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What Do You Get When You Add 8 And 3?
Hire Jim Essian — >Something magical? I know I could have also gone with the Samardzija #29 that he wears now, with the Cubs, but I wanted to throw down a little ND love because, among other reasons, Kerm, a multiple graduate of Our Lady, is too tired of the bullshit he gets if it simply appears to be rooting for his alma mater (I know, what a dick, right?). And anyway, he’s honest enough to say that he, along with just about anybody who has been following this team, did not expect Samardzija to contribute anything for the Cubs in 2008. There is so much to dissect about that absolute beauty of a game. I really feel ...

Closing Time: The Wizard of Oz
Roto Arcade — Pitchers tease us, pitchers thrill us, pitchers break our heart and pitchers ultimately decide fantasy titles. We'll open this closing time with the starters, and we'll finish it with the bullpen aces. • Make it 32.1 scoreless innings for Roy Oswalt, who mowed down the Pirates Thursday with a tidy three-hitter. He needed just 90 pitches (70 strikes), and got 19 ground-ball outs. The streaking Astros are now just three games out in the Wild Card race, but their run will be put on hold for a while; Hurricane Ike is about to hit Texas, forcing Houston and Chicago to cancel their scheduled games for Friday and Saturday. Sunday's game is no sure thing, ...

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2; Escape from St. Louis
Cubbie Nation - Notes from the Front Office — Filed:September 11th, 2008 Watching last night's Cubs-Cardinals game -- a 3-2 win by the Cubs to take the series -- I was reminded of John Carpenter's cult classic, Escape from New York. A bruised and battered Snake Plisken running around prison city New York, doing whatever he can to collect his prize -- the President -- before time runs out, and he's left to die on the side of the road. Oh, and all the while, with an oversized black man chasing him; *cough*, Prince Fielder, *cough, cough*. Sounds about like the Cubs in September. Well, the Cubs did their best Snake impression, getting the win in almost Hollywood-like fashion, with six innings of ...