The Onion: Dusty Not Worried About Cubs' Hot Start

[Outshined_One]

It's sad, but at the same time, it's pretty hilarious.

 

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Some highlights:

 

In their disappointing series sweep of the rival Cardinals last weekend, the Cubs did all the little things right, winning ballgames with a combination of solid pitching, good defense, and timely hitting—fundamentals that Baker says his team will eventually ignore as the season goes on.

 

Although his harshest critics say that the Cubs appear to be doing everything right so far, Baker points to Tuesday's 9-2 drubbing at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds as a clear indication that his team is moving in the right direction.

[wvcbxl]

Great piece; that had me smiling all the way through.

[erik316wttn]

It's funny because it's true.

[CubinNY]

This one was my favorite:

 

'Sure, other teams may look just as awful on paper, but the Cubs have all the intangibles—the inability to play as a cohesive unit, management that always seems to make the wrong moves, a storied history of crushing, tragic defeats despite favorable odds," said Chicago-area resident Matt Grant. "No winning streak can get that lose-at-any-cost mentality out of our Cubbies' heads."

[snoodmonger]

"If it's September and we're still atop the division standings? Then we'll start panicking," Baker added.

:lol:

[Big Fergie J]

"If it's September and we're still atop the division standings? Then we'll start panicking," Baker added.

:lol:

 

 

Coffee just spewed all over my computer screen......

[sethuel1]

"If it's September and we're still atop the division standings? Then we'll start panicking," Baker added.

:lol:

 

 

Coffee just spewed all over my computer screen......

from which orifice?

[Big Fergie J]

"If it's September and we're still atop the division standings? Then we'll start panicking," Baker added.

:lol:

 

 

Coffee just spewed all over my computer screen......

from which orifice?

 

Thankfully my mouth.....don't think my nose could have handled it.....

 

Clean-up crew required....

[erik316wttn]

"If it's September and we're still atop the division standings? Then we'll start panicking," Baker added.

:lol:

 

 

Coffee just spewed all over my computer screen......

from which orifice?

 

He doesn't have Scott Eyre disease. Geez.

[Handlebar McSkullet]

Who doesnt love the onion?

[erik316wttn]

Who doesnt love the onion?

 

Not as good as it used to be, but still pretty funny.

[vaball]

I was in a bar on the south side this past Sunday night during the Cubs-Cards game and got to talking with this guy about baseball. He was a Cubs fan and a big Dusty fan. Loves Dusty, thinks he is an "MVP manager." I cited examples as to why Dusty is actually not really that great a manager, but he was not deterred.

 

So apparently there are some hard core Dusty fans out there, and some of them live on the south side.

 

Also, a cabbie picked me up at Logan Square a few weeks ago who, I swear, looked EXACTLY like Dusty. Toothpick and everything. I almost asked him point blank if he were Dusty. I thought maybe Dusty had decided to drive a cab for a day to talk baseball and try to gauge the pulse on this year's team or something.

[C.C.]

Very funny. You just have to laugh!