That's Not The Way I Always Heard It Should Be

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Bless You Boys: Front Page Posts found this 4/1/2008 on www.bleedcubbieblue.com [flag]
This one had a chance. Really, it could have. As I said to Mike after the 9th inning, today's game had already leaped into the top rank of all Cubs home openers after Kosuke Fukudome's dramatic, frenetic, amazing three-run homer that had Wrigley rocking tied the game. But in the end, the thing that was supposed to be one of the most solid aspects of the 2008 Cubs -- its bullpen -- ... [link]

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The BYB 2008 Preview: The Rest of the Majors
Published 4/1/2008 by Ian Casselberry at Bless You Boys: Front Page Posts
... Of course, you can't judge an entire season on one game, but I think yesterday's Brewers-Cubs result might be a precursor to the NL Central race.  Despite a strong lineup, Milwaukee's pitching (especially its bullpen) is going to cost them some wins.  The Cubs, meanwhile, might have the best staff in the division, with depth to cover any injuries that might occur. ...

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Zambrano suffers forearm cramps -- ChicagoSports.com

A League of Her Own - Front Page found this 4/1/2008 on chicagosports.chicagotribune.com

| Tribune reporter 10:29 PM CDT, March 31, 2008 The Cubs have pleaded with Carlos Zambrano to drink fluids during starts to prevent the cramping that has haunted him in the past, but their words have fallen on deaf ears. And when Zambrano's most ...
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Wood off to bad start with 'Wild Thing' debut

A League of Her Own - Front Page found this 4/1/2008 on www.suntimes.com

Kerry Wood is 2-0 as an Opening Day starter for the Cubs. He avoided being 0-1 as the Opening Day closer thanks to the heroics of Kosuke Fukudome, but it didn't ease the first bitter taste of a closer's star-crossed life.
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B&C Exclusive: The Steve Bartman Interview

Jesse Pugh posted 4/1/2008 from www.bugsandcranks.com

In a series of e-mail exchanges arranged by one of my childhood friends (who lived in the same freshmen dorm as Steve at Notre Dame), Bugs & Cranks presents the first at-length interview with infamous Cubs fan Steve Bartman.
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Cubs Still Somehow Manage To Fukudome Themselves [MLB Closer]

Intentional Foul found this 4/1/2008 on deadspin.com

Even though it appeared that the Cubs, off the mighty bat of Kosuke Fukudome, who went 3-for-3 including the game-tying home run off the hairy useless mess that now inhabits former lights-out closer Eric Gagne, the Cubs still lost to the Milwaukee ...
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Alou says he wouldn't have caught Bartman ball in 2003 NLCS

The Zoner posted 4/1/2008 from sports.espn.go.com

Alou, now with the Mets, said he wouldn't have caught the now-infamous pop fly in the 2003 National League Championship Series that hit the heel of Bartman's hand in the eighth inning of Game 6, prolonging an inning in which the Marlins later rallied for the lead. Florida then went on to win the series.
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