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6 150 Years of the Chicago Cubs

StreetWIse is celebrating the Chicago Cubs' sesquicentennial in 2026 as a charter member of the National League. Still to come is a special celebration August 29 against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field. Take a look at a timeline of major milestones as well as players whose numbers have been retired – or who are worthy of it.

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Vendors John Hagan, Percy Butler, Russell Adams, Clinton Scott, Bob Laine and A. Allen chat about the world of sports.

Celebrating 150 Years of chic John: This is the Chicago Cubs’ 150th year in Major League Baseball. Not counting the 2016 World Series Championship, what was your favorite Cubs moment? Russell: The first time I went to a Cubs game, Sept. 2, 1972, at Wrigley Field. Nice weather, father and son. Milt Pappas was in the ninth inning against the Padres, two outs and one to go with a perfect game on the line. Ball three, strike 2, two outs, no one on base; one more strike and it would be history. And then it came out of nowhere: Ball four! The umpire, Bruce Froemming, just called a ball because he couldn’t see if it was a ball or a strike because of what was standing in front of him. The fans were pissed off and I was too. John: When did you become a Cubs fan and why? Russell: It’s hard to say because I’ve been one all my life.

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John: What makes going to a Cubs game so special?

Russell: The fans, the atmosphere, the electricity you feel going through the crowd. The old-time scoreboard with the numbers placed by hand. John: Do you have a favorite player? Russell: Back in the day, Ernie Banks, “Mr. Cub;” -- “let’s play two.”

John: What advice would you give a tourist? Russell: Bring your camera and get ready for the best game you’ve ever seen in your life. Cubs fans are the best in the world. Allen: I wasn’t there, because it happened June 29, 1897, when the Cubs were known as the Colts and went 36-7 against the Louisville Colonels at West Side Park. I became a Cubs fan when I realized the Cubs were a Chicago team. I am for any team that plays for Chicago. The neighborhood is what makes going to a Cubs game special. It’s like another downtown with a lot of bars and restaurants. Pete Crow-Armstrong is my present player but I am a fan of Ernie Banks and Sammy Sosa.

Advice to someone going to a game? Go early because they give out T-shirts and souvenirs. Bob: Favorite memory? When I came home from 7th grade and the Cubs were playing the Phillies. It was the 7th inning, so I thought I was only going to see the last two innings – and it went to 22 innings, so I got a game and a half. The Cubs still lost by one run, 23-22 points. I first became a Cubs fan because I was born and raised on the North Side of Chicago. My mom was from St. Louis, a die-hard Cardinal fan, so baseball season was always controversial in my household. Still, if the Cardinals were not in the race, she would root for the Cubs. And vice versa. She loved Ron Santo and also radio announcer Pat Hughes.

John: What makes going to a Cubs game so special? Bob: It’s the atmosphere. Going inside Wrigley Field… There’s a saying in baseball. ‘Step inside the church.’ It’s like going into a cathedral. My favorite players: Ernie Banks, Fergie Jenkins. Fergie Jenkins and Greg Maddux are the only two players who have the same number retired –31– and it’s flying over Wrigley Field. John: What advice would you give a tourist attending a Cubs game? Bob: Enter the main entrance at Clark and Addison because that’s where you walk up the stairs and get to see the whole field at one time including the manual scoreboard. When the 2016 team went to the White House, they brought the No.

cago Cubs magic and Memories Bob: My favorite moment of 1989 was All-Star pitcher Mitch Williams, who had a 2.76 ERA. He would come out and they would play “Wild Thing,” the Troggs’ version they used in the movie, “Major League.” John: I love the ballpark. Day games are like going to the beach. In my household, it was either General Hospital or watch the Cubs—so we would watch the Cubs game. Favorite Cub? It would be a choice between Ryne Sandberg and Bill Buckner, who was a Dodger too. 44 from the scoreboard to President Obama because he was the 44th president. Clinton: My favorite Cubs moment was when the Cubs played the Philadelphia Phillies and it was a 23-22 game, a shootout: May 17, 1979. John: So same as Bob. When did you become a Cubs fan and why? Clinton: I really am a White Sox fan, but I love the Cubs. When I was a kid, all the Cubs games were at 1:20 because the Cubs had no lights. We got out of school at 2:30, so I would rush home to watch the Cubs.

