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• No Kings but King Kelly, Dave Kingman, and Scott Kingery
Hey Cubs fans! Put on your Cubs gear, make a sign, make some noise, and mix sports and politics! Calling all like minded Cubs baseball enthusiasts to join together and raise our voice with the founding fathers of the USA to say “No Kings” will rule our democracy. Democratic republic if you’re nasty… When: Saturday, … The post No Kings but King Kelly, Dave Kingman, and...2026
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• C.A.: Topps 1982 Home Run League Leaders Reggie Jackson & Gorman Thomas

(If I was still on Twitter I would have witnessed approximately 78 pack rips of 2026 Topps by now. HAVE YOU RIPPED ANY 2026 TOPPS YET?!?!?!?!? Ignorance is bliss. I don't even feel like checking out the local big-boxes. Time for Cardboard Appreciation, this is the 364th in a series): I was reminded of this card recently by The Writer's Journey as he displayed it over on Bluesky. It's a fascin...2026
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• Team MVPs: 1986 Fleer

I'm not doing a very good job banging out these Team MVP posts like I wanted to. After discovering back in March that it had been a year-and-a-half since the last one, I resolved to quicken the pace on these. But this is the first one since March. Oh well. My overall goal in this series is to find the "best" card for each team for every set I've completed. I began by going in rever...2026
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 28

Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Happy birthday to Carmelo Martinez*, the Chicago blackout, Kingman’s clouts, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the ...2025
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• Cubs 11, Cardinals 3: Michael Busch and Pete Crow-Armstrong lead the team to a franchise record

Photo by Daniel Bartel/Getty Images Cubs home runs flew out of Wrigley Field as we have never seen them before. The Cubs first hit seven home runs in a game at Wrigley Field in the second game of a doubleheader against the Mets June 11, 1967. Among the long-ball hitters that afternoon were Hall of Famers Ernie Banks and Ron Santo. That franchise record had been tied three times, before Fri...2025
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• Brewers 8, Cubs 7: This team really doesn’t quit... ever

Photo by George Gaza/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs fell way behind, staged a comeback, but fell short. This was not the sort of game the Cubs have played in recent weeks. Jameson Taillon was off his game Thursday, lasting only four innings and allowing three home runs. Génesis Cabrera had a rough relief appearance, serving up a three-run homer that put the Cubs behind 8-3 in the fif...2025
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• Cubs 11, Cardinals 3: Michael Busch and Pete Crow-Armstrong lead the team to a franchise record
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 14

Bobby Scales ascends to the Show. | Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Bobby Scales* ascends to The Show at age 31, and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, wit...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 14

Happy birthday, Kyle Farnsworth! | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Greg Maddux, Kyle Farnsworth* and others, plus engaging factoids for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past,...2025
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• A valentine to a Valentine

We card bloggers aren't the mushy type. If we're going to blog a Valentine's Day-themed post, it better be about Bobby or Ellis or Fred. Or at least show some red or pink parallels. I've done it all before and don't have anything else clever to write about this fake holiday. So I thought I'd lean in all the way and show most of the cards from Bobby Valentine's career. I collected E...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ Happenstance

Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Ian Happ delivers a coup de grace the day after Mark’s birthday and the Cubs wind up with the win. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, ...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 17

Happy birthday, Carlos Peña! | Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Carlos Pena’s birthday, the 23-22 game, and other stories. Yes, we have video. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with p...2024
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 1981

Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images This was a year of great change for the Chicago Cubs. This season was, as you know, interrupted by a strike that wiped out about a third of the games. I have no doubt that had the season been played to its completion, the Cubs would have set a franchise record for losses. They lost 98 games in 1980 and did not improve over the winter. It didn...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 4

