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Article posted: 9/7/2012 2:04 AM

Just how bad are the Cubs this season?

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While Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein, here talking with Cubs manager Dale Sveum before this year's City Series with the White Sox, is only in Year One of the rebuilding process, Mike North contends next season is a critical one for Sveum's future.

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Mike North has big concerns over the Chicago Cubs play this year and where they are headed. With Notre Dame winning their season opener in Ireland, he thinks they might have a bright future this season. Mike also offers up a few picks for the NFL's first week, and bids so long to Jilly's, a former hotspot on Rush Street closing its doors .