It's Lindsay Again and Again

The Cubs are presently losing to the deplorable Florida Marlins. So let's avoid the whole mess and turn our attention to rich and famous boneheads.

Lindsay Lohan is presently a resident at the Cirque Lodge in Utah. The Cirque Lodge is a country-club rehab center for rich and famous abusers of drugs and alcohol.

For reasons unknown to the editorial staff of New Moon, rumors about Lindsay have emerged from deep in the tar pits of Los Angeles. These rumors say that Lindsay is about to leave the Cirque Lodge and make a quick exit from Utah.

But wait! Lindsay's dear mother says the rumors are false! Yes, false! Mom says Lindsay will stay put because she "has a few more weeks to grow and develop."

New Moon has no idea what Lindsay will grow and develop into.

Last Chance Against Florida

Right-hander Steve Trachsel will be on the mound Thursday as the Cubs try to win one game this season against the Florida Marlins. Trachsel's 2007 record is 7-10, but he went 3-0 against the Marlins last season. His ERA this season is 4.74, but in 2006 his ERA against the Marlins was 2.00.

I hope these numbers mean something, but I hesitate to predict anything.

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Cubs Lose Five in a Row

It's difficult to understand how the Cubs could lose five games in a row to the Florida Marlins this season. The Marlins are the most worthless team in the National League. Only the Cubs could lose five in a row, including the two games in the present three-game series.

The only Major League team worse than the Marlins is Tampa Bay. No real baseball team could ever exist in Florida. Too many swamps. Florida is where you go for spring training. In tonight's loss to Florida, the only people in the ballpark were Cub fans.

It may make some fans feel better to know that Milwaukee lost today's game with St. Louis, but it doesn't make me feel better. Lou Pinella and the Cub players don't seem all that thrilled either.

Even if the Cubs make it into the playoffs, that's as far as they'll go if their five games with Florida give us any indication of the future.

Five Games Left

It isn't going to be easy. The Brewers aren't going to call in sick for the rest of the season, and all the other teams in the Central Division would love drop the Cubs off the end of Navy Pier.

The fans must understand this. Lou Pinella and the coaches already know it. And even the youngest players assumedly know it.

The question is, do I know it?

Order Flowers Online

If you’re like me, you always forget to buy flowers on special occasions such as Mother’s Day, birthdays, and other important events. For me, it’s helpful to know that I can go online, find the flower arrangement I want, and place my order quickly.

The Booth Flower Shop has revised its Web site to make it easier for slowpokes like me to order the flowers I forgot until the last minute. The site now includes sharp photos of flower arrangements, easy navigation, and fast checkout.

Chris Tsouratakis, owner of the shop, says it will now be easy to select flowers online “from anywhere in the world and have them shipped virtually anywhere.”

People who happen to live near the Booth Flower Shop can still drop in to order their flowers in person at 57-07 Main Street in Flushing, Borough of Queens, right next to the Booth Memorial Hospital. People who live in California will find it easier to order online. Even people who live in other boroughs of New York City may find it easier.

For people who live in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, New York, Mr. Tsouratakis also owns the Flowers by Christos flower shop at 8323 Parsons Road. In addition to serving the residents of Queens, this shop is also convenient for people in Brooklyn and elsewhere on Long Island.

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Minor-League Drug Abuse

Scott Taylor, a pitcher with the Class-A Daytona Cubs, has tested positive for drug abuse. Under the rules of the minor leagues, he will be suspended for 50 games at the beginning of the 2008 season.

For the 2007 season, the right-hander acquired a record of 4-11 with an ERA of 5.74.

The Daytona Cubs are part of the Florida State League.

Twenty-six players were suspended this year under minor-league rules for drug abuse.

Six Games To Go

With six games left in the regular season, the Cubs take on the Florida Marlins tonight in Miami. Ted Lilly will be on the mound for the Cubs as they play the first event of a three-game series. Dontrelle Willis will pitch for the Marlins.