Happy birthday, Dallas Green! | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. So many things happened on this day in baseball and general history — you have to read to see! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at b...2023
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• Today in Cubs history: Manny Trillo walks off the Phillies
Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images This was quite unexpected. In 1978, there were at least some expectations for the Cubs to do well. They’d collapsed the last couple of months of 1977 after being in first place for more than two months, but added slugger Dave Kingman to their lineup and hoped a potent offense would help put them in contention. As it turned out, that didn’t happen. Kingman m...2023
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• Phillies 12, Cubs 3: Can we now admit there’s still something wrong with Jameson Taillon?
Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images The Cubs starter got pounded again. I’m not sure what the Cubs are thinking about regarding Jameson Taillon. Whatever it is, doing what they’re doing now is not helping him or the team. I am obviously no medical expert, but it sure seems like the groin injury that made him miss a couple of starts in April is still bothering Taillon. Taillon before the i...2023
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• The 1975 Topps countdown, worst to best (No. 120-101)

Well, three out of the four posts I've made this week have some sort of mention of 1975 Topps, so why not make it 4-for-5, that always sound better than 3-for-4 in the baseball realm.Once I get through this episode of the countdown, there will be just 100 cards left, which means nothing but greatness ahead.So let's get to it, no fancy intro this time. 120: Ed Kranepool (card 324)S...2024
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2026
" AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST Angels: Ruppert Jones; White Sox: Carlton Fisk; Royals: Steve Balboni; Twins: Mickey Hatcher; A's: Dave Kingman; Mariners: Bob Long; Rangers: Glenn Brummer Team with the best cards: White Sox, I guess, although maybe it's those strange SOX uniforms that's making me say that."

2025
"Six had more than one: Sammy Sosa (5); Ernie Banks, Dave Kingman and Aramis Ramirez (3); and Kris Bryant and Alfonso Soriano (2)."

2024
"Since that windy, warm 1974 afternoon (and since I was at the game, I can tell you it was far windier than the 12 miles per hour reported by Dozer), just three Cubs have had eight or more RBI in a game: Dave Kingman, who also smacked three homers and drove in eight runs on May 14, 1978; Barry Foote, who had his eight-RBI day April 22, 1980, and Sammy Sosa, whose three homers drove in nine runs against the Rockies August 10, 2002."

2023
"Here are all 6 previous streaks of four games: Bill Nicholson, July 21-23, 1944 (two games on 23rd, one HR at Boston, three at New York)Dave Kingman, June 15-18, 1979 (three at San Diego, one at Los AngelesRick Wilkins, June 7-11, 1993 (three at New York, one at San Francisco)Sammy Sosa, Aug."

2022
"Only four other Cubs have ever hit more than 42 (Billy Williams’ mark in 1970, and the team record for a lefthanded hitter, and that one’s probably not going to be broken either): Derrek Lee (46 in 2005), Andre Dawson (49 in 1987), Dave Kingman (48 in 1979), and Ernie Banks, who did it four times: 44 in 1955, 43 in 1957, 47 in 1958 and 45 in 1959."

2016
"His homer in the third inning made Walker the fourth Mets player to go deep nine times in April, matching Dave Kingman (1976), Carlos Delgado (2006) and John Buck (2013)."

2015
"Joe Torre, Gary Carter and Dave Kingman are among the 144 players who have manned third base for the Mets."

2014
"The history of the Met's cleanup spot is rather spotty, though Dave Kingman was the Mets' cleanup man in 410 games and had as much if not more raw power than either of the two players with more cleanup starts (Darryl Strawberry, 599; Mike Piazza, 554)."

• Baseball history unpacked, July 28
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 14
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• Hey, Tom Ricketts! You need to get Kyle Tucker signed now — and not just for baseball reasons

David Banks-Imagn Images There’s something else that this signing would do for the Cubs. With Kyle Tucker off to a great start with the Cubs, the chorus of voices urging Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts to open up the team wallet and sign Tucker to an extension before he hits free agency has gotten louder. While there’s no question about Tucker’s abilities on the field — he’s hitting the way he ...2025
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• A valentine to a Valentine
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• Will the Cubs have a 40-homer man in 2025?

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images It’s been quite some time. Derrek Lee hit 46 home runs for the Cubs in 2005. That’s 20 years ago! Since then, no Cub has hit 40 or more home runs. The most by any Cub in the last 20 seasons is 39, by Kris Bryant in his MVP season in 2016. Kyle Schwarber hit 38 in 2019. Nine different Cubs have accounted for 19 different 40-homer season...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Who would you want to take the most important Golden At-Bat for the Cubs?

