Article: COMMENTARY: CUBS WORLD SERIES UP FOR BID

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Commentary: Cubs World Series up for bid

CHICAGO, Mar 14, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- The Chicago Cubs are "guaranteed" to make a World Series appearance this year?

Yeah right. The Brooklyn Bridge is also for sale.

But it's true. The part about the Cubs, that is, sort of. Jeff Swanson, 40, of Dewitt, Iowa, is using eBay to auction off a "written guarantee" the Cubs will play in the 2003 World Series.

The "guarantee" has been up for bid for the past week, with the bidding as high as $900 by early Friday for a binding contract ensuring the Cubs will be the National League champions for the first time since 1945.

No one ...

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