Towel Being Warmed Up, Ready To Be Thrown In: Cubs Drop Eight Games Behind With 4-2 Loss To Mets
by Al on Sep 6, 2009 11:10 PM CDT
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PITTSBURGH -- Just to make it clear, I'm in Pittsburgh -- just arrived -- but the carnage took place in New York, just as it did 40 years ago for the Cubs, this time next door to where Shea Stadium used to be. They've got the sites of the bases and pitcher's mound at Shea marked off in the parking lot, and kids frolicked on them before the game started Sunday afternoon. (Oh, and the towels that might finally get thrown in on the 2009 season, noted in the headline, have nothing to do with certain pitchers who used to do towel drills for the Cubs.)
Anyway, the game began and Mets runners had their own fun on the basepaths, while the Cubs failed again and again and again to bring runners home from scoring position. Sam Fuld reached third base with one out in the first inning, for heaven's sake, with Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez due up. A no-brainer run, right?
Nope. D-Lee, after his big day on Saturday, struck out (he was 0-for-3) and Ramirez popped up. The Cub wouldn't come close to scoring until they finally got a run home on a Geovany Soto double in the fifth. That tied the game after Daniel Murphy had put the Mets up 1-0 in the fourth on a solo homer, the Mets' third of the series that had given them a 1-0 lead.
Then A-Ram committed an error on what should have been an inning-ending ground ball, and Murphy followed with an RBI single. The Mets extended the lead to 4-1 when Kevin Gregg.... well, let's just say I personally am glad that Gregg is spending his final month in a Cubs uniform. Why on Earth was he throwing hittable pitches to a pitcher (Mike Pelfrey) who came into the at-bat hitting .089?
That ruined a fine outing by Randy Wells.
Now, how many times this year have I written "that ruined a fine outing by so-and-so"? I haven't counted, but it's way too many. The Cubs' starting pitching has been outstanding almost all year, but too many offensive failures have put this team only one game over .500. Starting Bobby Scales in left field isn't my idea of a lineup choice that inspires confidence -- Scales had only two chances in the field, handling them both perfectly, but went 0-for-4.
The Mets' pair of runs that eventually proved to be the difference in the game scored on a ball that just barely was out of Sam Fuld's reach in center field -- he appeared to turn the wrong way on the ball, and it glanced off his glove for a two-run triple by Murphy. That's kind of what this whole season has been, hasn't it? Missed opportunities, balls that just missed being what we needed them to be.
Et cetera, et cetera.
You all know me. I'm an optimist, I don't want to give up until the math tells you it's impossible. But I'm a realist, too; I can see the eight-game deficit with only 27 games remaining and I know the Cubs would have to go on a 2007 Rockies-like 14-1 run to have any real shot at the wild card.
Can it happen? Sure it can. Is it likely to happen? No, it's not. Oddly, the schedule has the Cubs playing the Pirates Monday, exactly forty years to the day from one of the saddest days in Cubs history, September 7, 1969, when Willie Stargell sent a ball onto Sheffield with two out and two strikes and the Cubs clinging to a one-run lead. That game, of course, was in Chicago; tomorrow's is in Pittsburgh. Perhaps payback time can begin then.
Despite shaking my head at the excesses of Citi Field, I did have a good time in New York and the Mets fans were far friendlier than fans of many other teams. Sunday, I had a seat in the "Excelsior" level (where do they come up with these names?), which permitted me access to the "Caesars Club". Entering it, you see photos that have to do with Caesars Palace, not with baseball; the views are of the NYC skyline, the parking lot, and the Ashe tennis stadium next door. The food was a bit more upscale than the Ebbets Club downstairs, oddly enough -- food was outstanding the entire time.
Too bad the Cubs baseball wasn't. Perhaps Pittsburgh will be friendlier in that way. Till morning -- the game preview will post at 10 am CDT.
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I hear you but
this team has shown no evidence all year that it’s capable of a 14-1 run. I’ve already moved on, emotionally.
by ChipSet on Sep 6, 2009 11:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I know.
Still, baseball miracles do occur. We’re entitled to one, I think.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 6, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm reminded of the Labor Day doubleheaders in the early 70s
after the Cubs were in contention for most of the summer… and the Cubs being swept by the Pirates. I’d still have that shred of optimism, but my wise Dad pointed out, “It’s pretty clear which is the better team.”
by ChipSet on Sep 6, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember those Labor Day DH in Pittsburgh.
They used to start them at 10:30 am Pittsburgh time, which meant 9:30 am in Chicago. Baseball with breakfast.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 6, 2009 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sooooo... since they are NOT capable of having a 14-1 run....
…and it seems they’ve clearly established a pattern this year of NOT doing what they’re capable of. Ergo, it’s quite possible for them to go 14-1.
