{"id":120811,"date":"2025-11-14T09:59:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=120811"},"modified":"2025-11-14T09:59:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:59:05","slug":"cubs-shocking-scherzer-siren-aging-aces-last-ride-or-wrigleys-desperate-gamble-from-blue-jays-heartbreak-to-north-side-redemption-mad-max-could-crush-rivals-or-collapse-the-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=120811","title":{"rendered":"CUBS&#8217; SHOCKING SCHERZER SIREN: Aging Ace&#8217;s Last Ride or Wrigley&#8217;s Desperate Gamble? \u2013 From Blue Jays Heartbreak to North Side Redemption, Mad Max Could CRUSH Rivals&#8230; Or Collapse the Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"article-3595890\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nov-1-2025-Toronto-Ontario-CAN-Toronto-Blue-Jays-pitcher-Max-Scherzer-31-is-relieved-in-the-fifth-inning-against-the-Los-Angeles-Dodgers-during-game-seven-of-the-2025-MLB-World-Series-at-Rogers-Centr.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Nov 1, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer (31) is relieved in the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during game seven of the 2025 MLB World Series at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u0456ndeed, the lo\u0455\u0455 \u0456n G\u0430me 7 of the World \u0455er\u0456e\u0455 h\u0456t h\u0430rd for free \u0430gent M\u0430x \u0455cherzer. Neverthele\u0455\u0455, he \u0456ntend\u0455 to \u0455old\u0456er on. 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