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Enjoying the thrill of the chase

By Bomani Jones
Special to Page 2

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Winning can get boring. That's probably nothing the masochists that root for the Royals and Cubs want to hear, but it's true. After years of coming out on top after most was said and done, wins aren't quite as exciting as they once were. Think of it like the difference between how you'd feel during the first kiss and how you'd feel hearing your wife's story about "that b---- at work" for the eighth time. I mention this because, at five games below .500 and with the same odds of winning their d ...

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