1/23/2004 10:23:00 AM by Rob

Time to make the donuts

Cubs management is making it real hard for me and others in the Cub Blog Army to honor the committment of posting something insightful and fresh every day. For over a month now, I have been stuck on "...Cub management thinks they have a winner, but they actually have one too many holes in their roster to truly consider them a sure thing...."

So that may explain why some legit sports journalists are saying that Greg Maddux has turned down the Cubs. That just isn't true, I am convinced that they are merely still negotiating, Hendry and Greg and the Evil Satanic Boras. And, this isn't a matter of rampant optimism on my part, because honestly, I don't feel he is the key to the 2004 season, anyway.

Once again, would it be FUN to have him on the team?

Ohhhh, yes. It would be like going out with your usual deer-hunting buddies, but this year, you show up with an Uzi. It's FUN to spray that mutha around. Boggle your friends, cut down a few trees with your fireline.

Doesn't mean you're gonna bag one, because as anyone who has ever trudged out in a muddy field can attest to, it isn't a matter of firepower, but accuracy.

And having him doesn't mean we are going to waltz to the pennant. We don't have a true leadoff hitter, we have two positions (C and SS) with abysmal on-base and contact frequencies, question marks abound at nearly every other position, and many of the more cynical of us are still waiting for the day when Beezlebub his own self shows up one ninth inning in a close game, walks across the diamond, ala Annie's stuck-up brother Mark in "Field of Dreams", gets right in Joe Borowski's face and demands his immortal soul, NOW, NO More Stalling.

But, hey, that's the curse talking now.

BTW: BST goes off on a jag, inspired by a huge mutha sneeze. I have suffered from nasal problems all my life, and would be happy to share some sneeze stories with you.

One question, tho, before I do. Do any of you LOVE mostacolli? Because if you do, I won't tell the story.

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