Appraising Arizona
Published 5/12/2008 by BY TONI GINNETTI tginnetti@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs ::
The significance of sweeping a three-game series from the Arizona Diamondbacks, who entered the weekend with the best record in baseball, might become even clearer in the days ahead for the Cubs. And the measuring sticks will be in how it was done.
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