Yep, it’s time for the Cubs to do the complete opposite of every instinct they’ve had this season. I proclaim this to be the September of George!
My name is George. I’m unemployed and I live with my parents.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Sep 6, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
History lesson.
With 27 games remaining in the 2007 season — exactly the same number the Cubs have left now — the Colorado Rockies were 69-66, exactly one game better than the Cubs are tonight, and 6 games out of the wild card lead, trailing four other teams. (The Cubs are 8 games back, but otherwise the situations are pretty similar.)
Is it LIKELY to happen? No. But it HAS happened, and only two years ago. Do you think Rockies fans knew what was coming in the following four weeks?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 6, 2009 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that would be awesome
and I’ll be hoarse and exhausted on October 4th when the Cubs make the postseason.
by ChipSet on Sep 6, 2009 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can it happen?
Yes.
Should it happen?
Everybody deserves something good to happen to them, once in century, right?
I think the Roxs were sitting in better shape in 07 and the perfect storm hit for them, so I don’t think the Cubs are making it this year.
The sun will shine in '69
by gaclaudy on Sep 7, 2009 6:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But who deserves it, the team or the fans?
In my opinion, there are several members of the Cubs team who do not deserve to be playing in the majors at this moment, let alone a playoff series, with their performance this series. For their sake the little devil inside of me is hoping they’re in anguish at this season’s outcome because it’s, in one or more ways, directly their fault.
But yes, the fans do deserve it because, like a lot of Randy Wells’ starts, we put up our end of the bargain only to see those under-performing members of the team waste it.
by Danwood on Sep 7, 2009 6:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Soto
Hopefully, he’s figured out that he needs to work hard to have continued success at the major league level.
Note to self: stop eating bon-bons after a huge bong hit, and get on that eliptical machine.
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." -Sir Winston Churchill
by propheteer on Sep 7, 2009 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree...
…and yes, this club has shown ZERO signs that they are capable of a once in a lifetime run, and it won’t happen no matter how many people say “it’s possible”.
In fact, the worst thing that can happen right now is for the Cubs to finish strong (when it doesn’t matter) and end up just a few games out of the Wild Card spot. All this will do, is give Hendry and the gang an excuse to say the arrow is pointing up and 09 was just a fluke.
I am sure Ricketts has a a game plan in his mind, and let’s all hope it is for the long term benefit of the organization.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Sep 7, 2009 9:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think 2009
has been a fluke. Period.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 7, 2009 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that would be exiciting, but...
being the Cubs, they would go on a miracle run, then get swept in the first round of the playoffs anyhow since the offense would probably stay home once they made it to the playoffs. so would you rather just know it’s over now, or have your heart ripped out again like last year, and the year before, and…? i’m just sayin’…
by DCCubsFan on Sep 7, 2009 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
'Being the Cubs'
Exactly the attitude that has to change if this franchise ever is to be successful.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 7, 2009 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
its not the attitude of the fans that makes the franchise successful
It is the playing and managing on the field. And I think that history (particularly recent history) has given us a reason to think that’s just what this team would do. Someday the Cubs will<\u> surprise us all and go all the way, against our historical expectations, and it will be awesome.
by DCCubsFan on Sep 7, 2009 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Past performance
does not guarantee anything.
Each Cubs team needs to be evaluated without the baggage accumulated by other Cubs teams. Whatever non-players can do to “break the cycle” must be done.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 7, 2009 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Teams in between?
How many teams were in between the Rockies and the Wild Card spot? There are four teams ahead of the Cubs, and in stead of 6 games the Cubs are 8 games out! According to my math, if the…
…Rockies go 11-12 they’ll finish with a record of 90-72. For the Cubs to pass them they’d have to go 21-4. Think that is going to happen? Or that the other 3 teams will similarly flop?
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on Sep 8, 2009 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's football season to me now
The sun will shine in '69
by gaclaudy on Sep 7, 2009 6:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well,
don’t you think we would’ve gotten one by now
When's it gonna happen?
by Chicago White Sux on Sep 6, 2009 11:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"The law of averages says, anything will happen, that can"...
—Steve Goodman
by ChipSet on Sep 6, 2009 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If anything can go wrong, sooner or later it will.
Murphy’s Law
In other words Murphy has never heard of the Cubs. But it also means, it might not go wrong this year! Remember: The perversity of the Universe tends towards a maximum. (Finagle’s law)
You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat. - Albert Einstein
by eths on Sep 7, 2009 7:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please win on my birthday tomorrow
I don’t think it’s too much to ask for…
by ak123 on Sep 6, 2009 11:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"So this is the way the world ends
Not with a bang, but with a whimper."
All poetry aside, I’d almost wished the Cubs has a White Sox-esk collapse where they’d go 2-8 on a road trip or something. At least that would have been memorable, if nothing else.
