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Baseball Today: Thursday, October 2
Projo Sox Blog — ... . (Los Angeles Times) And yes, that's the angst of Cubs Nation you hear wailing in the background (Chicago Tribune) . . . The Phillies won their first postseason game in 15 years, ...

Cole's Performance Looked Familiar
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae — ... Sox-Angels • Jon Lester led the Sox over the Angels last night. He's very good. • Bob Ryan says Lester is the new ace of the Sox. • Angels site says the Sox are right where the Halos want them. Turns out, they always lose game one. • Oh, and the Angels can't hit in September...or October. Cubs-Dodgers • Cubs fans, and writers, are already starting to panic. • But this was just the Cubs being the Cubs. (Play on Manny, I assume). • Bill Plaschke was surprised by the Dodgers ...

Out of the Gate, MLB Favorites Stumble
The Big Lead — ... And after sifting through both papers, here’s our favorite line: “The Chicago City Council had better ban booze and suicide after the seventh inning. There will be no joy in Wrigleyville–only the usual sorrow and pity.” ...

Postseason Papers: Angels get off to an inauspicious start
Big League Stew — ... Vazquez says he's ready to take the mound today for the White Sox. [Chicago Tribune] • Bad news for Vazquez: Pitchers who have a losing record and start in Game 1 of a playoff series have historically not done well. [Chicago Tribune] • Carlos Quentin still isn't ready to come back from his wrist injury. [Sun-Times]• Mike Downey writes that the Cubs are just being the Cubs. [Chicago Tribune] • Lou Piniella says he would like to start Kosuke Fukudome ...

Calm Down, Chicago Fans; You're Still In Control Of The Series
Sons of Steve Garvey — As expected, last night's 7-2 Dodgers victory exhumed all the ghosts of seasons past for beleaguered Chicago Cubs fans. The Chicago Tribune, as expected, leads the way in clearing the path to the apocalypse, with "Curse removal backfires on Cubs" and "Now you're two games from 101 years" and former LA Times columnist Mike Downey's "In Game 1, it's just Cubs being Cubs." Said Downey: Bringing a feeling of dread and dejection back to Wrigley Field, which is world-famous for it, the Cubs lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-2, ...