Dear Nomar,
Welcome to the Cubs. You’re going to like it here, and we’re going to like having you around. Our old shortstop had the lowest batting average in baseball among players with at least 600 at bats between 2003 and 2004. How’s that for big shoes to fill? He also kicked away any chance we had to surviving the Bartman Fiasco last October. Anyway, as your self appointed tour guide, I thought I’d give you some handy tips about your new team.
There are some definite similarities between the team you just left and the one you just joined. Both Boston and Chicago love their baseball teams. Boston used to have two teams until the Braves left for Milwaukee, Chicago used to have two until the White Sox moved to…wait, are they still here? Pardon me, I forget about them sometimes.
Your old team had some stupid curse that all of the fans buy into. Your new team has a stupid curse that only Fox TV still believes. If you see a goat, you can feel free to fungo it to death. Nobody will mind.
Boston has some of the most negative and hackneyed media in all of the world. So does Chicago. But all of our TV and radio guys are known crackpots, so nobody really listens to them. It is important, however, for you to steer clear of the freakishly tall, pear shaped guy with one eyebrow who talks like the DJ on Lite 107 in Scottsdale. No good can come from talking to him. Just ask Craig Biggio. There’s a reason it only takes four hours to secure a restraining order in Illinois.
His sidekick proclaimed on the Cubs flagship station last night that he thinks the Cubs are going to win the pennant this year. So he’s OK. Just don’t let him bore you to tears with tales of face-high fastballs and poor visibility. You might not get those references now, but within 72 hours you’ll be fully indoctrinated.
There are some faces that ought to be familiar to you. You played with Todd Walker last year. He doesn’t play every day because your new regular double play partner hit .314 for us last year, and Dusty just can’t over the fact it will never happen again. You’ve already met the third base coach, too, and Wendell Kim is just as bad (if not worse) than he was when he was waving you and other Red Sox runners to your death at home plate in the late ’90s.
Just like at the old place you’ll have a right handed Ramirez in the lineup behind you who hits everything in sight. This one actually gets a haircut and wears a uniform that fits. None of our pitchers are bloviating gasbags like Curt Schilling, though you don’t want to sit next to Kent Mercker on a long flight, not only is there the risk that his head will explode, but he’s got a million and two boring hunting stories. Sit next to Greg Maddux, even when he talks, he does it too softly to actually be heard.
The left fielder pees on himself, so you don’t have to high five him. The right fielder says “buddy” after every sentence and when the cameras are on, he’ll try and hug you a lot. I’m not kidding. His ego might be a little bruised that there’s another first-name superstar on the team, but to be honest with you, it’ll just make him play better. For chrissakes he worked himself into such a frenzy on Sunday that he nearly passed out in right field.
Your new manager is the coolest guy in any room. In public he’ll back anything any of you do 100 percent. But if you screw up you’ll know about it in private. It’s why players love Dusty Baker. Nobody ever gets ripped in public, but nobody gets a free pass, either.
Your old ballpark was the oldest in the game. Your new one is only two years younger. The old one favored right handed pull hitters. The new one made Ryne Sandberg a legend. You have the same sort of power stroke. You’ll learn to love the baskets they put up years to to keep drunks from falling onto the field.
Every fifth day Dusty trots out the worst player in baseball. But in recent weeks as soon as Greg Maddux has left the game, so has Gabor Paul Bako II. So here’s a tip. If your Achilles starts to act up and you need a day off, don’t take one of Greg Maddux’ starts off. You don’t want to be the only guy on the bench if Michael Barrett has come in to replace Gabor and gets hurt. Unless you want to strap on the gear, yourself.
I was at a family birthday party on Sunday and my mom walked by where we were sitting and asked, “Is No-rod playing?” I lost a bet, because I was sure she was going to call you Nomad. That’s OK, even the people they pay to talk about you, like legless Cubs legend Ron Santo refer to you as Omar. No matter what we call you, we’re just glad you’re around to hear it.
I’ve got a call into our NFL franchise here, the Bears…you may have heard of them they once humiliated your old local NFL team in the Super Bowl…anyway, while the Patriots have gotten good again, the Bears suck. Our little kicker is pretty good at making extra points and mid-range field goals, but he can’t kick off to save his ass. So I’m trying to get your wife a tryout when she comes back from the Olympics. You can’t tell me that Mia Hamm can’t kick a football from one 35 yard line to the other team’s end zone. We’ll even get her a hybrid helmet that has the hole in her back for her ponytail like those softball ones.