How utterly depressing. Another failed season. Time to shut down Wells, by the way. His inning total is getting up there, and I don’t want to give undue stress on his arm if we aren’t chasing anything.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Sep 6, 2009 11:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wells doesn't look like he is suffering any ill effects.
I think he can go six innings on four days’ rest the remainder of the season. Why not?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 6, 2009 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's had a pretty big IP jump
from 123 last year (at all levels) to 159 1/3 this year (again, at all levels). I’m worried about any effects on him in the future.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Sep 6, 2009 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At age 26...
… if he’s going to make it as a big league starter, he should be able to handle such an increase. He’s not a power pitcher, so I doubt he’s overthrowing. He should be fine — we’re only talking maybe 25-30 more innings.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 7, 2009 7:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
THE SEASON OF MIRACLES......
My 6 year old niece called after todays game .She wanted to know if they lost again . My reply was yes again . We takled about other things before she hung up se said " please don’t be mad at the Cubs and She would pray for them ." All this from a 6 yr old Cubs fan ……It would take a Miracle at this point in the season….
by cubs north on Sep 6, 2009 11:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Aw, bless her heart.
You know what? I was ready to give up on this team but after reading that I’m not giving up. I believe in miracles and I hope the team feels this way too. Please thank your niece for me.
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
by sue369 on Sep 7, 2009 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean
like the miracle our Hawkeyes received on Saturday?
by qccub on Sep 7, 2009 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much.
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
by sue369 on Sep 7, 2009 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
One thing I forgot in the recap, and then I'm going to sleep.
Andres Blanco made a wonderful, just wonderful, play in the fourth inning. Too bad it was in a losing cause.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 6, 2009 11:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yep - you could almost say...
He made that play by the seat of his pants! ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Sep 6, 2009 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like Len n' Bob...
…said, it’ll be on highlight reels for the rest of the season! If he can get his bat to come around, hello starting SS.
Rickey has spoken. Keep the Athletics in Bump City.
by LeSaboteur on Sep 7, 2009 1:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was one of the best plays I've ever seen.
And in 2010 I wouldn’t mind seeing an infield of
3B Ramirez
SS Blanco
2B Theriot
1B Lee
if Blanco can improve his OPS a bit. That would be a very defensively solid IF. I suspect Fontenot will not be back next year anyhow and will end up as trade bait.
by DCCubsFan on Sep 7, 2009 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bummer.
That is all.
Follow me on twitter @andrewjstone.
by AndrewJStone on Sep 6, 2009 11:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How long until Pitchers and Catchers report?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 7, 2009 12:07 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How long
until we demand a new owner.
If you like Selig's handling of the steroid issue, you'll love his choice for next Cub owner.
by tharr on Sep 7, 2009 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another one?
We don’t have the next new one yet.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 7, 2009 7:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You never can have enough
next new owners. They’re like utility infielders.
If you like Selig's handling of the steroid issue, you'll love his choice for next Cub owner.
by tharr on Sep 7, 2009 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The whistles go whoooooo whooooooooo!
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Sep 7, 2009 12:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perfect example
of the beginning of the downfall of western civilization.
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." -Sir Winston Churchill
by propheteer on Sep 7, 2009 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-07-cubs-bits-chicago-sep07,0,695893.story?track=rss
“There’s no sense talking about next year yet,” Piniella said. “We’ve got 28 games to go. But speed is something [we need]. We’re last in baseball in stolen bases. That tells you a little something.”
oh crap…
people who swing at the first pitch should get punched in the face
by jesus christos on Sep 7, 2009 1:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh my god, punch me in the face.
Next I’ll read that we need to sacrifice bunt more.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Sep 7, 2009 1:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speed is definitely...
…something we need. A speedier team that can hit n’ run would be wonderful; even if it’s just a couple of guys in between the so-called power guys. Hopefully we don’t go out and blow up another team to get it, though!
Dome, Theriot, & Fonzi all have wheels. Baker looks capable, too. How about we spend some time on base running drills, then actually trying to steal bases on a regular basis.
Rickey has spoken. Keep the Athletics in Bump City.
by LeSaboteur on Sep 7, 2009 1:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahah
theriot stealing bases, thats a good one…
people who swing at the first pitch should get punched in the face
by jesus christos on Sep 7, 2009 2:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is there such a thing
As a “not getting picked off” drill? ’Cause if so, we could use a few hours of those, too.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Sep 7, 2009 8:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No more left hand bats
Which soon to be free agents are known for stealing?
You will see every 5’ 10" speedy infielder and limp noodle armed CF’s that make it to the market this offseason getting signed by the Cubs
The sun will shine in '69
by gaclaudy on Sep 7, 2009 6:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, we give up those three relief pitchers we got for DeRosa
to get Pie back, right?
