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David Haugh: Hard to say goodbye after Arrieta's classy note, but Boras made it easy to leave

Nothing but class screamed off the page Monday night when former Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta used perfect penmanship to craft a poignant farewell note under the heading "Chicago."

"A four-and-a-half year stretch that would forever change our lives," Arrieta wrote of his Cubs tenure. "Thanks to so many amazing people all holding one another to a very high standard."

Who said Arrieta couldn't close?

Praise for the bearded Cubs legend came easily after reading his carefully chosen words to the city he called home from 2013 through

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