Archive for August 19th, 2011

That ivy-coverd burial ground.

Friday, August 19th, 2011

Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry out.

The Cubs went 749-748 in his tenure.

Does anyone know if the Cubs are, officially, mathematically eliminated yet? I want to make sure my bet with Lawrence is properly settled.

(Subject line hat tip: come on, if you don’t know the words of the national anthem, what’s wrong with you? Okay, it isn’t the national anthem, but it should be. Either that, or Dave Van Ronk’s “Last Call”.)