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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 Season Ends With Whimper</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Man, that sure was quick.  The Cubs came into the playoffs with the best record in the National League and left after just three playoff games in a sweep at the hands of Dodgers.  The Cubs scored a grand total of just six runs in the series and while that&#8217;s never going to cut, when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/cubs-season-ends-with-whimper/</link>
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		<title>Reds, Nationals On Deck At Wrigley Field</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Cubs are just rolling and it&#8217;s looking more and more like that 100 year drought is going to come to an end.  Even better, the Cubs are home all next week and I&#8217;d sure like to make it down for a day game.  I&#8217;d have to sneak out of work, but another snag are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/reds-nationals-on-deck-at-wrigley-field/</link>
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		<title>Cubs Skid Continues With Fifth Straight Loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 16, 1908 at West Side Park
Giants 4, Cubs 3  (45-33)
The Cubs woes continued as they dropped their fifth straight game.  In this one, the offense was tepid for most of the game but they stormed back with two runs in the ninth inning.  Unfortunately, they needed three to tie so while the cut the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/cubs-skid-continues-with-fifth-straight-loss/</link>
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		<title>Giants Humiliate Cubs For Fourth Straight Loss, Cubs Fall to Third Place</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 15, 1908 at West Side Park
Giants 11, cubs 0  (45-32) The Forsyte Saga divx 
The game was bad in so many ways.  One, the Cubs were completely decimated.  Two, it was their fourth straight loss.  Finally, the third thing was the Cubs fell all the way to third place as both the Giants and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/giants-humiliate-cubs-for-fourth-straight-loss-cubs-fall-to-third-place/</link>
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		<title>Orval Overall Is Roughed Up By phillies In Cubs Third Straight Defeat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 14, 1908 at West Side Park
Phillies 11, Cubs 2  (45-31)
The Cubs were blown out in their finale with the Phillies and the big loss was their third in a row.  Orval Overall was pummelled for eight runs in 5 2/3 innings before Bill Mack came in but even he gave up three more.

Beowulf on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/orval-overall-is-roughed-up-by-phillies-in-cubs-third-straight-defeat/</link>
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		<title>Forget the loss, get ready for the rest of the year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Nam Y. Huh/AP
After Ryan Dempster so boldly predicted a World Series title during Spring Training, Cubs fans the world over collectively stuck their heads into a pillow and screamed. Surely the team’s fate was sealed because, well, it’s the Cubs and they just don’t win World Series.
 Shocker ipod 
 
Well, four months later and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/forget-the-loss-get-ready-for-the-rest-of-the-year/</link>
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		<title>Cubs Rack Up Fourteen Hits, Still Lose to Phillies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 13, 1908 at West Side Park
Dark Blue hd
Phillies 6, Cubs 5  (45-30)

The Abyss psp
 The Cubs picked up fourteen hits but could only push five of those across the plate as they lost their second straight to the Phillies.  Sol Hofman singled twice and he scored two runs while Pat Moran had three singles [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/cubs-rack-up-fourteen-hits-still-lose-to-phillies/</link>
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		<title>Cubs Split Doubleheader With Phillies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 12, 1908 At West Side Park
Cubs 3, Phillies 0  (45-28)
 Lake Dead trailer 
Ed Reulbach threw a four hit shutout as the Cubs took their first game in a doubleheader with the Philles.  He walked one and struck out three in the impressive outing.
Heinie Zimmerman was the hitting star and he went three for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/cubs-split-doubleheader-with-phillies/</link>
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		<title>Intentionally walking Derreck Lee may not be the best idea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
Urgh, I just woke up and it&#8217;s about an hour before game time, so I will keep this short and sweet.
Aramis Ramirez is nothing short of an animal. He&#8217;s hitting over .400 with 16 RBI in close and late game situations this season and three of those RBI came last night when he broke a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/intentionally-walking-derreck-lee-may-not-be-the-best-idea/</link>
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		<title>Del Howard Has Four Hits In Cubs Loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 11, 1908 at West Side Park
Phillies 6, Cubs 2  (44-28)
Ed Reulbach had a tough time and he took the loss as the Cubs three game winning streak came to an end.  He gave up five runs on eight hits and two walks in just three innings of work.
Del Howard had a big day at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/del-howard-has-four-hits-in-cubs-loss/</link>
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		<title>Be assured that the Cubs&#8217; failures will follow you beyond the grave</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Are you afraid of being one of those lame people who are put into a coffin and buried after you die? Fear not old Cubs fans, Dennis Mascari has come up with a way to guarantee that Alfonso Soriano&#8217;s awful fielding will continue to haunt you into the after life.
He&#8217;s going to have you interred [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/be-assured-that-the-cubs-failures-will-follow-you-beyond-the-grave/</link>
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		<title>Seven is a not-so-lucky number</title>
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Marked for Death ipod
 When the Cubs are playing ugly, I have to think of something nice. Marrisa Miller in a Cubs jersey doesn&#8217;t get much better. In fact, every time I look into her eyes I lose my train of thought. Wait, what just happened? Where am I? Woah. 
Oh, that&#8217;s right, there was a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/seven-is-a-not-so-lucky-number/</link>
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		<title>Three Finger Brown Pitches Eleven innings In Cubs Win Over Phillies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 10, 1908 at West Side Park
Cubs 3, Phillies 2  (44-27)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock film

