Clark & Addison
Episode XXII - “Nice Guys finish last!“
THE CUBS ARE REALLY STRUGGLING WITH BOTH PITCHING AND HITTING. CLUB HOUSE MORALE APPEARS TO BE LOW. THE FANS ARE DEPRESSED AS THIS WAS TO BE THE QUADE ERA - USHERED IN BY A STRONG SEPTEMBER IN 2010. NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE THE BLAME, BUT IT IS OBVIOUS THE ENTIRE TEAM IS UNDER PERFORMING. TEAM MEETINGS, EXTRA BATTING PRACTICE, AND SWITCHING THE BATTING ORDER HAS NOT HELPED MUCH. PITCHERS ARE STRUGGLING WITH SPEED AND CONTROL AS THE TRIBUNE AND FANS BECOME RESTLESS. WEAGHMAN’S PARK, A WISCONSIN BASED 20 SOMETHING HANGOUT WITH ZUERCHER CHEESE AND WISCONSIN FOOD AT THE CORNER OF CLARK AND ADDISON, HAS SEEN SOME STRONG DISCUSSION BEFORE AND AFTER GAMES. THE CROWD AT WEAGHMAN’S PARK HAS BEEN CONSUMING ENOUGH ZUERCHER CHEESE TO FEED ALL OF CHICAGO IT SEEMS. THE 20 SOMETHINGS APPEAR TO BE IN A MORE SERIOUS MOOD THESE DAYS. MOST ARE FEARING BEING AN OLD MAID OR POTENTIALLY NOT FINDING THE RIGHT PARTNER - SETTLING FOR AN INTERNET ROMANCE. PARENTAL PRESSURE HAS OVERTAKEN MANY OF THE WEAGHMAN’S PARK GANG - INCLUDING JOSH, KERI, MELANIE, SAM, WILL, AND ELLIOTT. IN THE MIDST OF ALL OF THIS CHATTER, A MAN APPEARS CLAIMING TO BE LEO DUROCHER. LEO HAS BEEN DECEASED SINCE 1985; HOWEVER THE STRONG RESEMBLANCE TO LEO WITH HIS MANNERISMS AND VOICE CATCH THE PATRONS OFF GUARD. DUROCHER’S FIRED UP TEMPER, AS LEO THE LIP HIS BASEBALL NICKNAME, BECOMES MANIFEST AS HE CLAIMS TO HAVE THE ANSWERS TO THE CUBS EARLY SEASON WOES. MOST OF THE BREWER FANS AMIDST WEAGHMAN’S PARK FEEL THE CUBS ARE DESPERATE AND THAT THIS IS A LOCAL PUBLIC RELATIONS STUNT WITH A LEO DUROCHER LOOK A LIKE. AS DUROCHER CONTINUES TO TALK, MANY PEOPLE LISTEN AS IT SEEMS THIS DUROCHER LOOK A LIKE KNOWS MORE ABOUT BASEBALL THAN ANYONE ELSE IN CHICAGO. FOLLOW ALONG AS THE CUBS SEASON GETS ROLLING WITH DUROCHER STRONGLY COMMENTING ON THE CUBS AS WELL AS THE BEARS, BLACK HAWKS, AND THE MIGHTY BULLS.
WHAT WILL YOU HAVE SIR? IS THIS ALL YOU HAVE HERE?
JOSH DUROCHER
JOSH NO, ACTUALLY YOU HAVE OPTIONS. DUROCHER MY OPTIONS ARE A ZUERCHER CHEESE PLATE, ZUERCHER SWISS CHEESE SANDWICH, A BRAT FROM SHEBOYGAN, AND TWO BEER SELECTIONS. YOU CALL THOSE OPTIONS!
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JOSH ACTUALLY THE MENU HAS EXPANDED. DUROCHER I’M STARTING TO BELIEVE YOU. LET’S SEE - THIS GUY OVER HERE HAS A LEINE’S BEER, THIS GAL HAS THE NEW GLARUS SPOTTED COW. AND FOR FOOD THEY ALL HAVE CHEESE PLATES FROM ZUERCHERS - EITHER CHICAGO OR GREEN COUNTY, WI. THANK GOD LARRAINE ISN’T AROUND ANYMORE. JOSH ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT LARRAINE DAY? DUROCHER WHO ELSE DID YOU THINK WAS MY WIFE? JOSH I THOUGHT SHE WAS LONG GONE BY THE TIME YOU ARRIVED IN CHICAGO?
