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It's good, but the main criticism that it usually gets, and that I think is totally valid, is that it is (surprise, surprise) east coast centric. He spends an enormous amount of time on the Yankees, Giants, Dodgers, and Red Sox, and very rarely goes into any detail on anyone who played elsewhere. For example, in a 10+ hour documentary about the history of baseball, Rogers Hornsby gets a total of two minutes and thirty seconds. Ernie Banks and Frank Robinson get less than a minute. There isn't a single mention about the 1969 Cubs, yet there is over 10 minutes about the Miracle Mets. Furthermore, the diversity of his guests was lacking. They were nearly all New England elites like Burns (George Plimpton, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Daniel Okrent, Robert Jay Gould, and a few others). However, he did have George Will in several segments, which was great. Also, Mike Schmidt is not mentioned at any time during the whole series. My favorite parts of the documentary series are the first two chapters. I'm fascinated with 19th century history of the game. When I visited the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown four years ago, one of my favorite exhibits was about the old National League. They had a baseball used in a championship series in 1888, I believe. They used one ball for the entire thing, and on display it was all misshapen and lopsided. I thought it was the coolest thing ever.

Too bad the stupid WWE had the Cub fan and current "World Heavyweight Champ" and Chicago native CM Punk lose the main event. I would have fought the WWE---if I was CM Punk---aout jobbing in my hometown......but all welll....... Flair jobbed in Charlotte all the time.

Maddux should have hung it up a few years ago, but at least he got to 350 clean.

+1 I no longer fear Maddux on the mound. This move doesn't frighten me in the least. (Cue some Dodger Fan quoting this post in October after Maddux beats us in the playoffs)

Stupid names for home runs: Dinger, Tater, etc Steve Berthiaume saying "Fill thine horn with oil, and go" But then again, we could go another 30 pages on ESPN things that tick us off. I actually liked "say hello to my little friend" the first time I heard it as a HR call. The only time Kenny Mayne has even slightly amused me is when he shouted "I am the finest player in ALL the land!" when someone hit a homer. Baseball pet peeve and overall life pet peeve: Kenny Mayne.

A Championship should be the goal.

Stupid names for home runs: Dinger, Tater, etc

That is a hell of a good documentary series. I wish it would be updated, because so much has happened since 1994.

Still tied at 1?

Are there any obtainable 1B on the free-agent market this offseason? I know Teixeria is going to cost a bundle.

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080815&content_id=3313397&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc LOL, like that fanbase has room to poke fun @ anyone? They've been in existence for 16 years and have already matched us for all-time World Series victories.

And to think, there was a point in the season where I would have been shocked if we made it more than 20 over, seeing as we were something like 0-5 when attempting to move to 21 over. I love this team. This has been the most fun I've ever had as a Cubs fan, and that includes the magical Summer of 98.

CUBS WIN!!!!

FINISH HIM!

Cantu HBP. Crap

So if you would have, just theoretically, the pitcher batting between Lee and Ramirez, it wouldn't matter?

This is why a good long man is worth his weight in gold. Is Gaudin rested?

I love Z, but he still lets his emotions get the better of him sometimes. And it's no use trying to change it, because if it hasn't changed by now, it's not going to.

Z, Please remove your head from your ass. Do it soon. Thanks, Erik

As much as I hate to agree.... The streak ends tonight. Let's start a new one tomorrow. I can't wait until the Marlins move out of that dump.

Cantu homers. 4-1 Marlins.

Z was barking at him earlier. And now he's doing the mature, adult thing and giving Z a zone the size of an orange?

Well there's a break. Botched sac bunt caught by Soto in foul territory. 1 out. Now a ground ball gets us out.

And now Ramirez walks. Here we go.

This is where Lou needs to step in. what's going on The hitters are pressing, and Z can't find the plate with a map and a compass.