Game 63 – Indians 7 Cubs 8

Cubs come back again

Second straight game that calls for

multiple haiku

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Behind seven zip

It looked hopeless once again

But the Cubs fought back

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Two solo home runs

Fifth frame Reed, Lee in the sixth

Then came inning eight

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Four hits,  a walk and

A Cleveland error later

Cubs score four – down one

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Ninth inning home run

Lee’s second of today’s game

Sends it to extras

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Tenth inning, two outs

Fonzie singles, steals and scores

On Ryan’s single

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The Cardiac Cubs

Have returned to Wrigley Field

And it feels so good

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Game 62 – White Sox 5 Cubs 6

Because I was there

I think today’s game deserves

Several haiku

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Not much excitement

‘Til the bottom of the eighth

Two on and two out

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Then, back-to-back jacks

First Derrek Lee’s three run shot

Next, Geo Soto

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Suddenly, we’re tied

And the White Sox fans are shocked

Thought they had it won

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Bottom of the ninth

Reed singles, moves to second

Still there with two outs

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Then, Soriano

Bloops a single to right, and

Wrigley is rockin’

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[thanks to Michael in Wheeling for the great last line]

Game 61 – White Sox 4 Cubs 1

After two days off

Were our Cubbies that bad, or

Was Danks just that good?

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My silver lining?

John Danks is a pitcher on

My fantasy team

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But – always a but

One of my other pitchers

Is Ryan Dempster

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Crosstown Classic – PPD

Tuesday night’s Cubs game

Postponed on account of rain

Third time this season

Who Are They?

“They” say that Sammy

Tested positive for drugs

In 2003

Ozzie’s Trash Talk

Ozzie Guillen says:

“I puke every time I go”

into Wrigley Field

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He likes the players

The management and the fans

But not “the building”

—

Dear Ozzie Guillen:

I don’t hate Sox or their fans

Just their manager

Game 60 – Twins 2 Cubs 3

Another close one

But the Cubs come out on top

Win it in the ninth

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Three straight one base hits

From Lee, Soto, Theriot

Gets winning run home

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Cubs Name New Hitting Coach

Can Von Joshua

Get Cubs bats hitting again

When Perry could not?

Game 59 – Twins 2 Cubs 0

Pitching remains good

Hitting remains anemic

Losses piling up

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Cubs record slips to

Below five hundred again

Third time this season

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Game 58 – Twins 7 Cubs 4

Dear Milton Bradley:

Just in case you didn’t know

Three outs per inning

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Not your fault Cubs lost

But that defensive “error”?

Inexcusable

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And let’s not forget

Base running gaffe in the sixth

Ball lost in the sun

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