What does Cubdom want, mush or truth? :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Jay Mariotti

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Mariotti: What does Cubdom want, mush or truth?
Published 3/25/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Mariotti: What does Cubdom want, mush or truth? Oh, me fame went abroad through the Cub nation, An’ folks came a-flockin’ to see An’ they cried out, without hesitation, “You’re a fightin’ man, Jay Mariotti!” Mush, mush, mush toor-i-li-ady...Mush, mush, mush toor-i-li-ay You say Piniella, in introducing ``Cubbie occurrence’’ to the lexicon, has coined a phrase for eternity. I say you’re right. Pie’s twisted testicle—has it untwisted yet?—is a Cubbie occurrence. Zell is a Cubbie occurrence. Blaming the Evil Stoney in ‘04 was a Cubbie occurrence. Trading Lou Brock and not ...

Open Thread: Cubs vs. Giants, Tuesday 3/25, 3:05 CT
Published 3/25/2008 by Al at Bleed Cubbie Blue: Front Page Posts
... have the worst record in all of baseball this spring -- 8-19. While spring records are not necessarily predictors of regular season records, for the Giants, I think it will be. This is a potential 100-loss team. All of this is a way of saying that if there's any team against whom Rich Hill might get his act together, it's the Giants. Hill will face the Giants' Jonathan Sanchez, who has a 5.63 ERA in 16 spring innings, allowing 21 hits and 8 walks. Morning notes: More Jay Mariotti idiocy. More Mike Downey idiocy. ...

Uh Oh, Jay Made A Stupid....
Published 3/25/2008 by pnoles at Fire Jay Mariotti
Multiple stupids, in fact. Before reading, be careful. You're about to enter a zone with a very unhealthy concentration of WRONG. As the most tortured and masochistic fans in sports, you demand love and tenderness in Cubdom. You want hope, optimism, faith. You want 100-year amnesia. You want a combination of Ron Santo, a Wrigley Granny and Eddie Vedder in the bleachers. They're fans. ZOMG! THEY WANT TO HOPE FOR A TEAM THAT WINS IT ALL! You want me to say 98-64, No one cares what you predict, because it's probably more based on ...

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Published 3/25/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
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Reed Johnson Signs With Cubs
Published 3/25/2008 by Bryan at OUT OF RIGHT FIELD
... are out in full force. Basing things off of spring training numbers? Shame on you. Show me during the season that he's made a real attempt of cutting down his swing and then I'll believe you. Otherwise, calm down the unwarranted Felix Pie hype. - Trying to figure out who this year's "Jacque Jones" will be? Mike Downey of the Trib seems to think it's Jason Marquis. Can't disagree with him at this point. Don't forget about Ryan Dempster though. - Jay Mariotti thinks you should get a life if you think the Cubs are winning the World Series this year. ...

Gee Jay, We're Sorry
Published 3/26/2008 by LoserPoet at The Shooter's Lounge
... ), have been giving Jay a hard time. His latest article is a regular whinefest. Marriotti lists a bunch of stuff Cub fans have supposedly said and counters with his own prickly assurances that they are wrong. I'm sort of confused as to why he even bothered to write this tripe. Isn't he the sports writer, the one who gets paid to put words on his processor? Since when does he give a shit what the common man (or blogger) has to say? I don't agree with all the pie in the sky hopes for this season either, but I'm not ready to count the Cubs out before the first pitch is ...