Why does Harden suck this year?

[Brock]

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<b>I really don't know how we are .500</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I've said that a lot this year. It's kind of hard to fathom considering almost everyone is having a bad year, <i>and</i> we've been bitten pretty hard by injuries.
Looking at the glass half-full, this would seem to point to a good 2nd half. At least two writers who are persistently accused of being anti-Cub (Dayn Perry and Rob Neyer) have said recently that they expect the Cubs to be the surprise mover in the 2nd half.
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I feel duty bound to announce, whenever his name is dropped, that I used to play softball with Rob Neyer.

Thank you.
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I bet he took a lot of walks.