Keri & Josh
DUROCHER YES, BUT WE LASTED MUCH LONGER THAN MOST PEOPLE PREDICTED. JOSH HOW DID YOU END UP MARRYING A MOVIE STAR? DUROCHER I WAS SO WILDLY POPULAR IN NEW YORK THAT LARRAINE FELT SHE HAD TO HAVE A SPORTS STAR. I WAS AVAILABLE, AND BASICALLY IT WORKED OUT UNTIL 1960. THEN WHAT HAPPENED?
JOSH
DUROCHER WHAT DO YOU THINK? TWO PEOPLE NOT ON THE SAME PAGE. SHE BALKED AND I ADVANCED ON THE BASE PATH TO THE NEXT PART OF MY LIFE. JOSH THAT’S WHEN YOU DECIDED TO TAKE THE CUBS MANAGERIAL POSITION? DUROCHER ABSOLUTELY! IT TOOK UNTIL 66 TO GET THE JOB THOUGH. BEST JOB IN BASEBALL. SUPER FANS. WE JUST CANNOT WIN. AND DON’T TALK ABOUT 69. JOSH LARRAINE SEEMS LIKE SHE WAS FAR MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN YOU? 3
DUROCHER LARRAINE WAS IN A TON OF MOVIES. WE COULDN’T GO ANYWHERE IN NEW YORK WITHOUT FANS REQUESTING AUTOGRAPHS. I WAS ALWAYS CONSIDERED A BUM LOSING THE 1951 WORLD SERIES MANAGING THE GIANTS - JUST AFTER BEATING THE DODGERS IN THE THREE GAME PLAYOFF FOR THE NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT. BUT I RECOVERED WINNING THE WORLD SERIES IN 1957 WITH THE DODGERS - JUST BEFORE THE BIG MOVE TO LA IN 58. NEW YORK WAS SO EXCITING WITH THREE BASEBALL TEAMS IN TOWN AT THAT TIME – THE SO CALLED GOLDEN ERA OF BASEBALL. JOSH YOU GOT FED UP WITH NEW YORK AND MOVED OUT TO THE MIDWEST? DUROCHER I WAS FAIRLY DEPRESSED AFTER THE DIVORCE. BACK THEN YOU JUST DEALT WITH IT. NOWADAYS YOU TAKE TOXIC AMOUNTS OF THOSE.......... JOSH SSRI’S! NOW EVERYONE IS ON THEM. NO ONE EVER GETS DEPRESSED WITH THESE MAGICAL DRUGS. DUROCHER I COULD CERTAINLY HAVE USED THOSE DRUGS BACK THEN. LARRAINE WENT OUT AND GOT MARRIED RIGHT AFTER I WAS DUMPED. SHE MADE ME FEEL REAL GOOD. JOSH YOUR ESCAPE WAS BASEBALL; AND THEN MORE BASEBALL. DUROCHER YES; THAT IS THE BEST ANTI-DEPRESSANT MEDICATION. TRUE BASEBALL. GREAT STARTING PITCHING, MIDDLE RELIEF, AND A CLOSER THAT CAN CLOSE. WHAT ABOUT THE BATS?
JOSH
DUROCHER I PLAY SMALL BALL. I LOVE TO HIT AND RUN, STEAL BASES, BUNT, STEAL HOME, SHIFT, CONFUSE BATTERS, GIVE FAKE SIGNALS, AND EVEN STALL TO THROW OFF THE RHYTHM OF THE PITCHER OR BATTER. INTERESTING.
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JOSH
DUROCHER I’LL EVEN GET BOOTED FROM A GAME TO THROW OFF THE RHYTHM OF THE OPPOSING TEAM. IF A BATTER ON DECK IS WARM, THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN CHANGING PITCHERS, GOING TO THE MOUND, OR THROWING AROUND HIM FOR A COUPLE PITCHES. IT THROWS HIM OFF SEVERELY. I CANNOT FATHOM THE IDEA OF WANTING TO CRUSH THE BALL AND THE OPPOSING TEAM PLAYING GAMES WITH ME AS A BATTER. BATTERS ARE IMPATIENT GUYS WHO WANT TO TAKE THE STITCHES OFF THE BALL. JOSH I GET IT! THE CUBS AREN’T EVEN CLOSE TO THESE STANDARDS. IN FACT THE OTHER TEAMS ARE DOING IT TO THEM. DUROCHER YES I KNOW. I’VE SEEN ALL THE GAMES - EVEN THE AWAY STUFF. AT COLORADO WE WEREN’T ON TOP OF IT. MY GOD THAT YOUNG TEAM HAS SPIRIT AND GRIT. THE CUBS MAY BE OVERPAID. I DON’T KNOW, BUT IT SURE SEEMS THAT THESE 100 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACTS WERE WASTED MONEY AND A POOR INCENTIVE. BACK IN MY TIME THESE CONTRACTS WERE UNHEARD OF. YOU WERE PAID BY WHAT YOU DID, NOT YOUR POTENTIAL. WHAT ABOUT MANTLE?
