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SCOTTSDALE, Arizona -- It was a gorgeous, not-a-cloud-in-the-evening-sky night in the Valley of the Sun. A full house, nearly half Cubs fans, at Scottsdale Stadium. (Including a mother and daughter who sat down in front of us, downed about 8 beers between them -- probably at a cost of over $50 -- and then left in the 6th inning, having not watched more than a play or two.) And while ... [link]

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An Aside About The Awfulness Of The Giants
Published 3/20/2008 by Rob at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
Helen pointed out that Al Yellon recently limned a 4-2 Cubs win over the Giants. There's nothing so unusual about that until you realize that the Giants have the worst record in Spring Training of any team with a mind-bending 6-16. The Cubs used the game as a third-week split squad to showcase fringe guys who will, in all probability, end up in AAA (Eric Patterson, Micah Hoffpauir), some quasi-regulars (Daryle Ward, Matt Murton, Ronny Cedeno), and one or two guys who stand a good chance of making the team in some capacity (Jon Lieber, Scott Eyre, Bob Howry). ...

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