Clinton: The Cubs game I went to was two years ago. We were on the third base sideline and went down in the basement. They had prime rib, potatoes, beer, liquor, ice cream. John: My favorite moment is between the Ryne Sandberg game, June 23, 1984, when he

made five hits, drove in seven runs and two homers off Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter in a 12-11, 11-inning comeback win against the St. Louis Cardinals, and in 1989 when the Cubs were down 8-0 to the Houston Astros and they came back and won.

The only advice to someone attending a game for the first time: just live, breathe and enjoy the atmosphere. You’re going to fall in love with it and not want to leave. Any comments, suggestions or topic ideas for the SportsWise team? Email StreetWise Editor Suzanne Hanney at suzannestreetwise@yahoo.com

Russell: One of my favorite memories of a Cubs Game is when (Streetwise Editor) Suzanne took the SportsWIse team in 2018. we went to Big Star and Jeni's Ice Cream after. Pictured: John Hagan, Russell Adams, Suzanne Hanney, and Donald Morris

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CUBS RETIRED NUMBERS by Suzanne Hanney

#10 Ron Santo 3B At-bats 8143, HR 342, R 1138, RBIs 1331, SB 35 9-Time All-Star WGN color commentator 19902010 Hall of Fame 2012

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The definitive third baseman of the 1960s, with a .277 batting average, Santo was part a core group – including Hall of Famers Ernie Banks, Ferguson Jenkins and Billy Williams – who led the Cubs back into contention in the late 1960s. Santo kept his diabetes secret until 1971, when the Diabetes Association of Chicago initiated a day in his honor. He hadn’t wanted people to think he was using it to excuse a bad day. “But I want to make it clear that being a diabetic hasn’t affected my career in the slightest. As long as I take care of myself properly, I’m as good physically as any other player.” At this point, he was also a seven-time All-Star.

#14 Ernie Banks 1B/SS At-bats 9421, HR 512, R 1305, RBIs 1636, SB 50 Cubs’ all-time leader in games played (2,528), atbats (9,421), .274 BA

#23 Ryne Sandberg 2B/3B At-bats 8385, HR 282, R 1318, RBI 1061, SB 344

14-time All Star

9 Gold Gloves at second base

Hall of Fame 1977

10-time All-Star

Banks became the first African American player for the Cubs on Sept. 7, 1953, when the team purchased his contract from the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League. He signed the next day and made his debut September 17.

Hall of Fame 2005

A premier defensive shortstop and then full-time first baseman starting in 1962, Banks also was the Cubs’ top power hitter; his 512 home runs are second only to Sammy Sosa. He’s one of just two shortstops in the 500-home run club. In 1999, he was named one of three shortstops (along with Cal Ripken and Honus Wagner) on the MLB All-Century team. Banks was known for his infectious optimism, his saying “let’s play two” and his community service. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, by President Obama in 2013; he is one of only eight pro baseball players to receive it.

Sandberg was the first second baseman to hit 30 or more homers in consecutive seasons, a .285 hitter. When Sandberg retired following the 1997 season, he held the record for most Gold Glove Awards by a second baseman (nine), the most consecutive errorless games by a second baseman (123) and the most home runs by a second baseman (277 of his 282 home runs came as a second baseman).

150 Years of the Cubs: A Timeline by Suzanne Hanney

The Chicago Cubs are celebrating their sesquicentennial in 2026 as a charter member of the National League, with a special celebration August 29 against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field. The Reds were the first baseball franchise in 1869, and their success meant that Chicago, as the nation’s fifth largest city, had to keep up. By Opening Day 1870, a subscription ball club had been formed, known as the White Stockings for that distinctive part of their uniforms. They won the pennant in 1876, the first of six in the first 11 years of the league’s existence. From 1893 until the end of the 1915 season, they played at the West Side Grounds, on what is now Wolcott and Polk. They were also named the Colts (1890-1897) and Orphans (18981902) before the Chicago Daily News became the first to dub them the Cubs.

