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Ernie Banks - Wikipedia
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Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin in critical condition after cardiac arrest on field, NFL
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Next year is this year, long-suffering Cubs fans proclaim - The Boston Globe
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Beating the Brewers, Transactions Are Coming, Little, Bellinger, Heyward, and Other Cubs Bullets - Bleacher Nation
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Chicago Cubs fans celebrate Game 7 victory but mourn those who missed out - ESPN
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Is THIS the year long-suffering fans have been waiting for?
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I've Always Said Harry Caray Was My First Friend in Chicago — Even Though I Never Met Him” … A Conversation with Mike Greenberg, by Chuck Wasserstrom
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Sputtering Cubs after postseason hopes fade -- 'It stinks' - ESPN
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Philadelphia Phillies - Wikipedia
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Peter Gammons: The life, times and miracle of the legendary baseball writer
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NLCS - Which team's long-suffering fans have had it worse, Chicago Cubs or New York Mets? - ESPN
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Curses don't live forever: All sports fans can revel in Chicago Cubs' drought-expunging World Series victory
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Curses don't live forever: All sports fans can revel in Chicago Cubs' drought-expunging World Series victory