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Get to know the Eugene Emeralds

It’s that time of the year when the Cubs short-season A team, the Eugene Emeralds, take the field to defend their Northwest League title. Yes, the “Bad News Ems” had the worst overall record in the Northwest League last year, but they snuck into the playoffs as the second-place team in the second half (Hillsboro had won both halves so the team that finished second in the second half qualified) and then they ripped through the playoffs, winning all five games and winning their second title in three years—after not having won an undisputed NWL title since 1975.