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A Look at the Central: Will the Cubs Choke, Could Houston Steal the Wild Card?
A Look at the Central: Will the Cubs Choke, Could Houston Steal the Wild Card?
J ust two weeks ago it appeared the Cubs were untouchable, the Brewers were going to march away with the wildcard and the Cardinals hopes had been tagged and bagged, they just needed someone to identify the body. There was no reason to think anything else would happen. The Cubs were 6.5 up in the standings, and the Brewers had a healthy 4.5 game lead on the Cardinals in the wildcard ...
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