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Published 4/2/2008 by Kpanz at BREAKING DOWN THE BREWERS BLOG - by Kevin Panzarella
Want another reason to make fun of the people down in Chicago? Here you have it... They just recently erected an Ernie Banks statue outside Wrigley Field. They wrote his famous quote underneath him, "Lets play two". Only problem is that they forgot the apostrophe, as in "Let us". Stupid Cubs. Here's a few article links to the story: Deadspin Chicago Tribune ...

It’s Armenian Appreciation Day
Published 4/3/2008 by Skip at Hire Jim Essian!
... Pollyannas. Bad Grammar. (I’m a member of SPOGG.) Milwaukeeans. Ah, but no need to get too negative here. What do I appreciate? Baseball season. People who know that even Bloomington, Indiana is a better place than Milwaukee. Dusty Baker tormenting a city whose metropolitan area spills into Kentucky. The Japanese, both the old and the new. Proper grammar. And finally, Ernie Banks, who kept saying ...

Cubs Week in Quotations
Published 4/7/2008 by Rob G. at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -
... a miracle that I made it from there to here. When I had my number retired, I thought it was the greatest honor because it was the first number ever retired by this franchise. It will still be there 100 years from now, and that's how I feel about this statue. I know it'll be here 100 years from now. It's a miracle. But it is proof that if you find satisfaction in your life, miracles can happen." -Ernie Banks "What apostrophe?" - Sculptor Lou Cella responding to his grammatical error on the Ernie Banks statue ...