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	<title>The Curse of Wrigley Field</title>
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	<description>Writing About the Chicago Cubs and Looking at the Team's Past</description>
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		<title>Cubs Split Doubleheader With Pirates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May 10, 1908 at West Side Park
Cubs 6, Pirates 2  (13-4)
The location was different but the result and opponent were the same as the Cubs dispatched the Pirates in the first game of their doubleheader.  Three Finger Brown had another exception outing and he picked up a win his second straight start. He gave up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/cubs-split-doubleheader-with-pirates/</link>
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		<title>Lilly&#8217;s revenge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
 The Cubs started their longest home stand of the season (10 games) Friday afternoon and it didn&#8217;t take long for them to get comfy.
After Arizona&#8217;s Chris Young went yard off Ted Lilly, again, to give the D-Backs a 1-0 lead, the lefty starter was lights out and Chicago went on to win 3-1.
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		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/lillys-revenge/</link>
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		<title>Chick Fraser Throws Two Hit Shutout</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May 9, 1908 at Exposition Park
Cubs 1, Pirates 0  (12-4)
The Cubs continued their impressive start the season with a nice win behind a solid pitching performance by Chick Fraser.  Fraser gave up just two hits, a single and a double, and he walked two and struck out three.
The Cubs scored their lone run in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/chick-fraser-throws-two-hit-shutout/</link>
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		<title>Hendry defends Soriano&#8217;s leadoff spot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the Chicago Tribune, Alfonso Soriano has the second-worst on-base percentage of any playing leading off in the National League. On the Cubs alone, Soriano has the third worst percentage. But that means nothing to GM Jim Hendry.
On Wednesday he publicly defended Lou Piniella&#8217;s decision to keep Soriano in the lead off spot:
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		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/hendry-defends-sorianos-leadoff-spot/</link>
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		<title>At least he didn&#8217;t give up five home runs</title>
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Welcome back to the starting rotation Jon Leiber. You&#8217;ve been missed by fans and Major League hitters alike.
Lieber probably needed a hug after giving up four home runs in the first inning to the Reds. Even if that hug came from a giant flesh-eating wild animal.
But give him credit. He lasted one more inning than most [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/at-least-he-didnt-give-up-five-home-runs/</link>
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		<title>Piniella tries to shake up defense</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cubs manager Lou Piniella finally heard my calls for change and started Ronny Cedeno at second base Tuesday night. Sure, Cedeno committed an error, even though he is suppposed to be much better at second base than Mark Fontenot. But not to worry Cubs nation. Cedeno is the better option at second base.
Firstly, he&#8217;s hitting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/171/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s not 20 but we&#8217;ll take it</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
Ten years to the day Kerry Wood struck out 20 batters in a game, Carlos Zambrano was just as dominant.
Striking out three.
Zambrano came up huge for the Cubs, providing a spark that has been lacking the last couple of weeks with the exception of Zambrano starts. Big Z scattered three hits over eight innings and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/its-not-20-but-well-take-it/</link>
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		<title>Another reason to hate Yankees-Sox</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is actually a sad story, so I&#8217;m not going to make any jokes here.
I found this via Deadspin. A woman in New Hampshire killed a man when she sped her car into a large group of people. The impetus for such rage? Yankees-Red Sox.
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		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/another-reason-to-hate-yankees-sox/</link>
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		<title>Carl Lundgren Is Hit Hard In Cubs Loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May 6, 1908 at Exposition Park
Pirates 5, Cubs 2  (11-4)
Carl Lundgren gave up his share of hits and gave up his share of free passes as the Cubs lost to the Pirates 5-2.  Lundgren gave up five runs on eight hits and seven walks.
The Cubs managed just six hits in the contest.  Heinie Zimmerman had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/carl-lundgren-is-hit-hard-in-cubs-loss/</link>
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		<title>Fonte &#8230; No!! What are you doing?!</title>
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Mike Fontenot looks like he&#8217;s about 16. And high. Which probably explains his decision to try and score from third base in the ninth inning with one out and the Cubs trailing 5-3.