JOSH
DUROCHER THAT’S THE OTHER LEAGUE. HE WAS THE EXCEPTION. WHEN HE SIGNED FOR $50,000 THE EARTH LITERALLY STOOD STILL. BUT I THINK HE WAS MOTIVATED AND THEY GOT THEIR MONEY OUT OF THE MICK. I NEVER SAW HIM NOT HUSTLE. AND THE RUMORS HE HIT THE BALL OUT OF YANKEE STADIUM ARE JUST THAT. HE HIT AN UNMEASURED ONE NEARLY 600 FEET THAT STAYED IN THE BUILDING. THEY EVEN SAY JOSH GIBSON FROM THE NEGRO LEAGUES HIT ONE OUT OF YANKEE STADIUM, BUT THERE’S NO PROOF. I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT HOMERS BECAUSE NONE OF MY TEAMS HIT THAT MANY YARD SHOTS. JOSH SO WHAT DO WE DO WITH ALL THE BIG CONTRACTS ON THE CUBS? DUROCHER AT SOME POINT YOU EAT THEM AND DON’T REPEAT THE MISTAKES. IT’S THAT SIMPLE. NOW THEY HAVE LARGE SIGNING BONUSES FOR DRAFTEES WHO HAVEN’T EVEN CAUGHT A BALL OR BATTED YET. IT’S A DIFFERENT WORLD, BUT THE GAME HASN’T CHANGED. JOSH SO THE CUBS NEED TO GET BACK TO BASICS?
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DUROCHER ALWAYS. THE BASIC FUNDAMENTALS OF BASEBALL ARE WHAT WIN GAMES. YOU NEED TO TAKE CALCULATED RISKS. THE RUNNERS YOU LEAVE ON BASE IN THE SECOND INNING WILL COME BACK TO HAUNT YOU NEARLY 100% OF THE TIME. YOU NEED TO SCORE WHEN YOU CAN. A MANAGER MUST BRING IN GUYS OFF THE BENCH. RIGHTY V LEFTY. CHANGE PITCHERS AFTER THEY HAVE SEEN HIM ONCE. MIX IT UP. KEEP THEM GUESSING. MOST MANAGERS PRESENTLY ARE PREDICTABLE. THEY HAVE CONTRACTS REQUIRING THEM TO PLAY CERTAIN GUYS. GIVE ME A BREAK! JOSH THE ATTITUDE OF DOING WHAT YOU CAN TO WIN THE GAME IS WHAT IT TAKES. REALISTICALLY PUTTING IN A TRIPLE A GUY JUST BROUGHT UP MAKES SENSE IF IT FITS THE SITUATION. DUROCHER YOU GET IT. MORE SO THAN CUBS MANAGEMENT. BUT I’LL GIVE YOU THIS: QUADE IS TRYING VERY HARD. YOU CAN FEEL IT. HE WANTS TO WIN, BUT YOU NEED TO BE SMART ALSO. JOSH DO YOU WANT ANOTHER LEINES? DUROCHER NO, I’LL TRY THE NEW GLARUS STUFF. I’VE HEARD IT’S PRETTY GOOD - SPOTTED COW. WHAT A NAME. BUT I DO GET IT. THEY HAVE BROWN SWISS COWS IN GREEN COUNTY. I’VE HEARD THAT EVEN WHEN I WAS HERE. I EVEN WENT TO MONROE AND VISITED BAUMGARTNERS. I REALLY ENJOYED THEIR SWISS CHEESE SANDWICH. JOSH DO YOU LIKE WEAGHMAN’S PARK? DUROCHER LOVE THIS PLACE, WEAGHMAN’S PARK AT THE CORNER OF CLARK AND ADDISON. I’VE ALREADY MET SOME OF YOUR BUDDIES INCLUDING KERI, WILL, ELLIOT, SAM, MELANIE, THEY CALL HER MEL, AND KERI. ALL KINDS OF 20 SOMETHING PROBLEMS ARE BEING SOLVED RIGHT HERE INCLUDING FINDING MR. RIGHT. CHICAGO’S YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING GALS, ALWAYS LOVED BASEBALL - WHICH IS HIGHLY UNIQUE AND A THROWBACK. THE GANGS OF 20 SOMETHINGS GETTING OFF THE L HEADING IN IS AMAZING. I EVEN LOVE THE GALS WEARING THE JEANS WITH THE EVERTED TUCKED CUFFS. I DO REMEMBER CHARLIE WEAGHMAN. MOST DIDN’T THINK MUCH OF HIM. I THINK WRIGLEY GOT A GREAT DEAL IN PURCHASING THE CUBS FROM ALL THE STORIES. IN FACT I’M CERTAIN WEAGHMAN WOULD HAVE HELD ONTO THE CLUB IF HE KNEW THEN WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED NOW WITH THE CUBS VALUED AT OVER A BILLION.
