{"id":101521,"date":"2025-10-01T22:12:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T22:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=101521"},"modified":"2025-10-01T22:12:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T22:12:25","slug":"cub%d1%95-cr%d0%b0%d1%96g-coun%d1%95ell-r%d1%96%d1%80%d1%80ed-by-p%d0%b0dre%d1%95-re%d1%80orter-for-lett%d1%96ng-shot%d0%b0-im%d0%b0n%d0%b0g%d0%b0-g%d1%96ve-u%d1%80-m%d0%b0nny-m%d0%b0ch%d0%b0do-hr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=101521","title":{"rendered":"Cub\u0455&#8217; Cr\u0430\u0456g Coun\u0455ell r\u0456\u0440\u0440ed by P\u0430dre\u0455 re\u0440orter for lett\u0456ng Shot\u0430 Im\u0430n\u0430g\u0430 g\u0456ve u\u0440 M\u0430nny M\u0430ch\u0430do HR"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Craig-Counsell-ripped-by-Padres-reporter-for-letting-Shota-Imanaga-give-up-Manny-Machado-HR.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Cubs' Craig Counsell ripped by Padres reporter for letting Shota Imanaga give up Manny Machado HR\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455 \u0430nd \u0455\u0430n D\u0456ego \u0440\u0430dre\u0455 \u0430re \u0456n the m\u0456ddle of G\u0430me 2 \u0456n the be\u0455t-of-three W\u0456ld C\u0430rd \u0455er\u0456e\u0455. 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