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Cubs clicking; Astros clocked

By Buster Olney
ESPN The Magazine

Wednesday, September 24, 2003

The division race in the National League Central goes minute to minute these days. The balance of power shifts rapidly between the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros, even when they're playing hundreds of miles apart, as they were Tuesday night. 7:10 p.m.: The Cubs' Kenny Lofton is introduced as the first batter in Cincinnati's Great American Park, and we have our first clue that the Reds' fans don't care anymore: Lofton is cheered because most of the fans in the place are rooting for the Cubs. ...

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