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10/02/08
Edit: 9:31 p.m., Thursday night
Well, Game 1. That sucked.
But amazingly, and contrary to the popular opinion of hackish media types and ledge-jumping fans, the Cubs only lost one game last night. Not three.
Not that you would know it from reading the local papers this morning.
The Cubs spent six months working and hitting and pitching and [...]
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08/01/08
I was reading an article the other day about baseball players who were struggling this year. You know, the standard mid-season type thing about guys who aren’t earning their paycheck and all that standard formulaic journalism.
In the article, a scout for the Royals spouted that standard line about how even the best hitters in baseball fail 70 percent of the time and it’s a really hard game.
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07/15/08
Ah, A-Rod. Here’s a guy who has a chance to become the greatest player in the history of his sport, breaking tons of records while playing for the most prominent team in his sport. He plays on a team that has a chance at title every year. He’s still in the prime of his career. He is good-looking, talented and has access to the largest media market in America.
And he’s a total turd, in the eyes of the public.
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