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Notes from a diehard

By Eric Neel
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Friday, September 24, 2004

Game 1, Friday, September 24, my living room The Dodgers have lost seven of 11 coming into this series. I'm reeling. Gil Hodges has been narrating my dreams. This morning, I looked in the mirror and I saw Brian Johnson's evil mug staring back at me. Two nights ago, after Jake Peavy and the Padres put us in a headlock, I paced for hours in the garage, swinging a bat, throwing a ball against the wall, and hurling real epithets at a thousand imaginary Joe Morgans. The lead is dwindling. The G ...

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