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3 comments October 1st, 2008
So I had a friend lamenting that two of the more prominent Cubs backers out of the woodwork, comedian Tom Dressen and actor Jim Belushi, have never been funny, and why do they have to get so much air time when the Cubs have success.
But, believe me, those two are the Marx Brothers, “Animal House” and “Arrested Development” rolled into two compared with this nonsense from ESPN’s Rick Reilly.
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The Dodgers’ 7-2 win gives the Cubs a seven-game losing streak in the postseason. For nostalgia fans, here’s a link to the last Cubs’ victory. Current Cubs fans will be stunned to see Aramis Ramirez with six — count ‘em — six RBIs against the Marlins that night.
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Manny’s 8-iron swing reaches the left field bleachers, giving the Dodgers a 5-2 lead. Cubs get a pinch-hit from Mike “Little Babe Ruth” Fontenot* but nothing else.
*-Ron Santo’s nickname for him.
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Dempster became wilder than Looney Tunes’ Tazmanian Devil and served up a slam to James Loney in the fifth. Cubs waste a leadoff double from ARam in the sixth. Cubs down 4-2.
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Wally must be watching too many political debats, where it’s de rigour to stretch the truth (that’s lie to normal citizens). The Cubs faced Santana only once this year, and lost. As for Tony, this is not about ex-Twins: most ex-Twins stink. Just watch, Torii Hunter will have more double-play grounders than hits this postseason as he tries to pull every outside pitch. But Johan Santana is simply the best pitcher in baseball. His ERA in August was 1.91. In September, he got even better, with a 1.83 ERA. He was unbeaten in his last 17 starts and has not given up more than three runs in any game since before the All-Star break. In his last three starts, he averaged eight innings and allowed a total of 4 runs in 24 innings with 27 strikeouts. That’s not a guy you want to face twice in a series where if you lose three times you’re done for the year. Yes, Sabathia is good (but, no, Wally, not as good as Johan). And Milwaukee’s next-best pitcher was a guy with zero wins this year. The Phillies are the second-best team in the NL, but the only other team in the NL with any chance to knock off the Cubs is the Mets. The Dodgers should be an easy out.
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Very dramatic in the top half of the inning, with Dempster loading the bases before getting Ethier to whiff. Bottom half had a co-worker wondering if ARam was going to continue his postseason sluglike tendencies after his 6-4-3.
Dempster already with 61 pitches through the first third of the game. Going to wonder who gets the call from the ‘pen in the seventh for the North Siders.
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Looks like Mark DeRosa can take it easy on his leg if all he has to do is jog around the bases! There’s your lead, Dempster, now hold ‘em!
Los Angeles Times columnist T.J. Simers, a guy smart enough to get permanently disinvited from ESPN’s “Around the Horn,” spends some quality time with Jim Belushi (guy in picture). Remember Jimbo sucking up to the Dodgers while watching him sing during tonight’s seventh-inning stretch.
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Each starter (L.A.’s Derek Lowe and Chicago’s Ryan Dempster) records a walk and a strikeout in a first inning that may make fans yearn for the missing “Everybody Loves Raymond” rerun being pre-empted.
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One of the questions posed on our Web site was “Should Cubs fans forgive Steve Bartman?” Forgive him? For what? The guy didn’t do anything wrong. I wish people would let him live in peace. Can any fan out there say he or she would not have reached for that foul ball? Besides he didn’t muff the ground ball that could have been turned into a double play and he didn’t throw the pitches that allowed the Marlins to score at will that inning.
What was wrong was how fans reacted to Bartman. His life hasn’t been the same since that day.
Come on, folks, forget about Bartman, goats, curses and stuff. Cheer the team and enjoy the moment.
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