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Sandberg praises Cubs’ incredible performance
- Updated: September 16, 2016
CHICAGO — Ryne Sandberg said this Cubs season has been unlike any other, and it’s not just because the team clinched the National League Central earlier than ever before. He credited the young players for the good vibe at Wrigley Field.
“It’s pretty impressive,” the Hall of Famer said of the young club. “It shows the talent level that they have and the job the Cubs did on scouting players to get them here so quickly and to be such good players, to be All-Star-caliber players after one year, two years in the Minor Leagues. That’s almost unheard of. What that also does is open some windows for them to be here for years to come and do well.
“The players are easy to pull for because of the way they are as people and the way they act on the field. They do all the right things, they celebrate when you’re supposed to, and they’ve been able to celebrate often. Obviously, the fans get to feed off that. I’ve never seen Wrigley like this from the first of April to now. Every day is the same atmosphere from the first inning on, and that’s all new to me. It makes it a lot of fun.”
Sandberg, 56, who …
