2007 Chicago Cubs season
| 2007 Chicago Cubs | |
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| National League Central Champions | |
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| Record | 85–77 (.525) |
| Divisional place | 1st |
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| Owner(s) | Tribune Company |
| General manager(s) | Jim Hendry |
| Manager(s) | Lou Piniella |
| Local television |
CSN Chicago Superstation WGN WCIU-TV (Len Kasper, Bob Brenly, Cory Provus) |
| Local radio |
WGN (AM) 720 (Pat Hughes, Ron Santo, Cory Provus) |
| Stats |
ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 2007 Chicago Cubs season was the 136th 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.
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.
On November 14, 2006, the Cubs improved their depth by signing Mark DeRosa to a three-year, $13 million contract. 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).
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.
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