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Paul Sullivan: With hurricane looming, MLB should change venue for Thursday's Cubs-Nationals game

The Cubs can't complain or cry about the decision to postpone Sunday's game in Washington because of nonstop rain.

And they won't complain or cry about losing their day off and having to fly back to Washington on Thursday to play a late afternoon makeup game.

But they should complain and cry about Major League Baseball's decision to play the game in Washington with a potential Category 4 or 5 hurricane bearing down on the mid-Atlantic region.

Hurricane Florence is expected to hit land south

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