When Cubs need hero, Ted no Lilliputian
Published 5/9/2008 by BY JAY MARIOTTI Sun-Times Columnist at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs ::
Jay Mariotti: The $136 million man was hearing boos, more evidence of his Cirque du Soriano existence. Reed Johnson was diving feebly for a ball that bounced two feet in front of him, the blooper antithesis of his catch for the ages last month. How bad was it getting in Cubdom? Lou Piniella, a potential Hall of Famer, was absorbing grief from the Hall of Shamer on the South Side.
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