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The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #7: Cubs Get Beaned

By Steve Rhodes and Jim Coffman

The Cubs' big trade sure is part of The Plan - The Plan to fleece Cubs fans.

SHOW NOTES

* Sycophants.

Dude, stop embarrassing yourself. These guys keep making smart trades and u can't see it. Wow. @coolbearcjs
— David Kaplan (@thekapman) July 5, 2014

* Sun-Times: Cubs Add More Prospects To Core.

* Tribune: More For The Core.

How big can a Core be?

* Underappreciated: Manny Ramirez is playing once a week. Why?

"According to sources, when Samardzija proposed $100 million earlier this year, and the Cubs were nearly $40 million below that, his camp talked about coming down by $20 million. The Cubs huddled and countered by raising their offer by $500,000. Samardzija hung up the phone and started pitching."

Oakland Tribune: A's Swing Blockbuster Trade For Two Cubs Pitchers.

San Jose Mercury News: Billy Beane's Blockbuster Trade Shows A's Fully In Win-Now Mode.

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The Ex-Cub Factor

By Steve Rhodes

Hello, Cleveland!

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Posted on Mar 21, 2019

The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #243: Bears Make Big Little Moves; Cubs Building A Mystery

By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes

Defense to get more aggressive, incur more penalties. Plus: The Cubs Did Not Respect 90 Last Year And No One Was Held Accountable; Budget Bullpen Breaks; New Rules, Fools!; Sister Jean Has Down Year; College Admissions' Side Doors; Duncan Keith, Biohacker; Alma Otter!; Puck Drop; and Schweinsteiger!

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Posted on Mar 15, 2019

College Admission Scandal Grew Out Of A System Already Rigged With 'Side Doors'

By Rick Eckstein/The Conversation

Those ensnared in the current criminal case - which alleges that they paid for their children to get spots on the sports teams of big-name schools - couldn't have succeeded if the college admissions process wasn't already biased toward wealthier families.

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