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The 2007 Chicago Cubs season was the 135th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 132nd in the National League and the 92nd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs, trying to rebound after a season in which they finished last in their division for the first time since 2000, finished first in the National League Central with a record of 85–77. They were swept three games to none by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2007 National League Division Series. ==Offseason== In an attempt to rebuild the team, the Cubs were very aggressive in the free-agent market, signing a number of players with the goal of overtaking the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals in a competitive NL Central to win the World Series for the first time since 1908. The first change was the signing of a new manager. On October 17, 2006, Lou Piniella signed a three-year deal with an option for a fourth season to manage the Cubs — the 50th manager in team history after Dusty Baker was not offered an extension of his contract following the 2006 season.〔(Lou Piniella Bio ), MLB.com, Retrieved on July 18, 2007〕 On November 14, 2006, the Cubs improved their depth by signing Mark DeRosa to a three-year, $13 million contract.〔(DeRosa cashes in on career year, to sign with Cubs ), ESPN, Retrieved on July 18, 2007〕 DeRosa had played several positions for the Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves earlier in his career. Two days later on November 16, Neal Cotts was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Chicago Cubs for David Aardsma and Carlos Vásquez (minors).〔http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cottsne01.shtml〕 The Cubs made the largest acquisition in their teams history on November 20, 2006, as Alfonso Soriano agreed to an eight-year contract worth $136 million, an average of $17 million per year.〔Muscat, Carrie, (Cubs complete blockbuster with Soriano ), MLB.com, Retrieved on July 18, 2007〕 On December 7, Josh Hamilton was drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2006 rule 5 draft. Several hours later, Hamilton was purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Chicago Cubs.〔(Josh Hamilton Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com )〕 The Cubs added two starting pitchers to the rotation, starting with the signing of Ted Lilly〔(Ted Lilly Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com )〕 on December 15, 2006, to a four-year, $40 million deal.〔(Cubs, Lilly make four-year, $40M deal official ), ESPN.com, Retrieved on July 18, 2007〕 This was followed on December 19, 2006, with the signing of Jason Marquis to a three-year contract worth $21 million.〔(Cubs officially add Marquis to retooled rotation ), ESPN.com, Retrieved on July 18, 2007〕 Fan John Murray, who famously was beaten up by closer Randy Myers in 1995, brought his ''"It's Gonna Happen"'' campaign to Wrigley, which lasted throughout 2008, when famous heckler "Derek the Five Dollar Kid" publicly opposed Murray and exposed his campaign as being originally pitched to Ben Afflek, a fan of the Boston Red Sox and brought to light the Randy Myers incident.〔http://hirejimessian.com/2007/07/29/fall-down-a-well-john-murray/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2007 Chicago Cubs season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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