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Andre Ethier: When Manny's Happy, Everybody's Happy

"Before every getaway game, Manny makes a dugout announcement: 'Let us have a happy flight,' he says, and that means we better win, because flights after a loss are no fun," he writes. "He said it tonight just before the first inning and we're going to have a happy flight home after beating the Cubs again. I'm sure guys will be giddy, because we're going back to Cali with a chance to win this series."

Mark DeRosa: Pondering a Series of Unfortunate Events

Mark D, the lone bright spot for the offensively-challenged Cubs, can't let loss no. 2 slide away without beating himself up about it:

"You've got to let this flow over you and consume you for a couple hours," he writes. "You have to. 'Z' was pitching a great game, he's feeling good, the double play gets turned, we go back into the dugout and the whole game is different. Our offense is able to relax and it's different.But when you find yourself down 5-0, a team that has a 1-0 lead in the series, they're able to relax, Billingsley is able to pound the strike zone, their hitters are a lot more patient, a lot more calm. They're trying to have good at-bats and tack on runs. We're trying to press to get the score tied and take the lead. For me, this is terrible. I don't know—I'll be up for awhile tonight."

Diana Taurasi: Jet Setting Commentator

Diana is everywhere these days:

"Tune into the NBATV WNBA Finals Game 3 postgame show," she writes. "Rumor has it, fresh off my East Coast wedding/Soho shopping/Bond St. sushi/Philippe's chicken satay throw-down, I may be joining Cheryl Miller for analysis (and the debut of my new haircut)."

Can't make it to NYC for Philippe's chicken satay on a stick like Diana? Make it at home with this dandy recipe.

Mark Cuban: Tax the Hell out of Wall Street; Give it to Main Street

Mark Cuban, he speaks solutions, like his bailout plan:

"Tax every single share of stock that is bought and sold 10 cents per transaction," he writes. "One dime. If you buy a share of stock, your brokerage pays a 10c tax. If you sell a share, your brokerage pays a 10c tax. 1 share, 100 million shares. It's 10 cents per share. What's the economic impact ? If the NYSE, Nasdaq, Amex and OTC are trading 2 Billion shares a day, that's $200 Million Dollars PER DAY. If there are 260 trading days a year. That's about 52 Billion dollars a year.That's real money."

And blog posts that offer seemingly viable economic recovery solutions? That's real cool.

Marshawn Lynch: Keep it Lit, Buffalo Fans

Marshawn Lynch, on the other hand, travels a different blogging path from that of Mark Cuban:

"Whats good, Yard Barkers? I know you haven't heard from ya boy in a minute, but I'm still alive. I've just been chillin' tryin' to get right for the season. If you don't know, we're 4-0 right now and tryin' to get to 5-0. I need all the Buffalo fans to keep it lit for us while we're doing our thang and the non Buffalo fans to jump on the band wagon and ride that thang FASTER."

Be sure to check his un-edited post here. Yowza. We're not hatin' on ya, Marshawn. We're just trying to read ya.

Tyson Chandler: Ultra Large, Ultrasound Expectations

Tyson, sweat beads and all, re-tells his family's ultrasound experience like a Jack Bauer 24 episode:

"I was in the ultrasound room, and I'm back there just sweating bullets, right?" he writes. "And the nurse has got the ultrasound going, and she's like, 'Well, we're gonna learn today. The baby's giving us a good view.' I'm sitting there like, 'C'mon, c'mon. Be a boy.' I literally had sweat beads coming down. It was me, both of my little brothers, my mom, my mother-in-law, my wife and the baby's godmother. All in the ultrasound room, eight people. So we're in there, and I'm saying in my head, 'Be a boy. Be a boy. C'mon. Be a boy.' I'm just going back and forth. And then the nurse says, 'Do you want to know?' And I'm like, 'Yeah, what is it?' 'It's a boy!' I started screaming 'Yeah!" like I had just won the NBA championship or something. My brothers are yelling and we're in there jumping around, giving each other high fives. Afterward, I walk out and the nurses are like, "What was going on in there?" We told her, "It's a boy." And she said, "Yeah, that happens when men come in here and they find out it's a boy."

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