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Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™. Here we have material from current beat writers, bloggers, and the occasional in-house habitué, moonlighting. These pieces center around #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, two of which have coal in their stockings at the moment.

Here’s a progress report on the CBA negotiations:

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Here’s NORAD’s Santa Tracker.

We’ll keep you updated on both.

The 12 Days of Cubsmas*

On the twelfth day of Cubsmas, Jed Hoyer gave to me:

One starting pitcher

Two hitting coaches

Three glove-first fielders

Four bullpen arms

FIVE COLLEGE SCOUTS

Six righty hurlers

Seven NRIs

Eight roster fillers

Nine men a side

Ten Hall of Famers**

Eleven failed starters

Twelve RSNs

and a beer

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Cubs birthdays: Barry McCormick, Herb Hunter, Greek George, Dick Manville, Chris Krug, Scott Bullett, Tarrik Brock. Also notable: Pud Galvin HOF, Nellie Fox HOF, Rickey Henderson HOF.

Food for Thought:

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*Concept borrowed from previous episodes and editions of BCB.

**Actually, the Cubs have sixteen players in the Hall.