the real deal?

despite my earlier doomsday post about the cubs, i'm starting to think they might be ok. z is going to get his act together, maddux is not going to win every start, but it seems his new off-season training regimen has reduced his 3 good starts-1 bad start routine to at least 4 good starts-1 mediocre start. that said, marshall could be the key. who is this guy? all we've heard about for the past 3 years is guzman and brownlie. this guy has 15 career MINOR league starts, makes the team in spring training, and now seems to have found his groove. yes, his first 3 starts weren't anything to write home about, but he's looking solid tonight and his curve reminds me of zito circa 2002. we'll see...

on a side note, nate vasher should never be allowed to hold a microphone again. tone. deaf. stick to returning punts and making picks.

on another side note, the weather is looking great for our first game of the season saturday. last week the forecast was cloudy 64, then showers 62, then showers 60 and now we stand at showers 56. this weekend last year we sat in the bleachers and it was a balmly 33 with snow showers. a boy can dream can't he? at least we'll have maddux on the mound...

idol - why does everyone keep getting worse? everyone was horrible tonight, including katharine. elliot was the best, paris wasn't too annoying, chris sounded ok, but again he just makes everything sound like a creed song. kelly, who has sucked for 2 straight weeks, or taylor are my best guesses for the boot. speaking of taylor, i've decided he's a muppet. he's like a combination of burt and cookie monster - big bushy eyebrows who can only say one thing - soul patrol. shut up and eat your cookies. at home.


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