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Sooner or later (hopefully, sooner), the Cubs and Red Sox will stop their little kabuki dance, agree on compensation for Theo Epstein, and he'll start work as the Cubs' general manager. Or President of Baseball Operations. Whatever the title he's given, there will be a lot of work to do.

Since Theo grew up and has lived nearly his entire life in the Boston area, I thought he'd need a guide to some of the things that are most important surrounding his new employer. Recently, Paul Sullivan wrote a team history, mainly a list of team highlights (and lowlights) with a few of Sully's comments added. And at Baseball Nation, Jason Brannon made comparisons between what Boston and Chicago have to offer.

Theo needs more. I could make this a long list of area Starbucks, but he probably doesn't need that, either. (Hint: there's one directly across the street from Wrigley Field.) After the jump, my guide for Theo Epstein to the most important things he'll have to know when he finally has an office at Clark & Addison.

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As part of the compensation package for the signing of new Cubs GM Theo Epstein, starting one week from today, the name of this blog will be changed to BLEED SAWKS RED. From now on, this blog will be devoted to all the news and opinion about the Red Sox that you members of Red Sox Nation (and don't kid yourself, some of you are headed east too) demand.

Al will be doing the same recaps and opinion that he always does, only starting next week, it will all be about the Red Sox. He'll still go to Wrigley Field and sit in the bleachers, but now, he'll write about following the Sawks on his Android phone from there. He'll have the same opinionated rants about other people in the bleachers, only now he'll scold them for coming to the ballpark and not caring about the Red Sox game. And while "Deep Goat" is gone, he'll be replaced by "Big Wally" who is a source deep within the Red Sox who will let you know while things might not be going well, it's not management's fault. I know what some of you are thinking and no, "Big Wally" is not John Henry. If you say that "Big Wally" is John Henry, he's going to order his driver to come immediately to your office, home or school and call you a liar to your face. So don't do that.

You probably have some questions about how things are going to change around here. I've tried to anticipate your questions and provide you with some answers.

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