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JOSH WE’VE HONORED WEAGHMAN BY ESTABLISHING THIS FANTASTIC LITTLE 20 SOMETHING HANGOUT. WHO KNOWS IF CHARLIE WEAGHMAN ENJOYED ZUERCHER CHEESE? I DO KNOW THAT CLEM AND CHARLES ZUERCHER WERE AROUND - AND A SECT OF THE FAMILY HEADED UP TO GREEN COUNTY, WI. I DO KNOW THE ZUERCHERS BEGAN MANUFACTURING CHEESE BACK IN THE EARLY 20S. THIS WAS ABOUT THE TIME WEAGHMAN WAS INVOLVED WITH SELLING THE CUBS AFTER THAT NASTY DIVORCE. HE TRIED TO GET INTO THE CARDINALS IN ST. LOUIS, HOWEVER THEY WOULDN’T HAVE HIM. ENOUGH HISTORY. WHERE DO WE GO WITH THE CUBS NOW DUROCHER? DUROCHER ONWARD TO FIRST PLACE. THAT IS MY MOTTO. WE HAVE TO GET DEMPSTER GOING. HE IS SLOW OUT OF THE BLOCKS AND NEEDS TO BEAR DOWN AND GET BATTERS OUT. LINGERING PLAYERS ON THE BASES LEADS TO TROUBLE. A STARTING PITCHER CANNOT GET BATTERS OUT AND EXPECT TO DO WELL. YOU’LL GET BURNED. JOSH DEMPSTER IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. OUR OTHER STARTERS ARE BORDERLINE. Z HAS BEEN SPOTTY, BUT RECENTLY HAD A GREAT OUTING. WE NEED GOOD GAMES ON TOP OF GOOD GAMES. WE’RE STILL BELOW 500 BALL. DUROCHER THAT’S MY POINT. ALL THE MONEY CANNOT BUY WINS. AS COACHES ONE MUST GIVE POSITIVE ENCOURAGEMENT, GET MORE OUT OF PLAYERS SO THE FANS, MANAGEMENT, AND THE PLAYER HIMSELF ISN’T FRUSTRATED. LOOK AT THE HAWKS LAST YEAR, THE BULLS AND BEARS THIS YEAR. THE CUBS NEED ONLY LOOK AT WHAT THESE TEAMS HAVE DONE – STEPPED UP! JOSH YOU’RE KNOWN FOR SAYING NICE GUYS FINISH LAST. DO YOU THINK THE CUBS ARE TOO NICE? DUROCHER ABSOLUTELY! OUR BULLPEN COULD BE LIGHTS OUT. WE’VE GOT TALENT IN THE PEN WITH GUYS LIKE WOOD AND MARMOL. SAMARDZIJA IS CAPABLE OF PUTTING UP GREAT NUMBERS. THESE GUYS NEED TO REALLY STEP UP AND STAY UP - LEAD OR NO LEAD. JOSH WHY DON’T YOU COME BACK AND MANAGE DUROCHER - IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT US TO REALLY CALL YOU? DUROCHER YES DUROCHER. I KNOW YOU DON’T THINK IT’S ME, BUT IT IS. YOU’VE ALREADY HAD WEAGHMAN AND WRIGLEY IN HERE BEFORE, WHY CAN’T I BE IN HERE ALSO? I’VE COME BACK JUST TO HAUNT THIS AREA 7
AROUND CLARK AND ADDISON. I MAY GO OVER TO BERNIE’S LATER, OR HEAD UP WAVELAND.
