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July 10, 2025

Why Cubs Fans Want Chicago to Buy the Hype

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Why Cubs Fans Want Chicago to Buy the Hype

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The Cubs are having a good season. They’ve got three all-stars, one of the best offenses in baseball, and are leading their division. While Cubs fans are rejoicing, host and lifelong Sox fan Jacoby Cochran has done his best to ignore the hype. But he just can’t any more. Jacoby and social media manager Rick Homuth head to Wrigley Field to hear directly from fans about why it’s worth making the trip.

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