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Cubs keep one eye on Bucs, other on Cards

There's a story that Joe Maddon likes to tell about a conversation he had with Clint Hurdle a few springs back.

Then with the Rays, Maddon was impressed when Andrew McCutchen tore down the line trying to beat out a single in the late innings of an exhibition game, with only a scattering of fans still in the stands on that Florida evening. He went over after the game to congratulate the Pirates' manager, telling him he knew good things were about to happen in Pittsburgh, because the best player was setting such a good example.