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We know it hasn't been too much fun to watch, but are the Cubs what we expected them to be?

We've had weeks to ponder Baez/Olt/Castro/Lake/Rotation/Bullpen/etc. Where do things stand with just a week to go?

Baseball of sorts is back, so it makes sense to, you know, discuss baseball again.

It's been a little while, but we're back with (mostly) Cubs stuff.

What's the appropriate course with Jeff Samardzija? Also: emails out the wazoo.

We're back with a look at the impending offseason and the just-finished managerial search.

Sahadev and I made some predictions before the season. We did not do well.

Is it Girardi or bust for the Cubs? How likely is that to result in a "bust"? Plus more emails than you can shake a stick at.

So much to talk about without ever really knowing what's the right answer.

Mostly baseball, but, yeah, the other stuff is in there.

When your team isn't very good, what is there to watch in September? Also: other stuff.

Was the David DeJesus trade indicative of some serious money troubles?

Where might we see which prospects when? Did that make sense?

Update coupled with a podcast episode? Could you ask for more? (Please don't.)

Garza is gone, and Soriano is maybe almost gone. But Lake is here to stay, right!?!