The ball didn&#8217;t get as far away from the catcher as he thought and Fontenot was easily thrown out at home, leaving it up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/fonte-no-what-are-you-doing/</link>
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		<title>RIP Rich Hill Major League Career (for now)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rich Hill we hardly knew thee. No, seriously, we hardly do know thee.
Last year Hill went 11-8 and struck out 183 batters (a team best) during his first ful season with the club. To begin this season Hill has an ERA over four and has walked 18 guys in 19-2/3 innings. So, which pitcher is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/rip-rich-hill-major-league-career-for-now/</link>
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		<title>Cedeno in Center?</title>
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Ronny Cedeno will not be ignored.
After hitting .383 with a .473 on-base percentage in 22 games, manager Lou Piniella has to come up with a way to get Cedeno&#8217;s bat in the lineup.
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		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/cedeno-in-center/</link>
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		<title>Well, that went well</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
Jason Marquis, with a chance to salvage the series and stick it to his former employer, was as effective as anger management courses for Lou Piniella during the Cubs&#8217; 5-3 loss to St. Louis Sunday night. He allowed five runs and notched five walks over 5-1/3 innings. Fittingly, his ERA is now over five. And [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/well-that-went-well/</link>
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		<title>Cubs Sweep Doubleheader Over Cardinals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May 3, 1908 at West Side Park
Cubs 4, Cardinals 2  (10-3)
The Cubs won their third straight in the front end of a doubleheader with the Cardinals.  Johnny Evers was the hitting star and he went three for four with a run.
Three Finger Brown made his first start of the season and it was a good [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/cubs-sweep-doubleheader-over-cardinals-2/</link>
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		<title>Orval Overall Holds Cardinals In Check For Cubs Second Straight Win</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May 2, 1908 at West Side Park
Cubs 3, Cardinals 2  (9-3)
Orval Overall had a problem with his control with seven walks given up to the Cardinals but he gave up just two hits in the contest and that was the difference as the Cubs edged the Cardinals.  Overall was also helped by five strikeouts and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/orval-overall-holds-cardinals-in-check-for-cubs-second-straight-win/</link>
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		<title>Good grief</title>
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The above picture was taken just moments before Kerry Wood threw the first pitch of the ninth inning during Thursday afternoon&#8217;s game. I bet you can guess what happened next.
No, Craig Counsell didn&#8217;t line one back up the middle, sending Wood&#8217;s glove, hat and clothing flying in all different directions. But he might as well.
Wood [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/good-grief/</link>
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		<title>News flash: Kosuke Fukudome is really good</title>
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It&#8217;s tough to think of Kosuke Fukudome as a rookie, what with the nine seasons of Japanese professional baseball under his belt and all, but the reality is that Mr. Fukudome is a rookie by Major League standards.
And what a rookie he is.
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		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/news-flash-kosuke-fukudome-is-really-good/</link>
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		<title>Sign him up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
In my previous post I came to the defense of Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. For those of you who didn&#8217;t catch the game last night, Cuban was sitting in the Tribune Co.&#8217;s primo seating for the game. Cuban has publicly expressed interest in owning the Cubs and as luck would have it the Tribune Co. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/157/</link>
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		<title>Mike Downey will not tolerate your anti-Soriano rants!</title>
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Alfonso Soriano is kind of like Mariah Carey: you either love him or you hate him. I&#8217;ve done both.
But regardless of how you feel about him, you have to admit that Soriano is important to this Cubs lineup. Well, Mike Downey agrees with you. And he also tries to insult the intelligence of any [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/mike-downey-will-no-tolerate-you-anti-sorianoism/</link>
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		<title>Wow, that was a long time ago</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
Ten years ago I was just 12, smoking was banned in all California bars and restaurants, Bill Clinton emphatically promised the nation he did not have sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky and Google was founded.
It was also ten years ago that Kerry Wood exploded onto the baseball scene with his 20K performance against the Houston [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/wow-that-was-a-long-time-ago/</link>
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		<title>What was that about Monday&#8217;s loss?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
Fourteen players came up to the plate, 12 of them got base hits and nine of those fellows drove in a run during the Cubs&#8217; 19-5 whipping of Milwaukee. So how does Felix Pie manage not to get a single hit last night?