If you’re going to rent a condo for the rest of the season there are some pretty cool neighborhoods right around Wrigley. However, four-fifths of them are gayer than Paris in May. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. If you rent one with a balcony, just make sure you don’t let Carlos Zambrano stand on it.
Oh, I should warn you about Carlos. He’s a great pitcher…the best young one in the game in fact, but he’s nuts. He’s not Anthony Perkins in “Psycho” crazy, more like Francis from “Stripes”. He’s mostly harmless, but he yells at himself, his glove, the umpire and any infielder who misplays a ball. He doesn’t really mean anything by it, but you will notice that no matter what kind of antics he pulls on the field, no player from any other team will ever challenge him. That’s why I said he’s “mostly” harmless.
One of the guys the Cubs traded for you used to box with Carlos in the clubhouse. I mean put the gloves on and just start wailing away at each other. Just two 240 pound South Americans beating the crap out of each other and loving it. Screw the Tyson Pay-per-view, I’d have paid to watch Zambrano-Beltran I. Carlos misses his sparring partner. Whatever you do, Nomar, do not volunteer to go a round or two with him. Unless you want an excuse to have some work done on your nose.
In fact, see if you can get Mercker or Bako to go a round with Carlos. That’ll sew up a playoff berth for sure.
OK, now for the important part, Nomar.
Last year the Cubs season kind of took us all by surprise. We knew they were going to be pretty good, but they spent most of the first half in first place and then at the trading deadline they fell behind by about five games. But in a very unCublike move, they tore through August and especially September and made the playoffs. They made believers out of all of us by beating the Braves in the first round and taking a 3-1 lead over the Marlins. You know all about being five outs from the World Series, so we won’t go there.
But this spring, expectations had never been higher. The team came out of the box and guys started dropping like flies. The whole Wrigley area had this weird, manic intensity about it. Carol Slezak got so riled up, that her and Rick Telander shot and killed a guy in front of the Cubby Bear–it’s a bar across the street from the park. Anyway…where was I? Oh, yeah, the expectations. It’s like everybody (me included, I’ll admit) just expected the Cubs to go about 110-52 and sweep their way to the World Series.
But…injuries have slowed things considerably. Actually, when Todd Hollandsworth comes back next week the team will pretty much be in tact. We still miss our sweaty, everyman closer, but he’s rehabbing now, too. Expectations had dropped considerably and right before the All-Star break fans were jumping off the bandwagon with such force that even Dusty came out and told them, “If you give up now, don’t come back when we make the playoffs.” In the last week or so, the team has started to play noticably better. And now you’re here. We know you have a bad leg and you’ll need a day off here or there. But still, you have to know that your arrival just ratcheted the expectations back up to 11. But that’s a good thing. Who wants to play for a team nobody thinks can win?
We’re unbelievably glad to have you and hope your stay in Chicago is a long one. We also don’t believe most of that crap coming out of Boston. We’re Chicago, we invented the whole “rip on the guy after he leaves” thing. It doesn’t phase us.
Go Cubs!
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Seabiscuit’s Jockey gets clever comparing the Sox and Cubs. It’s far inferior to this.
The Jockey also says Ryan Dempster is the key! To what?
Gordon Edes writes in the Tribune more than Bob Verdi, now. In this article from today’s Boston Globe, Edes gets Nomar’s side of the story about his achy Achilles and the moaning Larry Lucchino.
R Dub is trying to fix up Tulsa. How about trying to actually stay within six yards of a receiver first?
This, this is not good.
Mike Downey’s almost lucid today.
Mariotti puts down the doughnut to say that if Nomar plays everyday for the Cubs he’s a big faker…and he poops his pants.
–Hey, remember the good old days when we used to interrupt every Rob Neyer chat with a barrage of “Dear Rob, You stink. Did you poop your pants?” I love mature comedy. —
Thomas Jones thinks he’s finally figured it out. Yeah, the end zone is that way!
I don’t see any way this Contreras-Loaiza trade was bad. Loaiza’s deal with the devil expired last September and Ozzie hated him. He basically called him a big puss in his first start against the Cubs because he wouldn’t pitch inside. What’s to lose? Of course, Stevie will probably win 10 games in the last two months for the Yankees… Nah.
