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NOT Ernie Banks. This is from Upper Deck’s Hall of Famers set, released in 2001. My friend and Cubs By The Numbers co-author ...

The Chicago Cubs have made a couple of significant changes this offseason, all towards the goal of the team’s first playoff ...

as the wild card was ultra-competitive once again. Adding a player of that caliber will certainly help improve things for the Cubs, and that is the goal heading into next year. Zachary D.