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Jed Hoyer sounds like a broken record talking about Cubs' second-half weakness

Carson Kelly's Labor Day heroics at the Federal Landmark put an exclamation mark on one of the most thrilling wins of the year for the Chicago Cubs and, at least for one day, we could all forget about how the offense has looked like a shell of its first-half self for more than a month.

When talking about his team's offensive issues on Monday, Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer spun the same spiel we've heard for three straight summers now, talking about how the 'collection of players' the team has slumping simultaneously.

“Our collection of players kind of went into slumps at the same time.