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Breaking up with the Cubs

Dear Cubs, A lot has changed since we met.  It was 1987.  Wrigley Field didn’t have lights.  The only people who watched your games on the rooftop were construction workers making repairs to the aged buildings. Those were the days…it was so innocent. I was happy with you as a last place team.  You were... Read more »

By Captain Meatball,
June 20, 2010 at 9:29 pm

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