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**OnlineHost** You have entered the Chicago Cubs Spring Training chatroom. |

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BakersDozen: Andy, have you looked at our roster? I mean, really looked at it? It's honestly one of the best in baseball, no doubt about it. |
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MacFail: Seriously. We traded for one of the best, fastest young players in baseball this offseason. We have a guy who last year was the greatest Triple Crown threat of the last twenty years. Four of our starting pitchers have been All-Stars. |

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BakersDozen: We just haven't been able to live up to our potential. We're a great team on paper. |
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MacFail: Hey...yeah. You're right. Get me the Chicago Tribune and the grounds crew. |

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BakersDozen: What?
Wait. No. Oh, please no. |
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[Present day] **OnlineHost** You have left the chatroom. |
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[The Cubs' first homestand a couple weeks from now] **OnlineHost** You have entered the chatroom. |
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LaRussasOnFire: So wait, you guys pulled out the grass and put down newspaper? What the fuck? |

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BakersDozen: I don't want to talk about it. |
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**OnlineHost** lumberjacks_kerrywood dives for an infield dribbler. |
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lumberjacks_kerrywood: ow ow owwww papercut anybody have any neosporin |
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lumberjacks_kerrywood: /shakes hand
hhhshshhhhh that killllls
coach i really think i need to |

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BakersDozen: Just forget it. Mark, you're in. |
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MarkPrevious: OK, I
/inadvertently saws off own arm |

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BakersDozen: Not even going to stay on theme with your injury? Well all right, I guess that's your prerogative. Zambrano! Show 'em what you're made of! |
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KaZambrano: sur think im a one you can coun on |
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**OnlineHost** It has started raining. |
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KaZambrano: uh oh wha happan |
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Pierrepants: Oh God! The field is turning into papier mâchè! We're sinking! |
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**OnlineHost** The entire Chicago Cubs starting lineup is disappearing beneath the sludge. |
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Pierrepants: gloorbb glub glub
/gurgle |
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KaZambrano: glo glu glu
/gu'hrl
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BakersDozen: /sigh
Greg. Get out there. |
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maddux.xmission.com: Sure thing, Dusty.
/takes mound |
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maddux.xmission.com: My team...my friends...all gone. Disappeared. Well hey, at least I have all this newspaper. It'll be great to catch up on some reading. |
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Pujol_Junkie: beis bol |
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**OnlineHost** Pujol_Junkie has hit a line drive and hit maddox.xmission.com in the glasses. |
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maddux.xmission.com: ...
That's not fair. That's...not fair at all. |
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maddux.xmission.com: THERE WAS TIME NOW |