Regardless, Chicago made up for Tuesday&#8217;s lost opportunity by taking every single opportunity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/what-was-that-about-mondays-loss/</link>
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		<title>Chick Fraser Holds Cardinals to Four Hits In Cubs Win</title>
		<description><![CDATA[April 30, 1908 at West Side Park
Cubs 3, Cardinals 1  (8-3)
The Cubs picked up just three runs in this one but it was good enough because Chick Fraser held the Cubs NL rival to a mere four hits.  He gave up just the one run and he walked two and struck out two.
Johnny Evers was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/chick-fraser-holds-cardinals-to-four-hits-in-cubs-win/</link>
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		<title>Cubs Lose It In Ninth For Second Straight Loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[April 29, 1908 at West Side Park
Pirates 2, Cubs 1  (7-3)
Jack Pfiester gave up a pair of runs in the top of the ninth inning as what could have been a spectacular start went to waste.  He gave up the two runs on five hits and one walk with three strikeouts. 
The Cubs managed just four [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/cubs-lose-it-in-ninth-for-second-straight-loss/</link>
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		<title>Freeport children can now replicate 100 years of futility on their own field!</title>
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Not satisfied with the city&#8217;s lack of sports related injuries, the fine folks of Freeport, Illinois have opened a miniature replica of Wrigley Field. The above shot is a picture of the little field not yet covered with ivy.
Nothing screams safety more than 11 and 12 years olds and brick walls. But that&#8217;s OK, once [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/freeport-children-can-now-replicate-100-years-of-futility-on-their-own-field/</link>
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		<title>Yay, I made a ca &#8230; ow!</title>
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The Cubs last four games have been less than steller, but have no fear Cubs Nation, your savior Alfonso Soriano is coming back! From the Sun Times:
How much leadoff hitter Alfonso Soriano can do fresh off the disabled list is anybody&#8217;s guess, but the $136 million man had his best, most vigorous workout since injuring [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/yay-i-made-a-ca-ow/</link>
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		<title>Eight is enough</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
It&#8217;s clear from the photo above that Cubs rookie catcher Geovany Soto knows how to keep his eye on the ball. I mean, look at that focus. A roague catcher&#8217;s mask won&#8217;t get in the way between him and that baseball!
Unfortunately when Soto doesn&#8217;t have a large object dangling from the side of his face, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/eight-is-enough/</link>
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		<title>Convincing yourself a loss to Washington isn&#8217;t that bad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
It&#8217;s certainly not the end of the season, but don&#8217;t you wish Mark Grace was embracing you right now after a difficult 2-0 loss to Washington? I know Ted Lilly could use it. The guy struggles to start the season, finally puts together two consecutive quality starts and has a boring 1-1 record to show [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/convincing-yourself-a-loss-to-washington-isnt-that-bad/</link>
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		<title>Carl Lundgren Has Rough Start In Cubs Loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[April 24, 1908 at West Side Park
Reds 4, Cubs 2  (7-2)
The Cubs four game losing streak came to an end as the Reds did a number on Carl Lundgren.  The right hander gave up four runs on eight hits and two walks with a strikeout in six innings.
The Cubs were held to a mere four [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/carl-lundgren-has-rough-start-in-cubs-loss/</link>
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		<title>Orval Overall Pitches Cubs to Fourth Straight Win</title>
		<description><![CDATA[April 23, 1908 at West Side Park
Cubs 2, Cardinals 1  (7-1)
The Cubs have a new season long winning streak as the beat the Reds for their fourth straight win.  Overal Overall won his third start of the season with a solid game.  He gave up just one run on seven hits and two walks with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/orval-overall-pitches-cubs-to-fourth-straight-win/</link>
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		<title>Cubs Raise Flag, Win Home Opener</title>
		<description><![CDATA[April 22, 1908 at West Side Park
Cubs 7, Reds 3  (6-1)
The Cubs won their third straight overall, their fourth straight against the Reds and more importantly, they won their first home game as they opened up West Side Park with a win.  Catcher Johnny Kling was one of the hitting stars with a single, a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/cubs-raise-flag-win-home-opener/</link>
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