Mike Kiley’s still giddy about Nomar.
Here was the brilliant defensive infield the Red Sox started yesterday…1B- Dave McCarty, 2B- Bill Mueller, SS-Orlando Cabrera, 3B-Kevin Youkilis. Whatever, Theo.
Lacy J. Banks says the Chicago J. Bulls are finally going to trade Jamal J. Crawford to the New York J. Knickerbockers.
Look at the crap the Mavs are trying to trade for Jason Kidd. Who’s their GM, Isiah Thomas?
Bob Ryan seems to think Boston should stop piling on Nomar.
This is cool, Boston.com had readers send in their own photos of Nomar.
This one’s my favorite.
How do you tell a seven-year-old his favorite player got traded?
Curt Schilling needs his ass kicked.
Sports Guy’s still blaming Nomar’s agent and Nomar. Man, even Cubs fans aren’t this deluded about guys who leave.
Here’s yesterday’s longer, even less thought out piece from Sports Guy.
Alan Schwarz’s top 10 waiver trades do not include (inexplicably): 1999 Terry Mulholland to the Giants for…nobody or the infamous 1997 Lance Johnson, Mark Clark deal for Brian McRae and Mel Rojas.
Buster Olney lists two GMs on his list of ten guys who need to produce down the stretch. Whatever. Then again, he’s a grown man named Buster. That ought to tell you something.
We like Batgirl, but where are the Lego re-enactments?
America’s finest news source wonders who US Grant was?
Nobody gets a free pass from Dusty, huh?
OK. Santo referred to him as "Omar". The real question is how Harry would have referred to him on day one? My guess is "Norman Garsarappa".
Please post a link to my fabu article entitled "Cubs flying, Sox dying? Hey, check out the facts".
My perfect fielding % for 2004 is no more, buddy.
Hey, he yells at Gruddy…he just keeps playing him.
Seriously, I’ve yelled at someone on my team? Where is this information coming from? I thought, win or lose, I just handed out fresh-baked cookies in the locker room. Or maybe pot brownies, whatever.
I’ll yells at ’em, daddy!
"Actually, when Todd Hollandsworth comes back next week the team will pretty much be in tact."
He’s coming back this soon? Last I had heard he was likely out for the season. What changed?
What’s retarded is that I’m gonna be the one sent down whenever Hollandsworth comes back even though I’m awesome.
Dusty, passing out brownies is NOT the way to go.
You have the nice endorsement deal with Subway. Why not pass out the sandwiches? It worked for me.
Don’t worry Ice Man, one of us (at least) will be ready for the DL by then.
At home games, each time you hit a ball that is higher than waist-level, the ever-loyal but spastic fandom will rise, high-five, and shout "HOME RUN!"
Most often this is not a home run. The veteran outfielders can provide further instruction as to when the annoyance of running it out is required.
Who’s to say it won’t be me?
Oh by the way, when Prior starts, the middle of the diamond will be the Achilles’ Tendon version of the Bermuda Triangle!
You know what I can’t explain? I can’t explain why, if Nomar’s Achilles was so bad, why I waited until two minutes before the trade deadline to make a move to bring in another SS, when for three days I’ve been saying we HAD to trade Nomar because otherwise we’d be left with only an injured Nomar and Ricky Gutierrez. This whole thing just smells like something that comes out of a horse.
And I seem to refuse to admit that Nomar only took off five games between his return from the DL on June 10 and now, and at no time did he play anything but SS…he didn’t DH…he didn’t pinch hit. In fact, with his "bad Achilles" he played 24 out of 25 games during a stretch in late June and Early July.
Hey 12, it’s not that easy to judge flyballs.
Hey, if there’s anything I know now, it’s Achilles maintenance and repair.
I really struggled in July, too.
I only hit .386 with a .438 on base average and a .591 slg for a 1.028 OPS.
In my rambling "article" I mention that Cabrera is more like his career numbers than the numbers he’s put up this year.
This year he’s .243/.298/.338 which is horrific.
For his career he’s .266/.315/.406 which is merely lousy.
So hey, he’s got that going for him!
I’m just real sick and tired of the rumormongers on the radio trying to stir up shit about Nomar and whether or not he jaked it in Boston.
I thought we WANTED him to stay here? If so, then if you’re openly wondering about his motivation after TWO DAYS here, then STFU, ok?
