The Psychosis that is Curses: by Oil Can Boyd

"It's going to be very exciting ,we're in a very good position. This isn't something to look at negatively. I know that sounds strange.''

-Poet Laureate Rich Hill on being down 0-2

The only thing left to say about the Cubs is this, if they do come back and win this series, it'll be a hell of a way to start a World Series run. OK, that's not all that is left to say.

1. The Arizona Diamondbacks' top 3 hitters have series batting averages of: .333/.286/.250 Those aren't great numbers, but they have young guys who are playing clutch baseball and the team energy level makes the Cubs look like geriatrics.
   
2. The Chicago Cubs' top 3 hitters have series Strikeout averages of: .500/.400/.444
3. Aramis Ramirez, the Cubs' most clutch hitter this year, is 0 for 9 with 4 strikeouts. Now that is inspiring baseball. It's really not that bad, I guess, since we all know Doug Davis is a first ballot Hall of Famer....
4. When Joba Chamberlain entered tonight's game in the 7th inning he looked like he knew that: 1) He could win a fistfight between him and the batter, 2) He was going to make this batter look REAL bad, and 3) He was a clutch pitcher on the most storied franchise in baseball's long history.
5. Thursday night Ted Lilly looked......scared, meek, afraid, gutless, nervous, timid, in the wrong level of baseball......and everything that Joba Chamberlain didn't look like. That look has been a common theme among the Cubbies in this series, and that is why they will lose.
6. Canadian Soldiers? Since when did Cleveland get moved to Sub-Saharan Africa? Did everyone in attendance tonight have their Malaria shots? Rumor has it, for the next playoff game in Cleveland (and there will be another this year) players will receive those masks/suits that honey farmers wear around the bees.
7. For anyone who missed it, the Canadian Soldiers (midges) were so thick in Cleveland on Friday, it was like pea soup. Like one of those summer nights, driving down the highway in humid weather, when you have to use you windshield wipers not for rain, but for the dead bugs.
8. Note to self, congratulations on never visiting Cleveland in your lifetime. Dare I say.....GROSS.
9. By the way Ivan Reitman Drago, the Dbacks/bags and Rockies are for real........in the NL. You forgot to add that qualifier.
10. Why is the dude who does the US Tennis Open for USA doing baseball for TBS? TBS is way out of their element. Myself and Ricky (and I guarantee Steve Stone), think that Ricky Henderson could do a way better job than Ted Whoeverthatis.

Well, tomorrow afternoon we will certainly find out if those self-help books did the trick on Rich Hill. We're now playing Must-Win Baseball, Cubs fans.