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Here's the last pitch....

Hewitt, last I heard :P

nice play there....1 last chance.

c'mon burke

C'mon now. One stupid clutch hit....one popup into those dumb boxes...

c'mon now Whouston....

Neifi Perez. Bank on it.

Memo to Jim Hendry: Make better decisions. We'd like to be this happy. Sincerely, Cubs Nation.

Well, he sac fly. I guess he did help out, in a way. *shrug* This is almost comical. This team sucks with RISP.

This too shall pass. And at least a WS win gets the Hot Stove season started sooner... ..of course, with the Cubs, you never know how that will be.

Backe = Nails tonight. Let's see if the Astros can stop imitating the Cubs w/RISP...

Backe's going to have to throw a 12 inning CG shoutout at this point. I like his toughness so far, though.

I'm gonna go way out on a limb here and bet you a cyber nickel that neither one of those two will be on our roster in '06. I'll take that bet, but be careful using the newfangled word "cyber". Gary Hughes will show up at your house with a torch and a mob with pitchforks.

Hurry up and end it fast so that we can be distracted by the hot stove, and be angry about the Cubs bringing back Burnitz and Perez.

I'm going to agree with Rocket. It's diffrent than Dubois, who had maybe 25 major league AB's with which to judge him. Murton had 150, and played very well. Dusty respects production out of youth (albiet he needs it at a high level to make him shake dumb platoons), so I would expect Murton earned some stripes in Dusty's eyes. Expect a situation better than what Hee Seop Choi got, with Murton playing against all but the very toughest RHP.

Hmm. At the youth, high school, college and semi-pro levels, I was taught by parents, parents of other players, coaches, fate and referees to win with class and dignity. I think think that professional ballplayers ought to behave with class, especially when they win. But that isn't the point of this argument. The way a fan will act after the Sox win won't cheapen the win; it'll make the fan look like an complete idiot. There's no dumber way to prove your fandom or make yourself feel good than by rubbing the accomplishments of others in a stranger's face, on account of which team he or she happnes to root for. It's shows pretty poor character. The fan who acts like a clown and talks trash to some random person in a Cubs hat just because his team won isn't more of a fan, he's less of a person. Enjoy your team's win. Be happy. Don't use it as an excuse to bring others down. If being "elitist" means expecting people to act with some sembelance of class, than count me in on some of that. The world could probably use more "elitist" people, then.

That's called bad sportsmanship, and should be taught as something to avoid at the little league/pee wee/AYSO and Park District levels. Win with class. There's no reason to be a obnoxious jerk if your team wins. Maybe it's a uniquly american construct; "trash talking" after a win. Certainly the Boo-Ya Network doesn't help kids grow up to be good sports-it teaches them how to come up with a creative dance or soundbyte. Was the smuggness of the Red Sox nation bad sportsmanship? Just because they seem classier? What is so attractive about having lovable losers as fans? Wow! Look at the IVY! It's PRETTY. I am not saying I condone their behavior, but how they behave is not relevent. It is about WHO WINS. Whether you get grief in the office the next day, the next week or for the REST OF YOUR LIFE are simply details. it doesn't change the binary nature of sports. Winner/Loser. I now live in Philly, reportedly the worst fans in sports. Wrong, they just CARE more. I wish Cubs fans cared more, in fact this last year is one of the first where I actually felt a level of irritation. THAT IMHO is a good thing.... Smugness and buffoonery are two different things. You can be smug without going out of your way to rub someone esle's nose in it. And if fan behavior is not relevant, and it's only about who wins and loses, then technically fans have no right to feel either way. "They" didn't win a thing. And I think the majority of Cub fans care. It's dangerous to think all Cub fans care about is ivy and beer. Don't confuse people who go to the park with fans. We have fans all over the world, many of whom have never been to Wrigley, and could care less if they replaced the ivy with cotton balls if it meant a champion. Also, I would take Cub fans over obnoxious, rude for the sake of reputation Philly fans, who may be loyal but show little class. *no offense Truffle*

Karma is real. And she's appearing three times nightly, four on weekends, at The Gold Club. hey HEY!

That's called bad sportsmanship, and should be taught as something to avoid at the little league/pee wee/AYSO and Park District levels. Win with class. There's no reason to be a obnoxious jerk if your team wins. Maybe it's a uniquly american construct; "trash talking" after a win. Certainly the Boo-Ya Network doesn't help kids grow up to be good sports-it teaches them how to come up with a creative dance or soundbyte.

Gary Hughes would burn the data, banish Fred, and destroy every computer in the office rather than open his mind up to something other than subjective observation.

He's going to the Sox if he does get posted Raisin, Hendry doesn't know they even play baseball in Japan. He's not toolsy enough.

I'm guessing that the Sox will spend a little more money, due to playoff revenue.

About the best I can muster right now is I hope the Sox used up another 88 years of bad luck with this run. I'll give credit where credit is due-the Sox pitching staff all had career years. Good for them. The got the breaks that you have to take advantage of. I'm not looking forward to the way their fans will act for the next decade or so unless we win a WS here soon. I'm not looking forward to the way the media will turn on the Cubs, unleashing years of bitterness on us, but there are worse things in life. Of all the crap associated with this, though, their fans will be the most unbearable part. Whatever, though. I hope it ends soon so the offseason can begin, and we have the hot stove to distract us.

Nomar-type C Rusch- B Perez- B Walker- A Burnitz- A Macias- F-

Comparing the Mavs Success to a baseball team is tough to do. During the Mavs best years they were in a conference with San Antonio, Sacramento at their peak, and the Lakers at their peak. I think they went to 2 game seven's in that time frame. I think they were the victim of circumstance as much as anything. Cuban's money and comittment to the team helped a ton.