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Theo Epstein's answer to the question that's haunted Cubs fans for a century-and-counting hasn't changed. It's the same one he gave four years ago, when Epstein was introduced as the franchise's latest savior to great fanfare and pleaded for patience: He has no idea. Chockfull of young talent and now managed by wily Joe Maddon, the Cubs finally made it to midseason without being mathematically - or just realistically - eliminated from the postseason.
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