Potential nor’easter threatens Cubs’ final regular-season series in Boston with possible playoff implications

A potential nor'easter forecast for Boston threatens the Chicago Cubs' final regular-season series against the Red Sox. The storm could bring heavy rain and strong winds to Fenway Park this weekend. The series carries significant playoff implications for the Cubs as the regular season concludes.
The only thing the Cubs might be paying closer attention to than the scoreboard this week is the forecast.Where’s Tom Skilling when you need him?A nor’easter – a powerful storm with heavy rains and strong winds, for us Midwesterners not familiar with the specifics of East Coast weather – could make its way to Boston this weekend, threatening the Cubs’ final series of the regular season against the Red Sox at Fenway Park.“It sounds like lovely weather ahead,” team president Jed Hoyer joked…
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