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Marlin again an also-ran

By Jerry Bonkowski
ESPN.com

Thursday, October 3, 2002

As a native Chicagoan, I'm used to second-best and perpetual also-rans when it comes to sports. If you've lived your whole life in the Windy City, it comes with the territory. Oh sure, the Bulls won six NBA titles and the Bears won Super Bowl XX, but to me, the ultimate picture of frustration and, what has been this town's sorest thumb, likely always will be the Chicago Cubs, who haven't seen the light of the World Series in, count 'em, 57 years. Coinciding with that dubious distinction is th ...

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