World Series hunger fuels Kevin Gausman, Clay Holmes, who see chance to return with Cubs: ‘An addicting drug’

KANSAS CITY – Kevin Gausman almost won a World Series ring last year. Clay Holmes almost won a World Series ring the year before. Almost. For pro ballplayers, almost is usually not good enough, and the Cubs’ new pair of righty pitchers – the team’s two biggest acquisitions at the trade deadline – is itching to get back to October’s ultimate stage. “It’s an addicting drug once you get there,” Gausman said last week. Both Gausman and Holmes, who made their Cubs debuts this weekend in Kansas City,…