Three Finger Brown needed to pitch eleven solid innings before the Cubs pulled off this win for their third straight.  He gave up two runs on ten hits and one walk with two strikeouts in an impressive outing.
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/three-finger-brown-pitches-eleven-innings-in-cubs-win-over-phillies/</link>
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		<title>Cubs Top Superbas With Tenth Inning, Come From Behind Win</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Sense and Sensibility download July 9, 1908 at West Side Park
Cubs 4, Superbas 3  (43-27)
The Cubs stormed back in this one and scored two runs in the ninth and one run in the tenth to win it.  Jack Pfiester threw the first nine innings before he gave way to Three Finger Brown who pitched [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/cubs-top-superbas-with-tenth-inning-come-from-behind-win/</link>
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		<title>Dempster extends home-winning streak to 10</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
I planned to write a piece about how the CC Sabathia deal would effect the Cubs the rest of the season. I even had nice charts and graphs made up to prove my points. OK, so maybe I didn&#8217;t have that, but I was prepared to make the argument that Chicago needed to do something, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/dempster-extends-home-winning-streak-to-10/</link>
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		<title>Sol Hofman Doubles, Homers In Cubs Win</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 8, 1908 at West Side Park 

Mission: Impossible III ipod

Cubs 6, Superbas 3  (42-27)
The Cubs bounced back from a two game losing streak as they finally put together a win in front of their home town fans.  Sol Hofman led the way with a big day at the plate.  He went two for four [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/sol-hofman-doubles-homers-in-cubs-win/</link>
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		<title>Take me out to the &#8230; ice rink?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ via Chicago Tribune

Rushmore hd

  
The Cubs have made themselves mighty comfortable at home this season, walking all over opponents to the tune of a 33-10 record at the Friendly Confines.
So it makes sense that another Chicago sports franchise would want to cash in on all this good karma, particularly one that has, well for lack [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/take-me-out-to-the-ice-rink/</link>
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		<title>53 reasons to be really excited about this team</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
 A Mighty Wind film It&#8217;s difficult to put into words what it&#8217;s been like following the Cubs this season (yes, I may have died here on this here site, but I have been watching everyday). It&#8217;s not that you get used to the losing seasons or that you&#8217;re expecting the other shoe to drop.
But, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/53-reasons-to-be-really-excited-about-this-team/</link>
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		<title>Chick Fraser Has Rough Start In Cubs Loss to Superbas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 6, 1908 at West Side Park
Superbas 5, Cubs 4  (41-27)
Chick Fraser was knocked around for five runs in seven innings as the Cubs dropped their second straight game at home.  Three Finger Brown held Brooklyn scoreless in the final two frames but the offense couldn&#8217;t muster enough to pull of the comeback.