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Here’s a timeline of major milestones:

Oct 14, 1908

Sept. 15, 1902

Joe Tinker-to-Johnny Evers-to-Frank Chance record their first shortstop/second base/first base double play in 6-3 win vs. Reds. Playing together for a decade, the trio inspired a "sad lexicon" by Franklin Pierce, a writer with the New York Times: "These are the saddest of possible words ... Tinker to Evers to Chance ... A trio of bear Cubs and fleeter than birds ... Tinker to Evers to Chance ... Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble ... Making a Giant hit into a double ... Words that are weighty with nothing but trouble ... Tinker to Evers to Chance."

Cubs lose only crosstown World Series to the White Sox, four games to two.

Oct. 12, 1907

Cubs claim first World Series title, defeating the Detroit Tigers. Cubs become first team to win back-to-back World Series, against Detroit again.

Oct. 17-23, 1910

Cubs lose World Series to Philadelphia A’s.

Jan. 20, 1916

Charles Weeghman and nine investors purchase Cubs.

April 20, 1916

Cubs beat the Reds, 7-6, in first NL game at Weeghman Park, which was renamed Cubs Park in 1920 and Wrigley Field in 1926.

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#26 Billy Williams LF/1B At-bats 9350, HR 426, R 1410, RBI 1475, SB 90

#31 Greg Maddux P W 355, L 227, ERA 3.16, Games Played 744, Games Started 740

#31 Ferguson Jenkins P W 284, L 226; ERA 3.34, Games Played 664, Games Started 594

NL Rookie of the Year 1961

NL ERA leader 4 times

Cy Young Award 1971

Cy Young Award 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 8-time All-Star

4-Time All-Star

6-Time All-Star Hall of Fame 1987 Billy Williams’s consistency is summed up in bronze on his Hall of Fame plaque: “Softspoken, clutch performer was one of the most respected hitters of his day.” Sportswriter Bill Gleason also called the .290 left fielder a leader of the team, “the quiet man of the clubhouse. He combines the dignity of Ernie Banks, the determination of [Ron] Santo and the competitive fires of [Randy] Hundley and he plays every day, every night.”

18 Gold Gloves in 23 years with Cubs, Braves, Dodgers, Padres Hall of Fame 2014 “When it comes to pitching as an art form – one built around planning and precision, rather than pure power -- Greg Maddux is baseball's preeminent ace,” according to mlb.com. Maddux is also the only pitcher in AL/NL history to reach 300 wins and 3,000 strikeouts with fewer than 1,000 walks. Maddux was known for his control, for late movement on pitches, for “studying hitters and getting them out on pitches that hardly seemed imposing on their way to the plate.” Maddux played for the Cubs from 1986-92, for the Atlanta Braves from 1993-2003, for the Cubs again in 2004-06 and then the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres.

Hall of Fame 1991 Jenkins used pinpoint control to become one of the most dominating pitchers of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He had an ERA of 3.34 despite playing 12 of 19 years in hitters’ ballparks like Fenway Park and Wrigley Field. He played for Philadelphia in 1965-66; the Cubs from 1966-73 and 1982-83; the Texas Rangers from 1974-75 and 1978-81 and the Boston Red Sox in 1976-77. He scored seven 20-win seasons, including six consecutive (1967-72) with the Cubs. He was one of the “Black Aces” with more than 20 wins in a single season. Canada’s first Hall of Famer, he struck out six consecutive Hall of Fame hitters at the 1967 All-Star Game: Harmon Killebrew, Tony Conigliaro, Mickey Mantle, Jim Fregosi, Rod Carew and Tony Oliva.

CUBS timeline – continued Sept. 11, 1918

Cubs lose World Series to the Boston Red Sox behind pitching sensation Babe Ruth.