Aramis Ramírez walks off the Brewers The late night coffee shop engages in hypotheticals Welcome to the late week pop-up coffee shop that serves all the beverages imaginable to get you through your week. Are you looking for that late night scotch as the clock ticks into Friday or that first cup of coffee as the sun rises? Whatever your pleasure, we’ve got it all — along with some incredibl...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: September 10

Here are three all-time White Sox greats, still contributing to the club after retiring: longtime scout and ace centerfielder Johnny Mostil, Hall-of-Famer and (minor league) Memphis Chicks manager Luke Appling, and farm director Johnny Rigney. | Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images Johnny Rigney finally takes another loss 1927 With a 11-1 loss in the nightcap of a doubleheader in Washingto...2024
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• FINAL WEEK! Do You Know Your Biscuits? This Week In MGM History!

2007 BiscuitsGoing into the final homestand of the 2024 season the Montgomery Biscuits are poised to accomplish what has eluded the clubs that preceded them for what seems like endless summers. When the Biscuits earned their second consecutive pennant in 2007 the team and its ballpark were fresh and new. The Montgomery effort has now outlasted all but a handful of other organizations in the ...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta trades pitchers David Hale and Gus Schlosser to the Rockies

Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports Braves Franchise History 1936 - The Boston Braves’ new owners conduct a survey of newspaper reporters asking for help in coming up with a new name for the franchise. The reporters select Bees, which will be used through the 1940 season before the franchise decides to switch back to “Braves.” 1954 - The New York Giants trade Bobby Thomson and Sam Calderone to the...2024
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• Brewers 8, Cubs 7: This team really doesn’t quit... ever
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 14
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 14
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• Hey, Tom Ricketts! You need to get Kyle Tucker signed now — and not just for baseball reasons
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• SB Nation Reacts: All-Star Week thoughts

Photo by Cooper Neill/MLB Photos via Getty Images The latest surveys had some interesting results regarding All-Star festivities. Recently, SB Nation Reacts surveyed readers around the network for their thoughts on the All-Star Game and the related events. Here are the results, first, about which All-Star event is their favorite: I don’t know about you, but personally, I lik...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones knocks the Phillies out of first place

Braves Franchise History 1959 - Hank Aaron is voted into the All-Star game unanimously by the players. 1982 - The Braves tied a major league record by converting seven double plays in a 2-0 win over the Reds in 14 innings. Mario Soto pitched 10 scoreless innings for Cincinnati. The loss begins a stretch for the Reds where they will lose 20 of their next 23 games. 1987 - Tony Gwynn records three ...2024
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• Today in Cubs history: George Mitterwald blasts three home runs

Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images The Cubs have scored 18 runs or more in a game just 20 times in the history of Wrigley Field. Here's the story of one of those games. The Cubs had repeatedly contended from 1967-73, as you know they never won anything. After ‘73 GM John Holland traded away many of the stars who’d become popular, and later Cubs legends despite that failure to win. So the 197...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: June 27
Braves Franchise History 1959 - Hank Aaron is voted into the All-Star game unanimously by the players. 1982 - The Braves tie a major league record by converting seven double plays in a 2-0 win over the Reds in 14 innings. Mario Soto pitched 10 scoreless innings for Cincinnati. The loss begins a stretch for the Reds where they will lose 20 of their next 23 games. 1987 - Tony Gwynn records three h...2023
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• No Kings but King Kelly, Dave Kingman, and Scott Kingery
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• A valentine to a Valentine
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• The 1975 Topps countdown, worst to best (No. 120-101)
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• Is this the dullest set I've ever completed?