Homo Erectus aka [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/chick-fraser-has-rough-start-in-cubs-loss-to-superbas/</link>
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		<title>Pirates Double Up Cubs In Series Finale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 5, 1908 at West Side Park
Pirates 10, Cubs 5  (41-26)
The Cubs stay at first place was a short one as they returned home to play one game against the Pirates.  Jack Pfiester was pummelled for ten runs including five in the ninth and he gave up fourteen hits and three walks.
Joe Tinker homered and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/pirates-double-up-cubs-in-series-finale/</link>
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		<title>Cubs Sweep Doubleheader Over Pirates, Move Back Into First Place</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 4, 1908 at Exposition Park
Cubs 2, Pirates 0  (40-25)
The Cubs snapped their two game skid against the Pirates and won their 40th game behind yet another shutout by Three Finger Brown.  He gave up just two hits and one walk with four strikeouts in the first game of their Independence Day doubleheader.
The Cubs scored [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/cubs-sweep-doubleheader-over-pirates-move-back-into-first-place/</link>
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		<title>Cubs Held to Five Hits In Shutout Loss to First Place Pirates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 3, 1908 at Exposition Park
Pirates 7, Cubs 0  (39-25)
The Cubs fell further behind the first place Pirates as they were held to just five hits in a shutout loss to the Pirates.  Harry Steinfeldt singled and doubled while Jimmy Slagle picked up two hits with a pair of singles.
Orval Overall lasted just three innings [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/cubs-held-to-five-hits-in-shutout-loss-to-first-place-pirates/</link>
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		<title>Cubs Split Doubleheader With First Place Pirates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 2, 1908 at Exposition Park
Cubs 3, Pirates 0  (39-23)
Three Finger Brown pitched the Cubs to a win as the first place Pirates and second place Cubs squared off in what would be six straight games between the two teams.  Brown pitched the first game of the doubleheader and he gave up six hits without [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/three-finger-brown-throws-six-hit-shutout-over-first-place-pirates/</link>
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		<title>Ed Reulbach Helps Cubs Avoid Sweep With Solid Pitching</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 1, 1908 at the Palace of the Fans
Cubs 5, Reds 1  (38-23)
 Casino film 
The Cubs took care of the Reds and avoided a sweep behind a solid outing by Ed Reulbach. He gave up just one run on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

The Manchurian Candidate hd
 Joe Tinker singled three [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/ed-reulbach-helps-cubs-avoid-sweep-with-solid-pitching/</link>
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		<title>Cubs Out of First After Second Straight Loss to Reds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[June 30, 1908 at the Palace of the Fans
Reds 4, Cubs 2  (37-23) Casualties of War move 
The Cubs fell from the top spot in the National League as they dropped their second straight game to the Reds.  The offense really sputtered and they were held to two runs on just four singles.  Jimmy Slagle [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/cubs-out-of-first-after-second-straight-loss-to-reds/</link>
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		<title>Orval Overall Has Rough Start In Cubs Loss to Reds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[June 29, 1908 at the Palace of the Fans
Reds 5, Cubs 3  (37-22)
The team was the same but the change of scenery didn&#8217;t do the Cubs any good as they lost to the Reds in Cincinnati.  Orval Overall had a tough time and he gave up five runs on eight hits and five walks with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/orval-overall-has-rough-start-in-cubs-loss-to-reds/</link>
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		<title>Cubs Sweep Doubleheader Over Reds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[June 28, 1908 at West Side Park
Cubs 3, Reds 1  (36-21)
Ed Reulbach pitched the Cubs to a win in the first game of their doubleheader with the Reds.  He gave up just one run on seven hits and one walk.
Jimmy Sheckard had the big hit with a solo homer to lead off the seventh inning.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/cubs-sweep-doubleheader-over-reds/</link>
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		<title>Cubs Held to Four Hits In Loss to Reds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[June 27, 1908 at West Side Park
Reds 4, Cubs 1  (35-21)
The Cubs managed just a run on four hits as their three game winning streak came to an end as the offense fizzled.  Frank Chance had two of those four hits and Frank Schulte scored the lone run without getting a hit.
Carl Lundgren took the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/cubs-held-to-four-hits-in-loss-to-reds/</link>
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		<title>Cubs Single Out Eight Runs for Third Straight Win</title>
		<description><![CDATA[June 26, 1908 at West Side Park
Cubs 8, Reds 5  (35-20)
Chick Fraser gave up five runs on eleven hits but because the hitters came through, he escaped with a win.  He finished with two walks and he struck out four in the win.

Once Upon A Time In The West rip
 Joe Tinker singled twice and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/cubs-single-out-eight-runs-for-third-straight-win/</link>
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		<title>Three Finger Brown Throws Six Hit Shutout In Cubs Second Straight Win</title>
		<description><![CDATA[June 25, 1908 at West Side Park
Cubs 7, Reds 0  (34-20)
Three Finger Brown continued his stellar season with a six hit shutout.  He walked just one and he struck out six.
Johnny Evers returned and he singled, drew a walk and scored twice.  Jimmy Slagle and Harry Steinfeldt both singled twice and scored a run.
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		<link>http://www.wrigleyfieldcurse.com/three-finger-brown-throws-six-hit-shutout-in-cubs-second-straight-win/</link>
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