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    Paul Sullivan: Don't discount Gabe Kapler's chances with the Cubs, while Dusty Baker keeps chasing that elusive title

    by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune Oct 15, 2019 4 minutes

    Two takeaways from the eight-team steel cage match for Major League Baseball's managerial vacancies:

    1. Get your Gabe Kapler memes ready.

    Gabe Kapler and Joe Espada were revealed Monday as the latest Cubs candidates, bringing the total to six.

    Seconds later came the first Gabe Kaplan/Gabe Kapler tweet, comparing the former Phillies manager with the star of the 1970s sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter."

    Get used to it if Kapler gets the job.

    Espada, the Astros bench coach, is highly regarded and already was expected to be a Cubs candidate, joining David Ross, Joe Girardi, Mark Loretta and Will Venable.

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