Lilly has a record of 15-7 with an ERA of 3.78. Willis's win-lose stats are 9-15 with an ERA of 5.32, but don't let those numbers fool you. Any major-league pitcher can have a good game and make you wish you'd never left Waukegan.

At this point, we have no reason for overconfidence and no reason to assume anything. The Brewers are not about to lie down and go to sleep for six days.

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Six Games To Go

The Atlanta Braves helped the Cubs Sunday by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4. The fans at Wrigley Field became quite audible after every score posted for the Atlanta-Milwaukee game, which coincided with the Chicago-Pittsburgh game.

The Cubs had the day off Monday. The St. Louis Cardinals found themselves unable to duplicate Atlanta's heroics as the Cardinals lost to the Brewers 13-5.

This only proves again that you can't make it into the playoffs by hoping the Brewers will lose.

The Cubs have six games to go in the regular season. The fun starts Tuesday night at Miami.

Last Game at Wrigley Field

The Chicago Cubs demolished the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0 Sunday. Fiery Carlos Zambrano won his 17th game, although he left after six innings because of cramps in his right forearm.

Kerry Wood then pitched two innings. His fastball seems to improve with every game. He allowed no hits and one base on balls. He struck out three. The crowd began chanting his name as soon as he started to pitch. He did not disappoint that crowd.

Derrek Lee and Ronny Cedeno provided much of the offensive support, each driving in three runs with a homer.

This was the last game at Wrigley Field for the regular season. The fans didn't really want to leave. They just stood there and savored the victory. Then Ryan Theriot and his little boy walked around the outfield.

It was a nice day for a game at Wrigley Field.

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George Clooney in Trouble

Rich and famous actor George Clooney finds that his motorcycle has got him into a pile of chopper trouble. George crashed in New Jersey, but his injuries weren't serious.

The thing that is serious is that George may have to face charges of reckless driving. The driver of a car involved in the crash says that George tried to pass her on the right.

Sarah Larson, Clooney's girlfriend, was on the bike with George. She broke two toes in the crash, but no one is saying that she may face charges of reckless driving. She wasn't driving.

Foxy Brown Not PG

In case you were worried about the fact that Foxy Brown would have to deliver a baby during her year in the slammer, stop worrying. This fact is not a fact. Foxy isn't pregnant. But it is a fact that she has to go to jail.

Brown's lawyers said in court that Foxy was three-months pregnant, but Chaz Williams, Brown's manager, now says she isn't pregnant at all. The happy event will be a nonevent. Don't worry.

Foxy is going to jail because she violated the terms of probation stemming from her attack on two employees of a nail salon in 2004.

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Cubs Demolish Pirates

Two home runs by Alfonso Soriano and one each by Aramis Ramirez and Derrek Lee powered the Cubs offense in a 9-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday at Wrigley Field.

Sam Fuld provided the defensive play of the game, if not the whole season. In the seventh inning, Fuld leaped high against the ivy in right field to catch Nyjer Morgan's fly ball. He then bounced off the wall, turned, and threw to Derrek Lee at first base, doubling up Pittsburgh runner Nate McLouth.

It was a great day to watch a ballgame at Wrigley Field.

A Gift from Atlanta

A homer by Scott Thorman in the bottom of the 10th inning kept the Atlanta Braves in the game against the Milwaukee Brewers Saturday. And an RBI single by Mark Teixeira in the bottom of the 11th gave the Braves a 4-3 win over the Brewers at Turner Field.

Milwaukee's loss dropped the Brewers to 79-75, leaving them 2.5 games behind the division-leading Chicago Cubs. With seven games to go and a record of 82-73, the Cubs may very well finish the season above .500.

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Britney Hits and Runs!

Britney Spears has been charged with hit-and-run driving after a fender bender in a Los Angeles parking lot on August 6. Britney allegedly hit a parked car but failed to report the accident or wait around to talk to the car's owner.

