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So the CUBS want to play with the big boys, eh? well, it's time they made a MAJOR move and traded for a shut down closer, which is the only way you make the post season. we all know that PEDRO STROP, JASON MOTTE and HECTOR RONDON are not the answer. so out of the goodness of my heart, i offer this deal to the cubs.

AROLDIS CHAPMAN is the 100 MPH soon-to-be-free agent closer for the REDS who are going nowhere this year. now remember that you have to give to get.  offer them STARLIN CASTRO and their choice of either JAVY BAEZ or KYLE SCHWARBER plus ANY pitcher out of their minor league system for chapman. yes, chapman may walk away at the end of 2016 but he will solve the only major problem you have on the team THIS YEAR and he'll do it for two years. castro has been a pain in the ass for several years and is uncoachable. schwarber and baez are still in the minors for a reason. they don't fit in with the cubs lineup so use them as bait.

chapman is an animal and makes 8 million which means next year in arbitration he gets 11 million.  think about it before you start whining. i realize this is not a position the cubs are used to but it's what post season teams do every year and you didn't trade for all those prospects NOT to use them to make your team better via more trades.  

do it before someone else does. the NATIONALS are already sniffing around because they think they can make a run for it.  if you believe your offense is good enough AND your starters are good enough, THAT LEAVES JUST ONE THING.  A FREAKING CLOSER.
contenders or pretenders?  we'll see.
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LEBRON JAMES leads the NBA finals in two categories: scoring and crying to the officals. just once, i wish they would 'T' him up to shut him up.  the world's greatest player and the most unlikeable player in the league.  it's evident his team is out of gas and that the warriors are just too good. LBJ could be the finals MVP even if his team loses.
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is monday night prime rib night in chicago?  the BLACKHAWKS are 60 minutes away from lifting the cup and doing it on home ice for the first time since 1938.  the fans deserve it. btw, if you want a standing room ticket, they're running about $1200 apiece.  last row of the 300 level behind the net is running $2,000 and if you want first row on the blue line glass,  it's 25k per seat.  rumor has it that actor VINCE VAUGHAN bought 4.   the difference between tampa and chicago?  the nephews hit the game saturday night in florida and got nosebleeds for $500. they said it was about 50/50 chicago/tampa fans.
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GO HAWKS!!!!!!