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Paul Sullivan: Cubs remaining relatively quiet while NL Central rivals make their moves

The Cubs' official 2018 postseason T-shirts were marked down from $40 to $10 at a local sporting-goods store Saturday morning.

But even procrastinating shoppers were bypassing them for the Bears goodies, and for good reason.

The "October Ready" postseason slogan, printed in large letters across the front of the shirt, turned into a cruel joke to a fan base that has grown accustomed to counting down to October from the start of spring training.

We're more than halfway through one of the quietest offseasons of the Theo Epstein era, watching National League Central rivals such as the

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