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This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper T.S. Eliot, "The Hollow Men"
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It is also how the careers of the Cubs' best players have ended.
I decided to look at the last.
A previous post, prompted by an untimely error by Ian Happ, examined fly balls dropped by Cubs in the outfield.
Prominent in that post was an account of the ball muffed by Brant Brown at Milwaukee.
Nick Madrigal drew a walk as the first batter in Friday night's game at San Francisco.
With 1 out and a 3-ball count on Seiya Suzuki, Madrigal tried to steal.
The catcher threw down to second,.
Seventh and last in a series of posts
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On Feb. 13, 1909, Cubs player-manager Frank Chance completed the long drive to Chicago from his winter home in California.
"The peerless leader.