Cubs @ Astros 4/7/09

[Clapp]

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Huh?
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Sorry Clapp--but you are at the head of that class. Talking about not pitching Harden until September or July, or whatever. The regular season is not a given. This game sucked.
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Great teams lose 65+ games.
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I know. I'm mad about losing and I'm superstitious about people looking past the regular season.
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I'm not superstitious about it, but it's a fact of pro sports that you NEVER take the regular season for granted, and just <i>assume</i> you're gonna come in 1st place.
Especially in baseball, where, as Kid pointed out, even the great teams lose a third of their games.

Tough loss.
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And as I just said, I know the players view it that way and I knew that would be the case. As a fan I'm allowed to look ahead to October, but I'm glad guys like Dempster and Lee say fuck that, because if they half ass it they'll finish in last place. They're not idiots.