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Cedeno Caught Off 2nd

There's a song by Lou Reed called "Growing up in public", but the line in the song is actually "Growing up in public with your pants down."
Happened to Ronny Cedeno yesterday.
With the Cubs down by a run in the 9th and one out, Lou put Ronny in as a pinch runner at first.
I'm in my office listening to this on Emily's radio at really low volume, as I'm working.
I'm really listening to a writer/art dirctor team present some scripts (the writer, Jay Manheimer, is a Cardinal fan).
So I don't actually hear the play as it happens.
Jacque Jones is up, and I hear Pat Hughes say he walked.
Rally!
But then immediately Ron Santo starts making his painful noise that means something awful has happened.
Doesn't make sense, but somehow Cedeno is out at second on a walk?
Sutter calls, asks if I'm following the game?
Kinda, but I'm in a meeting.
Then, with a smirk, Cardinal fan Jay says the game is over.
So is the meeting.
I yell down the hall something about the Cardinals that I can't print in here.
And today the headlines are about the Cubs inventing new ways to lose.
How can you not know a guy walked when you're on first in the most crucial part of the entire game?
How can you miss the freaking bag?
Just another nightmare.
Anyway, today I'm taking Emily and Wyatt to our first game of the season, and it's against the Cards.
Added bonus: it's ex-Cardinal Jason Marquis vs. Anthony Reyes.
It's beautiful out, supposed to be 75.
And the festivities will begin with this: Wyatt and I will finally get to set fire to the Cardinal hat he bought last year specifically for this purpose. (see Cardinal Hat)
It's gonna be a great day.

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It's early

What a head-spinning couple days.
Aramis with the wrist thing, Soriano gets the hamstring, DeRosa's back, the losing at home, and the one run losses.
It really is early, but this is not the way this season was...
I had envisioned a better start.
Nice for Felix Pie to come up.
Coulda been under better circumstances though.
Just watched a pretty scrappy loss to the Braves, but still a big "L".
Carlos can't shake his crappy April thing.
Maybe we're building character, I don't know.
Oh yeah, and Mark Buehrle no-hits the Rangers.
Can't wait for tomorrow's sports page.

Honoring Jackie Robinson

I started this painting in the morning.
It's a double-great story.
Jackie's of course, but also Ken Griffey Jr. calling up Bud Selig and Jackie's widow Rachel to ask permission to wear #42 as a tribute.
Just...nice.
Then, I took Wyatt and his buddies to see "Blades of Glory", which started at 3.
Driving there, we heard Soriano on third and Theriot on first with nobody out.
Then 3 straight outs.
"How come you didn't score any runs with guys on first and third with no outs?"
Hopefully nobody asked Lou that question looking for the easy blow-up.
Anyway, Cubs lose 0-1 winning one game out of three against the Reds.
Not funny.
Bloated Will Ferrell and girlish John Heder ice skating in tights as a man-pair?
Funny.

What did I miss?

Well, looks like not alot.
Up til yesterday, the Cubs were 0 for Wrigley.
Not good.
Also not good to be reliever Will Ohman.
I saw Lou on ESPN, after the Reds came back from a 5 run deficit to win 6-5.
Somebody asked him "what's wrong" after he just explained what's wrong (something like, "I bring in a reliever who's throwing 40 foot curveballs..."), and Lou yelled a little.
So, if you're a reporter, just wait for a loss, then ask something dumb to get Lou to blow up.
But Rich Hill threw 7 shutout innings yesterday, and the Cubs beat Cinci 7 - zip.
And that Arroyo guy from Cinci?
What's up with the perfect surfer hair?