VERO BEACH, FLORIDA ¨C Sob . . . sob . . .
Sniffle, sniffle.
Those would be the sounds emanating from ¡°long-suffering¡± Chicago Cubs fans (while looking around to see if they are eliciting a much-desired ¡°Awww, poor babies . . .¡± from anyone close by).

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