The All-2000s Chicago Cubs Team

The first article I ever wrote for Bleacher Report was my 1990s All-Decade Cubs team, to which the link is below:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/164257-all-1990s-chicago-cubs-team

So here it is, the sequel, my All-2000s Cubs Team. This one was a lot less painful to compile as I did not have to include such past studs as Steve Buechele and Brian McRae like I did for my 1990s team.

However, as awful of a decade for Cubs baseball as the 1990s was, the 2000s were almost worse for Cubs fans, as heartbreak after heartbreak be felled the North Siders. All in all it was a far more successful decade though.

The decades long search for a starting third basemen was over with the trade for Aramis Ramirez and shortly there after came the trade the brought over Derrek Lee. That tandem would quickly become one of the games best middle of the order duos.

So here it is, the Cubs All-2000s team, a group that managed three postseason berths, one NLCS appearance, and one of the most heartbreaking three game losing streaks in sports history.

For each position I chose my starter, my back-up, and my goat; the player that drew a chorus of boos when he entered the batters box and caused great joy when he finally left town. So enjoy, and I look forward to your comments.

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