I hope for the all generations of Cubs fans, especially Dom's daughter- the Cubs make something happen, we've spent a lot of time, energy, money, tears, throat lumps, burning hats, train rides, beer, heartbreaks, bags sessions, fighting with other teams ...
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July 22, 2008Pat Gillick, Senior Vice President & General ManagerPhiladelphia PhilliesCitizens Bank ParkOne Citizens Bank WayPhiladelphia, PA 19148-5249Dear Mr. Gillick,With the recent trade for Joe Blanton from the Oakland Athletics, it has become apparent that the Phillies are not going to   more...
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You're gonna need something to get you through Joe Morgan and Chris Berman tonight. From Bermanisms to Landmarks to Erin Andrews and Alyssa Milano.
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Apparently the Devil cheers for the Dodgers. I always had him pegged as a Yankee Fan.
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It's official -- the NL Central race is on as the Cubs have answered the Brewers acquisition of CC Sabathia by picking up P Rich Harden and P Chad Gaudin from the A's for OF Matt Murton, P Sean Gallagher, IF Eric Patterson and C Josh Donaldson.But the Brewers aren't done. CNNSI believes the Crew   more...

All of you Cubbie fans out there know what I'm talking about. The lump that comes into the back of your throat when you start to worry about the season at hand getting away.....Here's the thing. The lump came late in those seasons because leading up to it they were in a battle, they were the ones   more...
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You know me and my random thoughts that seem to go in many tangeants. Well it seems that I have a lot of things to talk about during the All-Star Break but unfortunately nothing of great substance. So here's a few quick hits to let you know what's going on at The BearDown during the slowest   more...
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It was so hot at Wrigley Field today ... this kid got caught on camera drinking a beer.
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Written by Consigliere It's that time of year again when we hear "buyer" and "seller" in every other baseball story. July 31st marks the non-waiver trading deadline and teams begin to analyze each plate appearance, each pitch thrown and each contract on the books. Some teams are in the hunt   more...
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The Angels are willing to deal one of there Nick Adenhart in a deal that would include Matt Holliday Mark Teixeira. The A's are willing to move starter Joe Blanton who is locked up trough 2010. The Cubs contacted the Padres about aquiring Khalil Greene.The Braves reportedly offered a deal that   more...

This is for anyone who did not see the MLB home run derby, the other night. For those of you that did see it know that a great and wonderful story emerged. Josh Hamilton, one of the participants, drafted out of high school, a $4 million dollar signing bonus, then became addicted to cocaine,   more...
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There is a new look to the Closer Report this week with expanded coverage of bullpen situations around baseball and rankings for the top fantasy closers and middle relievers. This week AccuScore analyst looks at the All-Star relievers, and has a problem with the selection of one player in   more...
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If you're a St. Louis Cardinals fan you have to be sick at what is going on in the bullpen these days. With an opportunity to gain ground on the Chicago Cubs, the Cards instead get swept by the visiting Milwaukee Brewers and fall four games back.St. Louis has gone into the later innings with the   more...
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The Cubs will move Jason Marquis if they have to make any more trades.With Moises Alou coming out of a rehab minor league game with a torn hamstring(most likley miss the rest of the season)the Mets May have to trade for someone like Matt Holiday or former Met Xavier Nady to replace the often   more...

So here's a new one... how about a cemetery that is only for fans of a certain team? That's right. A Chicago Cubs fan has teamed up with Bohemian National Cemetery to create "Beyond the Vines," a place where only Cubbies fans can go after death. Believe it or not, it's true.
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