Cubbies Crib: Morning Marquee 01/09/14

Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Greg Maddux was elected to the Hall of Fame on Wednesday along with Chicago White Sox first baseman/designated hitter Frank Thomas and Atlanta Braves pitching teammate Tom Glavine. In his second year on the ballot, former Houston Astros infielder Craig Biggio missed induction by just two votes. Beyond the Hall, there is more Masahiro Tanaka talk around the league and he has arrived in the United states to begin meeting with teams.

NBC Sports: The entire Hall of Fame voting totals and percentages

Daily Herald: Low-key Maddux earns baseball’s highest honor

Chicago Tribune: Young ideas lift Cubs out of 7-game losing streak (Maddux’s first game)

ESPN Chicago: An error of Hall-of-Fame proportions

Chicago Sun-Times: Letting Greg Maddux go proved to be a blunder of historic proportions for Cubs

CSN Chicago: Cubs: Sammy Sosa close to being dropped from Hall of Fame ballot

Deadspin.com: Revealed: The Hall of Fame voter who turned his ballot over to Deadspin

CBS Sports: GM confirms Dodgers are in ‘feeling out process’ with Masahiro Tanaka

New York Times: Masahiro Tanaka reportedly arrives in U.S. for talks

Cubs.com: Carrie Muskat on Tanaka Watch (Video)

Cubs Den: Cubs Notes: De La Rosa hurt in car accident; Samardzija, Bailey, Nava, Portillo

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