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He should just work through it. Paul Orndoff pushed through similar problems and he was just fine.

I'm looking forward to the Cubs/Phillies series. It's never an easy series, but as a potential playoff match-up, it'll be a fun watch.

I didn't realize Broxton left 117 runners on base throughout the course of the game.

My friend wouldn't pipe down the other night about how progressive The Game's new album was. I don't exactly trust his taste in music, but I downloaded the album and am in the process of listening to it. As I figured, it's a tough listen. Some decent production and it's clear Game is trying to make a deep album, but he just fucking sucks. He's a name-dropper with a choppy flow who lacks the razor-sharp wit that makes rappers like Wayne at least enjoyable at times. Almost as unforgivable as his clumsy flow is his determination to let you know on every track how gangster he is. Trying to show off your G credentials isn't a novel concept, but I can't recall a rapper of recent vintage who was so unsubtle and uncreative about trying to convince listeners of that fact.

And personally, while I understand that as lifelong Cub fans, worrying has been embedded in our mental makeup, I can't think of many other teams in a better position in all of baseball. Even Red Sox fans have more to worry about right now.

You're not really going to let ONE bad outing sour you on a guy who's otherwise been very good, are you? Gaudin's thrown almost 22 innings in a Cubs uniform. He's given up 12 runs, six of which came yesterday while he was taking one for the team. Half of the other runs came in a similar situation in that blowout game against the Cards two weeks ago. He's also struck out 24 while only walking seven. I consider him one of the good arms down in the pen.

You don't need to have a real extensive knowledge to know this is an impending disaster. I know his credentials add some validity to the matter, but others have offered some true advice here. Point is, quick fixes aren't permanent ones. Even if you end up dropping weight, you'll likely gain it back once you're off this extreme diet. I'm not sure why people think they can go on these extreme diets for a brief period of time, drop weight, and then go back to their previously shitty diet and expect to keep the weight off. And it's not just about caloric intake, either. My mom probably consumes 1500 or less calories each day, but it's a diet the consists mostly of desserts, egg salad, and various types of bread and it shows. Re: Milky's weight loss. I'm willing to bet you lost a decent amount of lean muscle during this time. I remember going down to 155 from 215 over two years when I was in high school and thinking how great it was. But that extreme weight loss was a result of less eating, but not better eating. Subsequently, I was a skinny fat 155 pounder.

Jason Marquis would make a terrible disease, though. Any disease worth a damn has control.

You're eating too little. It's rarely ideal to go more than 500 calories over or under your maintenance level. Even if you're trying to lose weight, you shouldn't cut calories too severely, otherwise you'll bring your metabolism to a standstill and wind up packing on more weight when you inevitably start consuming more calories. There's a common misconception that in order to lose weight, you need to eat less. The reality is that while you need to cut calories, you still should be eating in regular intervals. You go too long without eating and your body is conditioned to go into starvation mode and thus starts storing food as fat. I hate to sound like a shill, but Berardi has seven basic "rules" for maintaining a healthy diet and it's worked well for me when I've adhered to it. That last point is pretty important. Too many people are looking for a supplement or quick fix to "look better naked," when in reality, it's not something that's easily achieved for most people. Following those guideposts is a way you can achieve that goal and likely maintain it. Special K is obviously going to do this crazy diet whether we endorse it or not. I'm sure you'll see quick results, but I'd be interested to see where your weight is at six months from now.

I generally disagree with anything Marvin says, but he's spot on in this instance. People don't get fat overnight, so why would they slim down overnight?

First off, Subway isn't exactly healthy. It's a lesser of evils in the fast food world, but you're still eating a ton of refined bread, sodium-packed meat, and if you're like most others, negating any potential health benefits by glopping on mayo and other sauces. Now, as for this diet, what happens after the 40 days when you go back to eating the way you did before? You think that weight and more isn't coming back? How long ago did your friend do this? I'm willing to bet she puts most of the weight back on. Two to three pounds is about the maximum amount of weight you should be losing a week, unless you're grossly overweight. Go buy The Metabolism Advantage by John Berardi. It's an amazing book that essentially offers a blueprint of how to follow a healthy way of eating that is sustainable for the rest of your life. Diets fail because they're only temporary. People slash the calories to an extreme, drop some weight, plateau, then go back to eating the way they used to. But since they've basically starved themselves, they've slowed down their metabolism, which means your body is now going to start storing more food as fat. This is why people go on diets, lose a lot of weight, and then not only gain it all back, but a little more, too. Berardi isn't big on supplements. With the Metabolism Advantage, he suggests taking creatine, fish oil caps, protein powder, and a greens supplement (since the typical American diet is grossly lacking in veggie consumption). I can provide more details if you're interested, but I can say without a doubt this is a better way of weight loss than what you're about to do. Your diet smacks of a quick fix that will ultimately lead to an extended battle with weight issues.

