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Ryan Ferguson

    • Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
      Ryan FergusonMay 14, 2016

      The Strange Allure of Championship Droughts and What it Means for Cubs Fans

      I didn’t stumble across baseball until late 2004, when the final outs of a historic World Series flickered on my…

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    • Ryan FergusonApril 18, 2015

      The Wrigley Rebuild: A Cubs Poem

      I’ve really enjoyed the start to this Cubs season. It feels different to see the team actually trying to win…

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    • Ryan FergusonOctober 14, 2014

      Cubs Brain Trust Still In a League of its Own

      In August, experiencing a sudden and largely inexplicable wave of optimism and creativity, I sat down at my keyboard to…

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    • Ryan FergusonAugust 29, 2014

      Soler Power, An International Phenomenon

      The sound was astonishing: a solid, vicious, life-affirming thwooak! My eyes bulged, my heart leapt, my stomach tingled with excitement. There…

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