You must really disappointed in such a poor month of July?
Even if Andy forgot it (who can blame him), Chicago has two teams, and as we all know, Sox fans spend more time bitching about the Cubs than rooting for their own teams. This "he tanked it for Boston" thing is just their way of being all p.o.’d that Nomar’s 8.3 miles north of their ballpark.
Besides, Nomar’s in Denver where the only thing on sports talk radio there is a bunch of people bitching that John Elway’s still retired and wondering whey Jeff Fassero and Shawn Estes still get paid to throw baseballs.
By the time Nomar gets back to town, the Score will be all-Bears all-the time, and MVP will still be broadcasting out of a tin can hanging off the Hancock.
I’m the Sey Whey Kid!
I am. That’s why I am going to hit .420 in August with a .491 OBA and a .775 SLG for a 1.266 OPS.
And in September… I’ll hit .498 with a .577 OBA and a 1.022 SLG for a 1.599 OPS.
In October, I just will ensure that my team will not lose a game.
Take that, Theo!
Tou gotta step it up Nomar cause that’s where you are right now. I know you’ll be way over me soon enough.
You can take Grudzielanek, no questions asked. Just please leave us alone.
Love,
Nomahhh and the Franchise
I see this picture all over the Web and all I can say is, what the hell is that sign supposed to say?
Welcome Garciparra Nomar Curse? Is that what it says?
I guess it’s supposed to be read as, Welcome Garciparra, No more Curse, but it’s just dumb.
On a little poster board like that you have to go simple, like We Got Nomar, or back in the day We Got Nuthin’.
I love it when fans try and do signs for Fox football games. There’s nothing you can do with FOX except for
F@#$
Off
teXas!
And how often is that going to be necessary?
That sign would come into play when Texas plays us.
I have no doubt that Theo is trying some spin control on this whole mess because he’s getting a lot of heat from the Red Sox fans who haven’t lost their minds in their obsessions over beating the Yankees and the The Curse of The Bambino. What better way to do that than to portray Nomar as a malingerer and make it look like he forced the Red Sox’ hand. Who can blame Nomar for being a little disenchanted at the BoSox for very publicly courting A-Rod and threatening to deal him to the White Sox? It’s funny how Pedro and Manny Ramirez, two world- famous douchebags, seem to be getting a pass on all this.
Let’s say, buddy, that I got traded at the deadline. Let’s say the Cubs traded me to the Red Sox in a four way deal and got back Orlando Cabrera and Juan Encarnacion, buddy.
That trade would suck, buddy. I can outhit Orlando and Juan with one of my enormous arms tied behind my buddy, buddy.
You don’t think, buddy, that Mariotti and Rogers would write long columns about how much I have sucked since I sneezed, and how everybody hates me since the corked bat thing, buddy. It would not be true, buddy, because I am a gladiator and though I am not as good as I was from 1998-2002, nobody in baseball excpet for Bonds, buddy has ever been that good, buddy. I still strike fear into the hearts of opponents, buddy. In July, buddy, I hit 10 homers and drove in 21, buddy.
Nomar is going to rake for us, buddy. And if his range was so bad, buddy, how did he catch those two pop ups that went into the bullpen on Sunday, buddy?
And buddy, the only games he’ll have to play on turf, buddy, the rest of the way are the three in Montreal, buddy from August 30-Sept. 1, buddy, and the only reason he sat out Friday night’s game buddy, was that the Red Sox had to play seven games in a row, buddy on turf. Buddy.
I forget my point, buddy. But I am a gladiator! I am Russell Crowe and Nomar is my new buddy Djimon Honsu or whatever his name is, buddy!
World Series or bust, buddy!
I *AM* still giddy about Nomar, but Toni Ginnetti wrote the article.
GO CUBS!
Mr. SP Sosa,
We think it is brilliant that in your remake of Gladiator that you will be playing the white guy and Nomar will be playing the black one.
My face might look like a burlap sack full of hammers, but I can write like the wind!
Now if you’ll excuse me I’m going to go pleasure myself with one of Bob Greene’s old toupees.
It is obvious to me that Nomar is on the roids. Just like Prior and Grud. No one has these achilles problems without taking the juice. I know everything.
We were on the ‘roids, too, right Black Jack?
Sorry Carlos, I’m the best young pitcher in baseball.
