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The Cubs' prolonged quest for .500 raises a question: Why are we supposed to care?

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The Cubs reached .500 Saturday for the first time since June 5, and if I had to offer one word to describe the emotion that accompanied the news, it would be, “yay,’’ but without a perky exclamation point.

Much better: Yay?

As in, what does it really mean?

Or, what do you take us for?

Then, predictably, the Cubs lost Sunday to fall to 65-66. Back to the drawing-even board.

If you’re a Cubs fan, or even an unbiased observer, you have to ask yourself if there’s anything about this team that suggests they have a late-season run in them.