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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Beating Clayton Kershaw is Cubs' biggest barrier to 1st pennant since 1945 — Cubs' Dexter Fowler: “We're trying to make history.” (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Anthony Rizzo on Jon Lester, facing Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw in Game 6. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune
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Chicago Tribune, McCovey Chronicles and baseballmusings.com
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Sahadev Sharma / The Athletic:
Fall Classic: Kyle Schwarber to Fall League with hope of playing in World Series — The Athletic has learned that Kyle Schwarber will join the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League on Saturday night with the open possibility of returning to the team as a designated hitter if they advance to the World Series.
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MLB Trade Rumors, Chicago Tribune, Bleacher Nation, Yahoo Sports and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Won for the ages: After years of waiting and suffering, Cubs are in World Series — Photos from Game 6 of the Cubs-Dodgers National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field on Oct. 22, 2016. — Chicago Tribune — One drought down, one to go. — Wrigleyville erupted …
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BBTF's Baseball Primer … and Chicago Tribune
ESPN:
Cubs' Javier Baez, Jon Lester share MVP honors in NLCS — Cubs second baseman Javier Baez and starting pitcher Jon Lester were named co-MVPs of the National League Championship Series after the team's 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night in Game 6 in Chicago. — EDITOR'S PICKS
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Associated Press, Yahoo Sports and NESN.com
Jon Heyman / Todays Knuckleball:
Cubs seriously mulling Schwarber return — Kyle Schwarber isn't in Arizona playing in the Fall League on just a whim, and word is that he's a realistic possibility to be activated for the World Series. — The Cubs weren't quite putting it that way before Game 6, as they understood they had work to do.
Discussion:
AZ Snake Pit
Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Cubs' Albert Almora Jr. to replace Jason Heyward in RF in Game 6 — CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs will throw one of their youngest players into the fray against the Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw on Saturday in Game 6 of the National League Division Series.
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Fox Sports and baseballmusings.com
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
A challenge to Cubs fans? Adrian Gonzalez says Wrigley won't be any louder — Anthony Rizzo on Jon Lester, facing Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw in Game 6. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Cubs' Dexter Fowler: “We're trying to make history.” (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Comparable Cubs: Kyle Hendricks through the eyes of Greg Maddux — CHICAGO — Even before he began having success in the big leagues, Chicago Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks heard the comparisons. The results weren't there yet, but his style closely resembled that of a former Cub and current member of baseball's Hall of Fame.
Discussion:
Bleacher Nation, Bleacher Report and baseballmusings.com
New York Daily News:
The Chicago Cubs are returning home for Game 6, but an extra-rested Clayton Kershaw awaits them
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Bleacher Report
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Venezuela could be where Rangers' Gallo gets jump-start — Joey Gallo was expected to arrive in Venezuela on Friday and jump into the Magallanes lineup shortly thereafter to begin the first winter ball stint of his career. — The Texas Rangers' top prospect was dispatched to South America …
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Dallas Morning News and Lone Star Ball
David Hill / Fox Sports:
MLB History: First Boxscore Printed in Newspaper — The boxscore is a staple of any baseball recap, be it a MLB game or from high school level. On this day in 1845, the first ever box core was printed. — It is difficult to imagine flipping through a newspaper and reading the recap of a game without seeing a boxscore.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com and Call to the Pen
ESPN:
Tigers open for biz, willing to trade anybody — It would be a stretch to compare the Detroit Tigers to a used-car dealership, with all of the merchandise priced to sell and a concerted effort to clear the lot of all of the big-ticket items. — But the message being received from the rest …
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MLB Daily Dish, Bless You Boys, MLB Trade Rumors, NESN.com, McCovey Chronicles, NBCSports.com and Bleacher Report
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Could the Cardinals develop a ‘fixer’ like Andrew Miller? — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Trevor Rosenthal pitches during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
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MLB Trade Rumors
