A morning sprinkle that turned into a steady afternoon drizzle prevented the Cubs from being one-hit for the second straight day Saturday. When the game was called at 12:05 PM, the Cubs had not lost 9-0.
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Manager Don Baylor was hesitant to blame the weather for another nonvictory. “It’s hard to string together a lot of base hits when the tarp’s down, but these guys need to find a way,” said the man they call Groove. Delino DeShields did attempt a bunt in the batting cage under Wrigley Field, but fouled the pitch off Todd Hundley’s nostril. Hundley’s status is cigarette to cigarette.
Not since the 1988 New York Mets played a third baseman at short, a first baseman at third, and a third baseman at second have there been so many ragtags on the bags.
Only Alderman Helen Shiller (46th) cast a no vote. She was later seen gnawing through the Wrigley Field security screens wearing only a Che T-shirt and sanitary socks.
