That was actually a much closer call than the score leads on. The Cubs were basically being dominated by … Felipe Paulino? I guess it could be worse – they could have been owned by Carlos Silva. I kid, I kid. But seriously, who is this guy? I think most folks would say that Silva has already done more for the Cubs than they expected he would do all season.
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I feel the slow build toward a collective “Aw crap!” in Seattle…
Good for you. Mom must be saying all the right things before these starts.
Yeah! It’ll also help if he can keep starting against really bad teams!