I must go out there and kill Johan Santana! You can’t be the best and pitch in Minnesota! Now that Frank is in Montreal we have you surrounded, Santana! You can not sleep, you can not hide! We kill you dead!
I’m just keeeeding, I’m yelling at my glove. Yes, yes, my glove!
I’m younger than Johan and only two months older than Carlos, so shut up. I win the argument.
And to whatever dumbass said I’m the most overrated pitcher ever, I was 18-6 when I was 22 so go screw yourself. I’ll have Cy Youngs piled up like cord wood before I’m 30.
And this year, I’m getting those five fucking outs.
Mark you need to stop taking the roids. Did you see that ESPN strip about me being a musician. I look like a total jackoff.
How THE eighth inning (you know which one) would have looked if Nomar had been around.
MARLINS 8TH: Mordecai flied to left; Pierre doubled to left;
Castillo walked while Pierre advanced to third on a wild pitch;
Rodriguez singled to left [Pierre scored, Castillo to second];
Cabrera reaches on fielder’s choice Garciaparra to Grudzielanek [Castillo to third,]; Lee doubled to left [Castillo scored, Cabrera to third]; Lowell grounds Garciaparra to Karros; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 3, Marlins 2.
CUBS 8TH: URBINA REPLACED FOX (PITCHING); Ramirez
struck out; Karros flied to left; Garciaparra homers to left; GOODWIN BATS FOR PRIOR; GOODWIN flies to Conine; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Marlins 2.
MARLINS 9TH: BOROWSKI REPLACED GOODWIN (PITCHING); Conine lined to center;
Gonzalez flies to Sosa; HOLLANDSWORTH BATS FOR URBINA; HOLLANDSWORTH doubles to center; Pierre singles to right, Hollandsworth scores; Castillo grounds Garciaparra to Grudzielanek 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Cubs 4, Marlins 3.
WP- Prior 2-0
LP- Pavano 1-2
Sv- Borowski 4
Cubs win NL Pennant.
Pierre and Castillo score, but Cubs still lead 3-1. I like that scenario.
Now c’mon, Revisionist, do you think I’d bat Nomar 8th?
Do people still want to kill me?
Steve people in St. Louis want you for president?
You know, that "fielder’s choice" would have really been a double play, Revisionist. So let’s try this again:
MARLINS 8TH: Mordecai flied to left; Pierre doubled to left;
Castillo walked while Pierre advanced to third on a wild pitch;
Rodriguez singled to left [Pierre scored, Castillo to second];
Cabrera grounded into a double play Garciaparra to Grudzielanek to Karros. 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 3, Marlins 1.
CUBS 8TH: URBINA REPLACED FOX (PITCHING); Ramirez
struck out; Karros flied to left; Garciaparra homered to left; GOODWIN BATS FOR PRIOR; GOODWIN flies to Conine; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Marlins 1.
MARLINS 9TH: BOROWSKI REPLACED GOODWIN (PITCHING); Conine lined to center;
Gonzalez flied to Sosa; HOLLANDSWORTH BATS FOR URBINA; HOLLANDSWORTH doubled to center; Pierre singled to right, Hollandsworth scored; Castillo grounded into a fielder’s choice Garciaparra to Grudzielanek. 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Cubs 4, Marlins 2.
WP- Prior 2-0
LP- Pavano 1-2
Sv- Borowski 4
Cubs win NL Pennant.
Wouldn’t I be 3-0 on the postseason though?
How would we have done with Cabrera instead of Nomar?
I gotcher back, Mark. Whomever said you were the most overrated pitcher ever is a dumbass. It’s not even remotely possible.
Everyone knows that I’m much more overrated than you.
Fixed!
Lets try again.
Last try.
You’re right , Kerry.
You’re far more overrated than Mark. The Lawnmower’s my guy!
CHICAGO CUBS 9TH
-U Urbina relieved C Fox.
-Bottom of the 9th inning
-D Miller grounded out to second.
-K Lofton doubled to right.
-N Garciaparra doubled to left, K Lofton scored.
-S Sosa homered to left, N Garciaparra scored.
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors
Chicago Cubs 9, Florida 8
W-Joe Borowski (1-0)
L-Urbina (0-1)
Best of Seven Series
Chicago leads Florida 1-0.
We know how the next 3 games went, right?