JOSH HAVE YOU DINED AT TUSCANY’S? DUROCHER NO, BUT IF I WAS STILL MARRIED TO LARRAINE I WOULD BE EATING THERE A TON. SHE REALLY HAD EXPENSIVE TASTES. IT LOOKS VERY NICE. GOOD PLACE TO GO AFTER A WIN. JOSH DUROCHER, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THESE NEW GUYS ON THIS TEAM - LIKE CASTRO, COLVIN, BYRD, BARNEY, PENA, AND SOME OF THE NEW PITCHERS? DUROCHER THIS IS A TEAM THAT HAS THE DRIVE AND POWER TO WIN THE CENTRAL. WE ARE STILL BELOW 500 BALL, BUT NOBODY IS PLAYING LIGHTS OUT IN THE CENTRAL. TRUST ME; THE CENTRAL IS THERE FOR THE TAKING. JOSH EXCUSE ME; THIS COUPLE WANTS ANOTHER CHEESE PLATE. THIS IS THEIR THIRD ZUERCHER SWISS CHEESE PLATE! DUROCHER WE DIDN’T HAVE THIS FOOD WHEN I WAS IN CHICAGO - AT LEAST NOT HERE AT CLARK AND ADDISON. JOSH I’M CERTAIN A TON OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE THE EARLY 70S WHEN YOU GOT THE BOOT. DUROCHER I WAS ESSENTIALLY GONE AFTER 69 - MAYBE EVEN IF I HAD WON THE WORLD SERIES IN 70 I’D STILL BE GONE AFTER THAT 69 SEASON. HERE WE WERE SITTING WITH AN 8 AND A HALF GAME LEAD IN MID - AUGUST. AND THEN THE METS OF ALL TEAMS CREEP UP ON US AND WIN THE DIVISION BY 8 GAMES. WHAT AN EMBARRASSMENT. THE METS WENT ON LONG WIN STREAKS AND WE PERFORMED THE OPPOSITE. OUR TEAM IMPLODED. SOME SAY IT WAS THIS PLAY OR THAT PLAY, BUT WE LOST BY 8 GAMES AT THE SEASON’S END. JOSH THE END OF THE 60S AND GETTING A SERIES WIN WOULD HAVE BROUGHT A TON OF RESPECT TO THE CUBS. NOW WE ARE LAUGHED AT BY SOME. OH YES, WE DID HAVE THE RYNO AND SOSA YEARS, BUT FOR SUCH A STRONG LOYAL FRANCHISE WE SHOULD BE AT LEAST GIVING OUR CLUB A SHOT TO WIN NEARLY EVERY YEAR.
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DUROCHER ONE HAS TO PLAY BASEBALL. IT IS THAT SIMPLE. NOT GETTING A GUY IN WHO’S ON SECOND IN THE THIRD INNING WITH NO OUTS WILL COME TO HAUNT YOU THE LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER. TRUST ME, I KNOW THIS ALL TOO WELL. JOSH BUT AREN’T TIMES DIFFERENT NOW WITH CABLE AND SALARIES? DUROCHER THERE NEVER HAS NOT BEEN FIGHTS BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND PLAYERS OVER MONEY. THE GREAT YANKEE TEAMS OF THE 20S, OF WHICH I WAS ON, HAD BITTER FIGHTS. A UTILITY MAN NAMED MCNALLY COULD PLAY ANY BASE AND EVEN HIT - COULD BARELY FEED HIS FAMILY. JOSH THAT’S WHY YOU WERE TRADED TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE AND NEVER LEFT AFTER WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH THE YANKEES IN 27 AND 28? DUROCHER EXACTLY. I COULDN’T TAKE IT. THE YANKS PAID ME VERY LITTLE AND IT DIDN’T HELP THAT RUTH SAID I WAS AN EASY OUT. BUT YES IT WAS ME WHO COINED THE GASHOUSE GANG FOR A TEAM THAT WON THE SERIES AND KNEW HOW TO HAVE THE MOST FUN IN A LONG SEASON. WHAT A JOY TO PLAY IN ST. LOUIS WHERE BASEBALL IS SO WELL RESPECTED. JOSH WOULD YOU LIKE A SHEBOYGAN BRAT? DUROCHER YES WITH EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE MELTED SWISS. HECK THIS PLACE IS BETTER THAN TUSCANY’S. HAD WEAGHMAN’S PARK BEEN HERE BACK IN THE 60S I WOULD HAVE WON. YOU JUST FEEL GOOD COMING HERE. THE BREWERS JERSEYS OVER THERE DO BOTHER ME. NORMALLY I’D TAKE THEIR HEADS OFF, BUT NOW I’M A TOUCH MORE MELLOW. MILWAUKEE WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THE NL CENTRAL THIS YEAR. TRUST ME. JOSH IT’S REALLY WEIRD. ALL THESE BORDER PEOPLE UP NORTH IN WISCONSIN COME DOWN HERE AND WHAT DO THEY DO? DUROCHER THEY ALL GO BACK TO EATING WISCONSIN FOOD AND DRINKING WISCONSIN BEER. BUT ONLY TWO CHOICES OF BEER? JOSH YES, WE CAN’T KEEP LEINIES IN STOCK AND THE NEW GLARUS SPOTTED COW IS ALWAYS ON BACK ORDER.
