(Floating away) Fourth post-season stray cast 10-4-08

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A few years ago I waded my favorite stretch of the Kankakee for the first time after a winter with hard icing and, while wading a familar piece, stepped into a new deep hole; my feet never found gravel, suddenly I was floating downstream with my waders filling with water and ballooning with air.

That’s what Chicago baseball feels like going into Saturday night.

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