You’re right, I’d be 3-0. Actually, whoever "fixed" this probably thought they were using cumulative wins and losses for the playoffs and not per series, which is why Pavano was 1-2 instead of 0-2 and Borowski should have only had one save not three. Or four or whatever.
Oh, who cares, we lost.
Who cares? It doesn’t matter?
You bet your ass it matters, Prior! It matters to the other 24 guys in the clubhouse with you, and…
Oh, wait, he doesn’t play for me and he’s not Ben Grieve, and we’re talking in real abstract hypotheticals. Ah, crap, can someone on my coaching staff get me out of here?
How come my question Re: Hollandsworth never got answered? I didn’t know he was expected back this soon.
And forget the hypotheticals, if Baker hadn’t been so scared of facing Lenny Harris (Yes, that Lenny Harris) in Game 1 of the NLCS, Mark Guthrie would not have faced Mike Lowell and Mike Lowell would not have had the chance to hit the game-winning homer.
B.C., according to the Muskrat, I have begun hitting off of a tee and will begin jogging soon, so it will be a while, but it doesn’t look like I will have to miss the rest of the season.
Oh, and if you are going to start a sentence with "And forget the hypotheticals…", you probably shouldn’t follow it with a hypothetical statement.
These guys don’t even work! 85 percent of the world is working! The other 15 percent come out here to talk about day baseball.
It’s a playground for the c–ksuckers!
Oh, and if you are going to start a sentence with "And forget the hypotheticals…", you probably shouldn’t follow it with a hypothetical statement.
Hey guys I’m back..How about another pizza Dolan?
YES! JIMMY’S BACK!!!
I’m way cooler than Darren. I mean, my name is a verb with an extra G in it. Awesome!
Is this any sort of tribute to me?
Maybe. Who knows? Check out my crazy hair, I’m obviously a little nuts.
CBS Sportsline has me listed as "injured" by way of dizziness. Sheeeeet, buddy!
I predict I’ll hit 9 home runs buddy in the next 3 games. I love Coor’s Field, Buddy!
Be glad you’re not pitching against us again, Kerry.
We also have Vance Law listed as "questionable" for tonight’s game. We’re idiots.
I’ll be at the Des Moines Super 8, room 49. Send me some pie!
Suddenly, my Achilles feels a little better. Keep rubbin it, ladies. Mama’s in Greece!
Love, Theo
Uh, is Jimmy back (with Iowa, I assume)? Details?
Chuck, I’m leading off again!
74, I’m the PTBNL that the Cubs were supposed to get from Boston for me and Ricky Gutiérrez . I got traded for myself. Crazy Theo.
Wow that Bill Simmons piece was pretty unprofessional and bitter, not to mention bitchy and shitty!
Jimbo, thanks for the heads-up… pizza is on the way…
I gave Nomar number 5, and Mia’s going to introduce to one of the hotties from the soccer team. What could be better than that?
Wait, they’re all what?
No, Jimmy, you were traded for me the first time.
Now you’re being traded back for Gutierrez.
Lucky you.
blah blah breaking pitch (aka fastball) blah blah laser beam
We are undefeated with me as shortstop.
My new team is trying real hard to beat St. Louis. Of course since I’m 0 for 5, I have pretty much nothing to do with it.
is that balcony photo actually of your place, on N Whipple?
heheh…
Anyone who questions my genius had to be swayed by my absolutely brilliant move of intentionally walking a slumping Jose Vidro to load the bases for the guy who jacked one to tie the game off of my unhittable closer. I mean what are the chances Batista’s going to hit two homers in one game?
I was actually 1 for 6 with a double
The Cubs play like a Major League team and win on the road, and the Satanic Fowl lose at home on an extra inning bomb.
Kinda feels like Rocky IV when Rocky lands a roundhouse on Drago and the announcers scream, "The big Russian is cut!"
And we all know what happened after that…
The Cubs season will be decided by Aug. 12 since after Colorado we play 3 each against our 2 wild card rivals. Cubs win 2 games in each series, playoffs are all but guaranteed.
Would it be out of the realm of possibility for the Cubs to finish 36-20?
Is it impossible to think the Cards could only play 26-31 ball the rest of the way out?
If that happens, look who’s in first…
I’m with you. I refuse to write off the division until it’s mathmatically over. Sure, the Wild Card is enough to make the postseason, but why resign yourself to settling for it at the begining of August?
Just win baby!!!!!
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