I said after completing the 1986 Fleer baseball set that I'd try to write another post dedicated to the set, as I usually do after finishing one off.I didn't know whether I'd actually do it because I had an idea of what I'd find:Is this the dullest set I've ever completed? OK, the answer to that is "no." I've probably finished off duller sets. 2011 Lineage springs to mind, although I ha...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 4
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• Astros 7, Cubs 6: (Expletive deleted)
Sorry. No Cubs player deserves to be featured here today | Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images I have more expletives that could have gone here, too. Friends, I have watched a lot of Chicago Cubs baseball. Between games I’ve personally attended and games watched on TV, I estimate I’ve probably seen somewhere around 8,000 Cubs games over the last 60 years, maybe more....2023
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• Cubs 10, Athletics 1: Patrick Wisdom’s two homers lead a blowout
Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images The Cubs smashed hits all over Oakland Monday night. OAKLAND — I feel sorry for A’s fans, really I do. Ownership has torn down the roster so that it’s barely recognizable and former Cub Tony Kemp batted fifth Monday night. Think about that for a minute. Tony Kemp has a .358 career slugging percentage. That would be roughly comparable to the Cubs bat...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 14
Happy birthday, Kyle Farnsworth | Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Kyle Farnsworth keeps on kicking, Kong’s deep fly, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and vari...2023
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• Cubs historical sleuthing: A moment in time from 1989
Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images We have the year here. Exactly when was this pitch? Getty Images says: General view as the Chicago Cubs play against the New York Mets in June, 1989 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. Okay, that’s pretty detailed, but we can do better than that. The Cubs played a four-game series against the Mets in June 1989, from June 5-8. June 5 was a night game...2022
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• Cubs 10, Athletics 1: Patrick Wisdom’s two homers lead a blowout
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• Walker ties Mets record with 9th April homer
Neil Walker's improbable power surge continued with a record-tying home run Wednesday evening against the Reds. His homer in the third inning made Walker the fourth Mets player to go deep nine times in April, matching Dave Kingman (1976), Carlos Delgado (2006) and John Buck (2013)....2016
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• Walker ties Mets record with 9th April homer
Neil Walker's improbable power surge continued with a record-tying home run Wednesday evening against the Reds. His homer in the third inning made Walker the fourth Mets player to go deep nine times in April, matching Dave Kingman (1976), Carlos Delgado (2006) and John Buck (2013)....2016
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• Here are 5 Cubs single-season records that are unbreakable
Anthony Rizzo plunked in 2019 | Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images No one’s ever going to have seasons like this for the Cubs going forward. Yesterday we looked at five Cubs franchise records for an overall career with the team that I think will stand forever. Today, I present to you five single-season records that I think will remain on the record books for all time. Again, I’ve generally...2022
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• Phillies 12, Cubs 3: Can we now admit there’s still something wrong with Jameson Taillon?
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• Today in Cubs history: Dennis Lamp throws a one-hitter
Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images The Cubs righthander had the game of his life. Dennis Lamp was the Cubs’ third-round pick in 1971 out of St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California, the same school that eventually produced Nomar Garciaparra. Lamp moved steadily through the Cubs farm system, eventually getting noticed when he was part of a 1974 Cubs farm team in Key West, Florida ...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 14
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• Cubs 11, Cardinals 3: Michael Busch and Pete Crow-Armstrong lead the team to a franchise record
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• Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants preview, Tuesday 5/6, 6:40 CT

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs go for the series win. Tuesday notes... MOVIN’ ON UP: The Cubs will try for a second time tonight to move to nine games above .500. They failed to do so on Sunday. They have not had nine more wins than losses since Sept. 13, 2023, when they were 78-69 following a second straight loss, by 7-3, at Colorado. They lost their next three...2025
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• Hey, Tom Ricketts! You need to get Kyle Tucker signed now — and not just for baseball reasons
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• White Sox Minor League Update: Knights prospects mash wild in 9-1 opener romp

Whatever magic manager Sergio Santos worked last year in Birmingham, he’s continuing it in Charlotte. | Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights Teel, Montgomery, Elko homer, Charlotte staff pitches two-hitter Charlotte Knights 9, Gwinnett Stripers 1 (Gameday Box) (Statcast Box)IT is oproving difficalut to write thiese owrds because the Chrarlotte Kights are never is a good team and they positively c...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ son of son of Shōta time

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Shōta did what he does and set a new personal record for strikeouts, and the Cubs got out the lumber. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: September 10
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• FINAL WEEK! Do You Know Your Biscuits? This Week In MGM History!
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