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The Rundown: Cubs Win 19 in May Despite Myriad Injuries, Now 12-2 Against NL Playoff Contenders, June Schedule Daunting

“And his days of vanity went on forever, so he saw his days burn up like paper in fire.” – John Mellencamp, Paper in Fire

Instant Replay

The Padres have been incredibly successful employing some of the more exaggerated shifts in all of baseball, but the Cubs taught them a lesson in defensive positioning in yesterday’s 7-2 Memorial Day win at Wrigley Field.

The best way to beat the pestiferous philosophy of making batters hit it where they is is to hit it where they ain’t, pardon my neglect for good grammar and sentence structure.