Dusty Holy Water! A "say it ain't so" moment for northsiders.

[HuckleB]

Baker's latest revelation may not hold water

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-0504130206apr13,1,6003713.story?coll=chi-sportsnew-hed

" Dusty Baker has taken to rubbing holy water on the injured parts of Cubs players. This could explain why third baseman Aramis Ramirez was so adamant Tuesday that he did not have a strained groin.

Baker is a deeply spiritual man who is open to all sorts of religions and ideas. He attends churches of various Christian denominations. He has dabbled in Eastern philosophy and New Age ideology. He went to a spiritual healing center in Hawaii before having surgery for prostate cancer in 2001.

During the 2003 season, he sprinkled a dirt-like substance on the Wrigley Field grass but refused to say what it was unless the Cubs won the World Series. He should have sprinkled some on Alex Gonzalez's glove.

Four months ago, when Cubs media relations director Sharon Pannozzo brought him holy water that had been blessed by Pope John Paul II, Baker didn't hesitate. He isn't Catholic, but he isn't dumb either. "It's about as close to holy medicine as you can get," Baker said.

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Next up, he'll have a confessional installed in the dugout. Strike out? You know where to go. Fumble an easy grounder? Hey, padre! Give up a game-losing home run? Those Holy Mary's are gonna pile up fast.

[Inland]

1. Superstitions in baseball?

Next you'll be telling us that the Cubs aren't going to win a pennant this year.

[madrchsod]

2. dusty baker is the biggest clown in chicago baseball

yes bigger than andy , ronny ,and bozo combined. i thank my mother that i was raised listening to the guys broadcasting the white sox in the 1950`s. by the way--why is ron santo anywhere near a mike?

[HereSince1628]

3. If Zambrano has been in the Holy Water, maybe there is something to it