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Infighting Didn't Derail Cubs Dynasty
Cubs manager Mike Quade told reporters Thursday that he didn't care whether Carlos Silva and Aramis Ramirez "hugged it out" in the wake of their dugout altercation earlier this week.
Talk About the Passion
While a portion of the Chicago media used Wednesday's spring training dugout spat between Carlos Silva and Aramis Ramirez as a chance to recall every incident in recent history in which a Cubs player lost his cool, I choose to view the incident as a healthy expression of passion from a couple of players who are pissed off about the team's performance.
Dallas Green's Snafu
This week's snafu in which the Cubs mistakenly recalled an ineligible Micah Hoffpauir from Triple-A Iowa brings to mind a front office mistake that could have cost the North Siders their National League East championship in 1984.
Rule Delays Hoffpauir's Return
It was fitting that in a season in which nothing has seemed to go right, the Cubs front office flubbed a simple procedure like calling a player up from the minor leagues.
Rick Monday's Near-Death Experience
The TV voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Vin Scully, plans to retire after this season and he will be sorely missed in the Rewers home.
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