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When Mike Fontenot's fly ball settled into the glove of Cincinnati right fielder Norris Hopper at the warning track in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night, the Cubs' chances of gaining on first-place Milwaukee died in the vines. Instead of a game-winning, two-run homer, Fontenot's long poke turned into a game-ending out, dealing the Cubs a 6-5 loss before a raucous crowd of 40,750 at ... [link]

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NL Central = Thunderdome
Published 8/15/2007 by Jack Cobra at Epic Carnival - Pop Culture, Sports, Celebrities, Babes, Rumors, Innuendo
... coming up from the minors and hitting home runs like A-Rod to help pull his team back in the playoff race. You have a supposed 'ace' faltering multiple times to get his team out of a slump and back on track. Things aren't exactly what you thought they would be and it doesn't look like it's going to get 'normal' any time soon. ...

Great Expectations....Pffftt....
Published 8/15/2007 by Jack Cobra at Cobra Brigade
... I'm just sitting here staring at the screen and I'm not sure what to write. The Cubs lost.....again as Carlos Zambrano officially pulled himself out of the running for the NL Cy Young Award. I know Aaron Harang has been tough on the Cubs the past couple of years and all, but come on, it's Aaron Harang. Four hits over the first seven innings and five hits for the game is not going to get the job done. Of course, last night the Cubs decided they would start hitting homers again (three of them), but since no one was on base when they did it they caused very little damage. I don't know, I don't know....the Cubs need to win the last two games of this series because.....We are now back to the point where the Cubs absolutely must win games. They've jacked around enough that they've missed out on opportunities to take over first place and now they are in n ...

Wednesday's Headlines
Published 8/15/2007 by thisyearcub at A League of Her Own - Front Page
... So close, yet so far ...

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