October 8-12, 1929

Cubs lose World Series to Philadelphia A’s.

Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 1932

The World Series of 1932 sees the Yankees sweep Cubs in four games. The most famous incident is Babe Ruth’s “called shot” off pitcher Charles Root in the fifth inning of Game 3 at Wrigley Field into the center field seats. Root, however, said Ruth was giving two fingers for two strikes and one hit left. Also in 1932, owner William Wrigley Jr. dies and leaves the organization to his son, Philip Knight, “P.K.”

July 9, 1937

Construction begins on bleachers and new scoreboard, both of which have remained virtually untouched since. Ivy planted on outfield wall. #42 Jackie Robinson 1947 first African American man to play in Major Leagues Number retired throughout baseball in 1997 Played for 1947-56

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From his Baseball Hall of Fame plaque: Leading NL Batter in 1949; holds fielding mark for second basemen in 150 or more games with .992. Led NL in stolen bases in 1947 and 49. MVP 1949; lifetime batting average .311.

PAGE 6: Ron Santo (Matt Giblin Photography); Ernie Banks (Doug McWilliams / National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum photo); Ryne Sandberg (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum photo). PAGE 7: National League Park, Chicago, July 23, 1904 (Geo. R. Lawrence Co. / Library of Congress photo). Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, & Frank Chance, Gold Boarders baseball Cards, 1911 (Library of Congress photos). PAGE 8: Billy Williams (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum photo); Greg Maddux (Brad Mangin / National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum photo); Ferguson Jenkins (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum photo). PAGE 9: Jackie Robinson (National Portrait Gallery, Simthsonian Institution). Cubs players in 1946 in front of the Union Pacific Railroad (Union Pacific Railroad Museum photo). PAGE 10: Billy Herman (Leslie Jones / Boston Public Library photo); Gabby Hartnett (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum photo); Charlie Root (Unknown / Los Angeles Times scan); Phil Cavarretta (Leslie Jones / Boston Public Library photo). PAGE 11: Stan Hack (Unknown / The Sporting News archives). Revelers gather outside Wrigley Field after the Cubs win the 2016 World Series (Dave Hamilton photo). PAGE 12: Anthony Rizzo (Julie Fennell photo); Kerry Wood (Mike LaChance photo); Jon Lester (Arturo Paradavila III photo), Kyle Hendricks (Arturo Paradavila III photo). PAGE 13: Cubs outfield ivy (Shutterstock photo).

Sept. 28, 1938

Gabby Hartnett's walk-off "Homer in the Gloamin'" gives Cubs 6-5 win vs. Pittsburgh en route to pennant. Heading into the bottom of the ninth inning, the game was tied. It was nearly 5:30 p.m. – 50 years before Wrigley had lights. The umpires agreed: the ninth inning would be the last, or the game would be replayed the next day. Pirates’ reliever Mace Brown had two outs before Hartnett went to the plate and hit two strikes. Brown threw a curve ball -- and Hartnett slammed it into the left field bleachers. An Associated Press writer dubbed it the “Homer in the Gloamin,” after an old Scottish love song, “Roamin’ in the Gloamin’ ”– the word for twilight.

Oct. 5-9, 1938

Cubs lose World Series 4-0 against New York Yankees.

Oct. 8, 1945

Stan Hack hits winning run in 12th inning as Cubs beat Tigers 8-7 to force World Series Game 7, which the team loses two days later, 9-3. But starting with Game 4 on October 6, the Cubs may have been cursed by Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis, after he and his pet goat were forced to leave Wrigley Field.