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DUROCHER GREAT BUSINESS IDEA. MAY I BUY IN? JOSH HOW CAN YOU BUY IN IF YOU’RE REALLY NOT A PERSON? YOU ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A GHOST FROM THE PAST. YOU CAN’T WRITE CHECKS, HAVE NO HOME ADDRESS, AND ARE NOT EVEN A HUMAN. DUROCHER, YOU ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN WEAGHMAN AND WRIGLEY WHO STILL COME AROUND HERE AND STOP IN FOR A BEER. THEN THEY JUST EXIT QUIETLY. NO ONE KNOWS WHERE THEY GO AFTER THAT. SOME SAY ROCKFORD. DUROCHER OH YES! THE ROCKFORD FANS WERE THE GREATEST. JUST VERY GLAD TO BE HERE. A LOUD BUNCH WHO REALLY PULLED FOR THE CUBS. ALL HEADED DOWN ON BUSES AND SOME MADE IT BACK. THAT PART OF THE STATE REALLY SUPPORTED THE CUBS. DO YOU STILL HATE THE SOX?
JOSH
DUROCHER OF COURSE - EVEN THOUGH THEY’VE GOT THE BETTER OF US THE PAST FEW YEARS. IF YOU ARE PART OF THE CUBS FAMILY YOU INHERENTLY HATE THE SOUTH SIDERS. THEY ARE A TOTALLY CLASSLESS BUNCH DOWN THERE. OZZIE FITS THAT TEAM WELL. JOSH I THINK WE’LL TAKE THE SOX THIS YEAR. DUROCHER I DO ALSO. IF CASTRO CAN STAY HOT AND GET ON BASE, WE WILL BEAT THE SOX AND WIN THE CENTRAL. LITTLE THINGS MATTER IN CLOSE GAMES - LIKE SMALL BALL RUNS IN THE FIRST 3 INNINGS. WE’VE GOT THE PEN STRENGTH TO HOLD ANYBODY. JOSH WHY DON’T YOU COME BACK AND MANAGE? DUROCHER WHO KNOWS I MAY? I’M CONSTANTLY GIVING ADVICE TO SOTO AND RAMIREZ FROM THE STANDS BETWEEN HOME AND THIRD. THEY NEED A COACH ON THEIR RUMPS CONSTANTLY. THEY DON’T REALIZE HOW TRULY GOOD THEY CAN BE. JOSH DO PEOPLE REALIZE YOU ARE REALLY THERE AT THE CUB GAMES? DUROCHER SOME DO. I GET ONLY AN OCCASIONAL LOOK FROM A YOUNG GUY WHO REALLY KNOWS HIS STUFF. THE OLDER PEOPLE JUST STARE AND 10
KNOW THAT I FORMALLY DIED IN 1985 AND THINK IT’S JUST SOMEONE THAT LOOKS LIKE DUROCHER. NO ONE COULD FATHOM I’M STILL AROUND. NOT EVEN ME. BUT I AM. AND I’M HERE TO GET THE JOB DONE WHICH I COULDN’T ACCOMPLISH BACK IN MY TENURE.
JOSH I NOTICE THE ENTIRE WEAGHMAN’S PARK CROWD IS AROUND YOU NOW. THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT TO THINK. I HEAR THAT SOME THINK THE REAL DUROCHER HAS REAPPEARED. CAN YOU GIVE THE CUBS THE BEST ADVICE THEY COULD EVER RECEIVE? DUROCHER THAT IS QUITE EASY. “NICE GUYS FINISH LAST”!
END - CLARK AND ADDISON XXII
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