chicagosports.chicagotribune.com - 4/27/2008
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Mike Downey | In the wake of the news April 27, 2008 I have decided to rank the Cubs' first 10,000 victories from most meaningful to least. This is a big deal. It isn't up there with historic events such as Christopher Columbus getting to dry land, Neil Armstrong to the moon or Danica Patrick to the checkered flag first. But holy cow … the Cubs have won 10,000 times? Are you sure? "It's cool ...
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Out Of 10,000, Some Had To Be Good
wrigleyville23 —
Mike Downey ranks wins 1-25 out of the Cubs' 10,000 wins, saying he will "save 26-10,000 for next time." Wuss.
Open Thread: Cubs vs. Nationals, Sunday 4/27, 12:35 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue —
... And, the usual Mike Downey nonsense, in which he attempts to "rank" the top 25 regular season games in Cub history. (He managed to get the date wrong on the one he puts on the top of the list -- the NL East division clincher in Pittsburgh was on ...
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