May 18, 1947

Jackie Robinson makes Chicago debut before largest single-game paid attendance in Wrigley Field history (46,572), but the Brooklyn Dodgers beat Cubs 4-2. www.streetwise.org

The case for more cubs numbers to by Suzanne Hanney

The Cubs have retired the numbers of six players of their own, and joined Major League Baseball in retiring #42, that of Jackie Robinson, the first African American man to play in MLB. Al Yellon of the Bleed Cubbie Blue blog, and author of “Chicago Cubs Firsts” (Lyons Press: 2024) notes that the team won 10 pennants and two World Series in the era from 1906-45, so he would retire the numbers of Billy Herman, Gabby Hartnett, Charlie Root, Phil Cavarretta and Stan Hack from this period. Herman and Hartnett are Hall of Famers. “Root is the best pitcher in team history; Cavarretta and Hack were key performers on multiple Cubs pennant winners and both managed the team...” Hartnett,

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with the Cubs from 1922-40 was .297 in 6432 at-bats; he had 236 HRs, 867 Rs, 1179 RBIs and 28 stolen bases. He wore a variety of numbers, but #2 when he made his “Homer in the Gloamin’” in 1938, one of the most famous plays in baseball history (See story, page 9). Herman, a second and third baseman from 1931-41, had a .304 career average in 7707 at-bats. He also had 47 HRs, 1163 Rs, 839 RBIs and 67 stolen bases. He also wore #2 during his best years, which could be retired jointly with Hartnett’s #2, Yellon suggests; an alternative would be the #4 he wore from 1937-41. Root had an ERA of 3.59 in 342 Games Started/632 Games; 201 Wins/160 Losses. He wore #17 for the longest period. He has the most wins (201) in Cubs history and led the team to World Series appearances in 1929, 1932, 1935 and 1938. The Sporting News said he could confuse hitters with his overhand, three-quarters, or sidearm delivery, depending on the batter or the pitch count; his nickname was “Chinski,” for a ball inside near the hitter’s chin. He got into baseball from the factory team for the steel mill where he worked – industrial leagues were scouted heavily. Cavarretta, (#44), a first baseman and outfielder with the Cubs from 1934-53 and with the White Sox in 1954 and 55, was .293 in 6754 at-bats; he had 95 HRs, 990 Rs, 920 RBIs and 65 stolen bases. Cavarretta nearly dropped out

o retire of Lane Tech High School to help support his Sicilian immigrant family during the Depression; he used to visit coal yards to pick up droppings from trains to take home. But he had been star pitcher and first baseman for Lane’s 1933 city championship team and led his American Legion team to a national championship – so his coach got him the Cubs tryout. A four-time All-Star, he was known for his hustle and was “Mr. Cub” before Ernie Banks. Hack was a 16-year third baseman for the Cubs, from 1932-47. For six straight years, he scored over 100 runs, tying a National League record, and he led in stolen bases twice. He wore eight different numbers, but #6 for the longest period.

CUBS timeline – continued April 16, 1948

WGN-TV broadcasts its first big-league game, with Jack Brickhouse calling White Sox's 4-1 win over Cubs at Wrigley Field.

June 16, 1981

William Wrigley announces sale of Cubs to Tribune Company for $20.5 million.

Sept. 24, 1984

With a 96-65 record, Cubs clinch NL East title with 4-1 win in Pittsburgh. In first postseason game since 1945, Cubs crush the Padres 13-0 on October 2 in first of two games at Wrigley, but lose NLCS to San Diego two games to three.

Aug. 8, 1988 (8/8/88)

the first night game in Wrigley Field.

Sept. 26, 1989

Cubs clinch NL East title with 3-2 win in Montreal.

Sept. 13, 1998

Sammy Sosa hits home runs Nos. 61 and 62 to tie and surpass Roger Maris on single-season home run list. He finishes season with 66 HRs, second only to St. Louis’s Mark McGwire, with an MLB-record 70.

Sept. 28, 1998

Cubs capture NL wild card postseason berth with 5-3 win vs. Giants in onegame playoff, but Atlanta Braves beat the Cubs three games to none for NLDS.

2003

Cubs win the 2003 NL Central with 8874 record but lose the National League Championship Series to the Florida Marlins 4-3.

October 27, 2009

In late October 2009, the Tribune Co. sold the Cubs, Wrigley Field and a 25 percent share in Comcast SportsNet Chicago to the Ricketts family for $845 million.