Gender transplant patients have more identity than this team.
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
by Worf on Sep 7, 2009 7:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For God's Sake
It is a good idea to consider speed. It allows you to spark your offense when the big hits are not coming. A little bit of it would have helped this season.
I am sorry that you think that they are certain to go too far and ruin everything if they make any changes at all.
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 7, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yet another...
…fine outing by our starting rotation ruined by our inability to generate offense.
I don’t get it.
Rickey has spoken. Keep the Athletics in Bump City.
by LeSaboteur on Sep 7, 2009 1:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Our offense is on pace to score one run per game LESS than last year
How’s that for a stat? At this rate, we’ll score around 160 less runs than last year. Now I know the Cubs don’t need to lead the league in runs scored to be successful – a lot of it is timely hitting and hitting with RISP – but everything has gone wrong with the offense this year. With the exception of our 2009 MVP, Mr. DeLee…
If I had a guess, I bet Jim/Lou are secretly explaining it away as a fluke. “Well, Rami was injured. Soriano just had a bad year. Soto was hurt and then didn’t pick it up in time to help the team. Bradley just had a slow first half…”
I just don’t think we’ll see that many changes in the starting lineup in 2010.
Get 'em on, Get 'em over, Get 'em in!
by DKT on Sep 7, 2009 8:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, they do have a point.
Several players had down years and Ramirez will have missed around 70 games. But it’s not just a fluke, as you say.
The idea that more team speed is the answer, though, as Lou suggested, is laughable.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 7, 2009 9:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More team speed couldn't hurt
And a lot of what’s happened this season is a fluke. A lot of confoundingly bad seasons and injuries.
So if they make changes to this team to get more speed, why would anybody complain? To quote a Pirates GM, it’s not like they’d be breaking up the ’27 Yankees.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 7, 2009 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm not sure speed is "the" answer
but it most definitely needs to be an area the Cubs focus on for next year. Last in base stealing is not acceptable. Pitchers make mistakes when they are distracted by guys dancing on the bases and the Cubs could have used some of that distraction this year. I would add Fuld to the list of guys with base stealing speed—and he should definitely be back on the 25-man roster next year, he’s earned it.
by DCCubsFan on Sep 7, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
there is no "the answer"
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 7, 2009 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
cubs starters have allowed .70 earned runs during the last 6 games
the cubs are 3-3 during that time
people who swing at the first pitch should get punched in the face
by jesus christos on Sep 7, 2009 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's a mind-boggling stat
Losing one game with such an ERA is a possibility, but three?
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 7, 2009 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel really sorry for Randy Wells.
Randy deserved better than a Kevin Gregg save for the Mets and a stupid error by an otherwise solid Ramirez. He got some excellent defence, e.g. Blanco, but the offence, once again failed. And the whole team just kind of appeared to give up during the last 3 innings.
If the #*?§§%&## Cubs start on a 14 to 1 spree, I’ll be going nuts the next two weeks, in backwaters of south east Asia with insufficient internet connectivity for MLB-AM’s TV and radio services.
Eamus Catuli – It can still happen!
You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat. - Albert Einstein
by eths on Sep 7, 2009 2:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
At least we have Pittsburgh!
I’m smelling a sweep that tantalizes people and pokes the dying embers of hope.
Bah.
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
by Worf on Sep 7, 2009 7:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
cubs
win-lose win-lose win-lose. pretty much the story of 09. with the pitching we had if this team had hit like last year we would be getting ready for the postseason. but everybody sucked so get ready to hear 101 YEARS.
by NOMAR on Sep 7, 2009 7:56 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Honesty compels me to say,
if this team makes a 2007 Rockies-like 14-1 run, there is a good chance that hell freezes over.
Hey Lou, we're long overdue.
by deadcatbounce on Sep 7, 2009 8:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
BTW: 13
In answer to:
Now, how many times this year have I written “that ruined a fine outing by so-and-so”?
Answer derived by searching on “ruined” and checking context for all recap articles posted during the 2009 season.
Interestingly, you use the word far more in your movie reviews, generally to bash Roger Ebert’s reviews of the same flicks.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Sep 7, 2009 8:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL on the movie review comment.
But seriously — 13 times? That sounds about right. Win HALF of those games and you’re right in the thick of the wild card race.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 7, 2009 9:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go Bears!
"I f***ing hate the Eagles, man!" - The Dude
by teacher tom on Sep 7, 2009 9:58 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Re: Excelsior name
FYI, the Brooklyn Excelsiors were one of the early, rather famous, amateur— and later professional—teams of the 1850s and 1860s. I’m guessing the Mets are drawing from that history.
No ideas what possessed them to have a Caesar’s Club.
by Seattle Mike on Sep 7, 2009 12:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Caesars in Atlantic City
bought naming rights or something.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 7, 2009 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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