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TOPIC 1: What’s the nicest thing you can say about Detroit?
Jimmy Greenfield: It doesn’t always smell like feet.
Phil Thompson: At least it’s not Dallas.
Scott Kleinberg: Detroit, I love the new Interstate sign over on 75. … Very clean.
Tran Ha: It’s only 45 minutes away from Ann Arbor.
Bag Boy: One day, the city will collapse under the weight of its own filth!
TOPIC 2: Whose 2007 season will go down as the most painful: the White Sox or the Bears?
Jimmy Greenfield: The Sox. Two months and 146 more games of hell.
Phil Thompson: The Bears could bounce back. I’ll never get those 162 games of my life back.
Scott Kleinberg: The Bears. The White Sox have been numb to the pain since about mid-June.
Tran Ha: The Sox. They can’t get that Journey song out of their heads.
Bag Boy: Bears. We could get swept by the Packers. We could get swept by the LIONS!
TOPIC 3: What’s your fondest memory of the Rex Grossman era?
Jimmy Greenfield: He was nicer than Cade McNown. But he sure played like him.
Phil Thompson: The close-ups of him looking forlorn after an interception. Too bad they canceled “The O.C.”
Scott Kleinberg: That one time he threw for a touchdown.
Tran Ha: RedEye’s “Rex in effect” headline on his QB debut in 2003. Ah, memories.
Bag Boy: His little hands trying to recover a fumble. … I told myself I wasn’t gonna cry …
TOPIC 4: What’s your best guess about what happens to the Cubs in the playoffs?
Jimmy Greenfield: They’ll win the World Series, but I’ll die of a heart attack before it’s over.
Phil Thompson: They blow it in some spectacular way. Carlos Zambrano, that’s your cue …
Scott Kleinberg: I think they lose four in a row to the first team they play.
Tran Ha: Steve Bartman shows up and steals the show.
Bag Boy: This might be a bit conservative, but they win the World Series.
TOPIC 5: Come up with a curse that could befall the Cubs in the postseason this year.
Jimmy Greenfield: Right before Game 1, they trade Babe Ruth to the Yankees.
Phil Thompson: The Tribune sells to Mark Cuban.
Scott Kleinberg: Simple. Once they bench Rex, he’s batting 6th. Need I say more?
Tran Ha: What’s seven years of bad luck?
Bag Boy: They have to top themselves. I’m predicting something involving an escaped monkey.
