Paul Sullivan: Will the Cubs be fine in the 2nd half or are they in denial?
by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune
Jul 08, 2019
3 minutes
CHICAGO - Since President Theo Epstein threw down the gauntlet last week, threatening moves if the Cubs didn't wake from their first-half funk, the urgency to win never has been more pronounced for this particular group.
A little more than three weeks remain before the July 31 trade deadline, and it's up to the Cubs players to prevent Epstein from pulling the trigger on a shocker or two that could theoretically wake up the clubhouse.
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