I wasn't being serious, Smues. I'm not Anglesault or NYankees, for crying out loud. I can't tell if Czech was being tongue-in-cheek about his comments, though. I hope so, because the Cubs are still 4.5 games up and finally playing well on the road. They just suck against the Nationals. It's like how the Cubs dominated the Cardinals in 2006, even though they won a whopping 66 games overall.

Have the Nats had a six-run inning all year? Jason Marquis is worse than cancer. Granted, he didn't give up the actual slam, but they were his runners. I wouldn't be so upset if this hadn't happened against the Nationals and the slam hadn't been off the bat of WILLIE HARRIS. Oh, man. I need some drugs right now.

I read the story on Yahoo yesterday afternoon saying she'd be taken to the hospital with an aneurysm. It didn't specify which kind, but given the details, I figured it was a brain aneurysm. That in mind, it didn't surprise me at all to read she'd died later in the day. Something like three percent of people who suffer a ruptured brain aneurysm actually survive the rupture.

The first IYH was $15. I believe they bumped them to $20 after that. I can't remember if it's this IYH or the December installment where Vince was so upset with the main event that he bitched out Diesel almost immediately after the match ended.

This is true. I became pretty good friends with my neighbor when she moved in last fall and though she's attractive, I've never really felt attracted to her. Of course, if she had a decent rack and a nicer ass, this probably wouldn't be the case. As it is, I'm content with being friends with an attractive neighbor with a skinny, but shapeless body.

I came to a stop sign after leaving my mom's place tonight and there was this girl probably in her early 20s with this tiny waist and unbelievably shapely ass walking by. I waived her by to cross the street and she gave me a second look when I turned the corner after she'd crossed. I, unfortunately, wasn't able to think of a way to initiate anything with her without coming off like a potential rapist (since I was in the car and she was on foot).

They've shown this one on 24/7 before, haven't they? I'm almost positive I've got it on DVD from someone who had 24/7 long before I did. The Valentine/Blazer match is a disappointment. Hammer controls far too much of the match and it's a lethargic happening from bell to bell. I've only made it midway through the Hercules/Bravo match. I had to turn it off because it was so boring, even though I was only half watching it.

And again, because he was being lazy on the basepaths. This despite being benched several times in recent weeks for that very reason. Kids.

Maybe they just aren't that in touch with "white" music and thus, go after acts that have mainstream appeal.

And I thought we Cub fans were pessimists.

I'm not even talking about his long-term health. Last season was proof that a heavy workload noticeably affected his effectiveness when the playoffs started. He's on pace to eclipse the amount of pitches he threw last year, so while the Brewers don't need to concern themselves with his long-term health, how they use him now could very well affect the team's chances in the playoffs.

I'm not trying to get into a whole thing with you, but regardless of what kind of workload he's been able to handle to this point doesn't take away from the fact that he's likely going to be tapped come October if Ned Yost keeps standing in the dugout with his arms folded while CC surpasses 120 pitches each outing. KingPK drew on an interesting point earlier by noting CC's ineffectiveness in the playoffs last year following a high-pitch season. Someone over at BBTF said he threw 3,581 pitches last year. He's nearing 3,000 pitches after tonight's start with probably seven or eight more outings left. Following the trend, he should easily pass the amount of pitches he threw last year by mid-September. It's probably the worst kept secret in baseball that CC is a three-month rental and so the Brewers feel the need to get everything possible out of him. But they should be conserving his arm when the situations allow it. Tonight was one such situation. An inning may not seem like a big deal, but pulling him an inning earlier when the team has a decent lead could amount to a full start in October.

After I finished reading American Psycho, I felt the itch to listen to Whitney Houston. So yes, I now have her greatest hits on my HD and damn if it's not tremendous.

The Roots have a show nearby in October, BUT, they're touring with Gym Class Heroes. Whaaaat?