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ALL THE NEWS THAT’S PRINTED TO FIT

#narrativesYu Darvish is in the best shape of his life, and he has the best stuff of his life. Kyle Schwarber has so much clout, the ghost of Mike Royko is about to start writing about him, and he misses Jon Jay! He’s not alone. Yes, sir, Senator!

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Here’s today’s Cubs News and Notes. As always * means autoplay on, or annoying ads, or both (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome).

“You can almost put five guys in a hat and pull one out and say, ‘OK, yeah, that one sounds good,’” Jon Lester said. “I love our rotation. I love kind of how unique each one of our guys are. I know we’ve got three lefties right now, but we’re all very different in how we go about things. I like our guys. I like our rotation. We’re in a good place right now.” — Jordan Bastian.

NBC Sports: Who’s the toughest opponent you’ve ever faced [VIDEO].

Kris Bryant talks on the Score [AUDIO]. Joe Girardi talks too [AUDIO].

Luke Farrell needs surgery.

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