Who's laughing at Dempster? No one

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 Who's laughing at Dempster? No one
Jay Mariotti: We're only 96 days from Game 1 of the World Series, 14 weeks from the unspeakable Cubbie dream, and I've yet to make fun of Ryan Dempster. I thought zingers would be a staple all season after he declared so wildly, "I think we're going to win the World Series. I really do. Enough of the curse this, the curse that, the goat this, the black cat, the 100 years." [link]

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Rampage Jackson hospitalized; Mike Barwis stresses speed at Michigan
Published 7/18/2008 by rstiles (noreply@blogger.com) at Stiles Points - "So let it be written, so let it be done"
... Wednesday for a mental health evaluation after acquaintances flagged down a patrol car outside his Irvine home, telling police they were concerned for his well-being." ... Dan Arritt Jay Mariotti of the Chicago Sun-Times writes about Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster... "We're only 96 days from Game 1 of the World Series, 14 weeks from the unspeakable Cubbie dream, and I've yet to make fun of Ryan Dempster." ... Jay Mariotti Dennis Dodd from CBS Sports Line writes how speed will be ...

Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “Rest In Peace, Dustin Eglseder” Edition
Published 7/18/2008 by Sweet Uncle Lou at Hire Jim Essian!
Well, gang, the All-Star Break is over. Back to work for the boys in blue. Let’s finish this season up with some moxie, shall we? Wait, someone was laughing at Dempster before? You know what’d help this team? Playing in a place owned by a company that runs Orange Julius shops. The Cubs can’t stop hearing about this “curse” nonsense BECAUSE THE MEDIA WON’T STOP WRITING ABOUT IT. Seriously, do you think Jason Beck picked up ANY irony when he was ...

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