Cubs Target Playoffs After Rugged Rise to Power
Dusty Baker leads a revamped Chicago Cubs with Sammy Sosa Moises Alou Corey Patterson and Derrek Lee backed by Greg Maddux Kerry Wood Mark Prior Matt Clement and Carlos Zambrano. The rotation depth and bullpen upgrades aim to end decades of losing and chase a pennant after a dramatic 2003 surge and NLCS near miss.
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The Cubs and Astros vie for NL Central supremacy driven by ace alignments. Clemens joins Pettitte with Houston while Maddux strengthens Chicago’s rotation alongside Wood Prior Zambrano and Clement, aiming for a pennant after last year’s near miss and a contested race into October.
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