If found guilty of hit-and-run driving, Britney could be sentenced up to six months in jail and fined $1000. The whole issue will be aired at a hearing on October 10.

Britney Again!

Rich and famous boneheads continue to populate the daily news. Britney Spears is allegedly using altogether too many controlled substances for her own welfare.

Judge Scott Gordan ordered Britney to submit to random drugs tests if she wants to keep joint custody of her children, custody that she now shares with her former hubby.

Britney's lawyers have allegedly advised her to enter rehab for the fourth time this year. The staff at New Moon doesn't know if this would impress Judge Gordon.

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Brad Pitt Not Rich Enough

The latest heartbreak of a rich and famous bonehead features an actor named Brad Pitt. Brad is upset because photographers keep taking pictures of him. The latest picture-taking episode occurred in Toronto, where a movie about the psychopath Jesse James had its premiere. Brad played Jesse in this third-rate movie.

Brad said that he and his nitwit girlfriend have been "run out of every major city" by photographers.

Here at New Moon, we find it difficult to sympathize with an overpaid, talentless movie star. Brad has to understand that being rich and famous has some disadvantages.

Cub Bats Explode

Cub batters went wild Friday as they beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-8, proving again that you get into the playoffs by winning games, not by waiting for the Milwaukee Brewers to lose for you.

Today, Saturday, the Cubs lead the Pirates 9-4 in the eighth inning. With continued play of this sort, the Cubs will retain their shot at the playoffs.

I don't know how the Brewers are doing today.

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Gift From Atlanta

Although the Cubs had the day off Thursday, the Milwaukee Brewers did not. The Brew Boys played the Braves in Atlanta, and the Braves gave the Cubs a nice gift.

Atlanta beat Milwaukee 3-1. This drops the Milwaukee record for the season to 78-74, which puts them 1.5 games behind the division-leading Cubs.

The Cubbies must continue to win every ballgame and every series. We cannot assume that we can make it into the playoffs by watching the Brewers lose. Every Cub game is crucial.

The Braves gave the Cubs a nice gift, but don't count on another one every day.

Amy Winehouse Flops

Under the category of rich and famous nitwits, bad news for Amy Winehouse fans. If you've never heard of AW, don't worry about it. Live long and prosper.

Amy was scheduled to star in some awards show somewhere in England. But everyone now says her vocal accompaniment to this nonevent was not up to UK standards.

The word on the street is that Amy has a drug problem.

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It's Britney Spears!

Things keep going to hell for the rich and famous Britney Spears. Judges continue to take a dim view of her alleged use of drugs and alcohol. Her former husband doesn't want to give her custody of their children.

And now bad has given way to worse. After Britney's appearance at a recent awards show, critics said that her career is over. Her singing ability, they claimed, has dropped from high to subterranean.

The critics are wrong. The fact is that Britney Spears never had any talent to begin with. Her singing has always been dreadful.

This observation requires no great insight. Almost all pop singers in Britney's generation have absolutely no talent. Their music is painful to the ear. It relies on flashing lights and flashy apparel. Whether it's Britney or Avril, the stuff is worthless.

Please stop the music.

Cub Comeback

The Cubs enacted another one of their late-inning miracles Wednesday night against the Cincinnati Reds, taking the game 3-2 and the series 2-1.

Ryan Theriot and Matt Murton provided the heroics in this game, combining their efforts to score the game-winning run in the eighth inning.

The Milwaukee Brewers lost to Houston Wednesday, giving the Cubbies a one-game lead in the National League Central Division.

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Ten Games To Go

Ted Lilly will take the mound tonight for the final game of the three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds. With only ten games to go in the season, every game is crucial if the Cubs hope to get into the playoffs.

The Cardinals have gone into meltdown recently, leaving only the Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers to contend for first place in the Central Division.

Lilly will be pitching for his 16th win of the season. His 3.82 ERA is the lowest of all Cub starters. Tom Shearn, with an ERA of 4.15, will be on the mounds for the Reds.

