WORLD SERIES

AND WINNING IT ALL WITH THE CUBS.

THE FANS!• CUBS FANS HAVE BEEN KNOWN AS ONE OF THE MOST SUPPORTIVE GROUPS OF FANS IN ALL OF SPORTS. EVEN AFTER SOME OF THE ROUGH AND TOUGH SEASONS, CUBS FANS HAVE BEEN KNOWN ON A HOT SUMMER DAY TO FLOCK TO THE CORNER OF ADDISON AND CLARK, WIN OR LOSE.

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