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Cubs doomed not by curses, but themselves

By Jim Caple
ESPN.com

Friday, October 3, 2008

CHICAGO -- With apologies to Franklin Pierce Adams … These are the saddest of possible words, Grounders to DeRosa to Lee to Ramirez to Theriot Quartet of bear Cubs suddenly as klutzy as nerds Grounders to DeRosa to Lee to Ramirez to Theriot Thoughtlessly kicking away grounders they should gobble Turning Dodgers outs into E-4 bobbles Infielders weighty with the postseason wobbles Grounders to DeRosa … to Lee … to Ramirez … to Theriot …. Adams wrote "Baseball's ...

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