Game time is 7:05 at Wrigley.

Cubs Win Then Fall

After a heroic come-from-behind victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, the Cubs could not repeat the same miracle again Tuesday night at Wrigley Field. The Reds won 5-2.

Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Houston Astros, thereby pulling into a first-place tie with the Cubs in the Central Division of the National League.

Carlos Zambrano had a rough night, giving up four runs, seven hits, and three walks over 5 1/3 innings. As always when things don't go right, Big Z was visibly upset with himself.

The whole race for the playoffs now comes down to the last ten games of the season. The Cubbies have won 73 games, and the Brewers have won 72. The Cubs must win as many games as the Brewers in order to win the Central Division title outright.

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Brewers Lose and Cubs Win

Ryan Dempster looked shaky in the bottom of the ninth inning, but then played his part in a remarkable double play to end the game 3-2 in favor of the Cubbies. The series with Houston now stands at 1-1. The Cubs play the Astros again tomorrow.

Meanwhile, the Brewers did the Cubs a favor and lost to Pittsburgh. Once again, the Cubs and Brewers are locked in a dead heat for first place in the NL Central Division. The Brewers will have the day off tomorrow.

Down in St. Louis, the Cardinals showed some stuff not long ago, but have now lost six in a row and find themselves four games behind the leaders.

Brewers Win!

It was bound to happen. The Cubs lost and the Brewers won. The Cubs have therefore slipped out of first place.

These events reveal the inherent weakness of Cub strategy of late. The Cubs have assumed that they could remain at the top of the NL Central Division by losing games. They reasoned that every time they lost, the Brewers would lose. And this has usually been true.

But you can't win by losing all season long. Someone will start winning, and you'll get left behind like some really dreadful team such as Houston or Tampa Bay.

Guess what? The Cubs must learn that the only way to win is by winning.

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Foxy Gets A Year

Bad news for Foxy Brown (AKA Inga Marchand) fans. Judge Melissa C. Jackson sentenced the entertainer to one year in the slammer for violating the terms of her probation.

Brown's problems stem from her attack on two manicurists in 2004. The trio apparently disagreed about the cost of a manicure.

Miz Marchand is now a resident at Rikers Island, a spot in the East River where people go after attacking manicurists.

Central Division Losers

I've lost track of the number of weeks, but for quite a while now both the Cubs and the Brewers have hovered around first place in the NL Central Division by equaling each other at the task of losing games. They did it again Friday.

The Cubs looked downright bad in their loss to the Pirates, but never mind. Cincinnati pounded the Brewers 11-4.

But wait. What about the St. Louis Cardinals?

The Cards have been inching upwards for about a century, and today they could have moved into a tie for first. What did they do? They lost to Arizona.

Losing to Arizona is like losing to a sandstorm. You lose because of low visibility. Arizona doesn't even deserve a major league baseball team. The only thing Arizona can do is keep St. Louis hovering around first place.

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Boos at Wrigley

Throughout the 2007 season, the Chicago Cubs have perfected the ability to turn certain victory into appalling defeat. The most recent example of this ability displayed itself on Thursday when Alfonso Soriano's two homers sent the Cubs into the ninth inning with a 4-3 lead over the Dodgers.

The Cub bullpen went into meltdown, and the Dodgers promptly pounded out four runs and won the game 7-4.

Cub fans responded with a chorus of boos for the North Side boys of winter.

Boos have become common in Wrigley Field of late, and a minor debate has developed over whether fans should or should not boo our hometown heroes.

The editorial staff of New Moon has reached a verdict: Our boys of winter are paid millions of dollars to win games. When you make that kind of money and you don't win, you deserve extra compensation in the form of boos.

If a bus driver on the Clark Street run takes his riders to Hyde Park, those riders will make uncomplimentary remarks about the driver. Why should baseball millionaires deserve better treatment than that?