2015

Chicago advances to the NL Championship Series for the first time since 2003, going 97-65 in the regular 2015 season to capture the second NL wild card spot. The Cubs won the wild card game in Pittsburgh, defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS, but fell to the New York Mets in the NLCS.

2016

Seven Cubs – the entire starting infield – were named All-Stars in 2016, a harbinger of the World Series to come. The Cubs finished the season with the best record in MLB: 103-58. The Cubs fell behind 3-1 in the World Series against the Cleveland Indians but won Game 5 at home behind Jon Lester and Aroldis Chapman. Game 7 at Progressive Field has been called a Series “GOAT: Game of All Time.” The Cubs led 6-3 but the Indians tied it up in the eighth inning. In the 10th inning after a 17-minute rain delay, the Cubs scored two runs on an RBI double by Ben Zobrist and an RBI single by Miguel Montero Jr. Cleveland had a runner on first and two outs when Michael Martinez hit a grounder to third base, which Kris Bryant scooped up and shot to Anthony Rizzo at first base for the 8-7 World Series win.

2008

During 2008, the Cubs win second straight National League Central title but are swept in the NL Division Series by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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The case for more cubs number to retire – Continued

In the 21st century, Bleed Cubbie Blue calls for retiring the numbers of Anthony Rizzo, Kerry Wood, Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks – numbers that have not been reissued since they left. Rizzo (#44), first baseman with the Cubs from 2012-21 until he was traded to the Yankees, had a .261 average in 6288 at-bats; 303 HRs, 922 Rs, 965 RBIs and 72 SBs. A three-time All-Star, he was honored with the Roberto Clemente Award for his many charitable endeavors. Wood (#34), a 3.67 ERA pitcher (86 W/75 L in 446 G/178GS) from 1998-2012 (all but three of those seasons with the Cubs) struck out 20 batters on May 6, 1998, during his rookie season. He could throw as fast

as 100 mph; he hit 200 strikeouts four out of five of his first seasons and was a two-time All-Star. Lester (#34), a 3.66 ERA pitcher from 2006-21 (2015-21 with the Cubs) won 200 games and lost 117 in 452 G/451 GS. ESPN wrote that he brought the team together, in post-game parties at his home near Wrigley Field and on a road trip where he chartered a plane for golf at Pebble Beach and a bus for a Kenny Chesney concert. He was known for reliability – taking the ball every five days – and for his postseason cool. The Cubs went into Game 5 of the 2016 World Series down 3-1 against Cleveland; Lester threw 90 pitches over the first six innings – four hits, five strikeouts, two runs and no walks before handing off to the bullpen for the 3-2 win. Hendricks (#28), a 3.79 ERA pitcher with the Cubs (201424) and LA Angels (2025) has 105 W and 91L in 307 G/301 GS. He was known as “The Professor” for his Dartmouth College economics degree and his ability to read batters’ swings and then mix up his throws (similar to Greg Maddux). In Game 6 of the NLCS leading up to the NL pennant and 2016 Series, he pitched 7 1/3 innings for a 5-0 win over the Dodgers. As starter for Game 7 of the 2016 Series, he allowed four hits and one walk and struck out two batters before manager Joe Maddon controversially replaced him with Jon Lester.

CUBS timeline – continued 2017

The Cubs reached the National League Championship Series for the third-straight year in 2017, defeated the Washington Nationals in the NL Division Series, but fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS. In 2018, the Cubs earned the first NL wild card spot, advanced to the postseason for the fourthstraight time, but fell to Colorado.

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2019

The Cubs finished 2019 with an 84-78 record and in third place in the NL Central.

2020

Under new manager David Ross, the Cubs finished the COVID-abbreviated 2020 campaign with a 34-26 record and NL Central title.

2021

The Cubs ended a six-year winning streak in 2021, when they went 71-91.

2022

In 2022, the third season under Ross resulted in a 74-88 record.

2023-2024

In 2023, the team parted with Ross and hired Craig Counsell for a five-year contract.

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