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Mike Quade has security problems

After airport incident, Cubs manager watches his closer blow another save

Updated: July 15, 2011, 12:40 PM ET
By Melissa Isaacson | ESPNChicago.com

CHICAGO -- Detained by airport security for 40 minutes late Tuesday night before his return trip from the All-Star Game in Arizona, Cubs manager Mike Quade said he was tempted to tell them who he was as they whisked him away to a "concealed room."

"It was a full pat-down," Quade said. "[They asked] 'Are you sensitive in any areas?'"

Oh, where to begin? His team's lack of fundamentals? The whole Ryan Dempster thing? His job security?

His closer?

If it had happened at O'Hare, ...

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