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Congratulations on 2 years smoke free, Edna. That is fantastic!

Keep up the great work, lml. I think you have the right attitude and you are right to take it one step at a time. It gets better with time and you will be glad that you did this.

Congratulations CA!

Congratulations Gabes!

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Welcome aboard, Suz. Congrats on 47 days smoke free. Things do get better and a smoke-free life is a wonderful gift to give yourself. It is nice to have you here. Keep up the awesome work.

I'm more concerned about Darvish. Rizzo often starts out really slow in the early season but usually produces by the end. Darvish, on the other hand, has had quite an injury history, a horrible World Series last year, and I just hope he can get things together. He's causing me to have Edwin Jackson flashbacks.

The Braves are really intriguing me too. They are a really young and talented squad. Acuna and Albies look like they have some serious potential and recent call-up Mike Soroka looks like an interesting one to follow as well. I don't follow the Braves like I do the Cubs but, growing up in the south, I remember the early days of the Braves '90's dominance and this feels a lot similar to that time. They have a bright future ahead of them.

Anthony Rizzo has hit a home run in each of the last two Cubs games. Hopefully he's getting out of this slump. He seems to start each season slowly and injuries haven't helped him this year either. Unfortunately, the Cubs have dropped two after a six game win streak. Most of the win streak was due to quality starting pitching and a bullpen that seem to be the strength of this team (minus Justin Wilson and Mike Montgomery). There wasn't a ton of offense, though. Things got ugly today as neither the pitching or offense showed up. Yu Darvish gave up 5 earned runs (6 all together) in less than 5 innings and Mike Montgomery gave up another two. I'm hoping Darvish turns things around soon. I expect Jake Arrieta to regress some as this year goes on but it sure seems like they should have kept him instead of signing Darvish. The Cubs' top minor league prospect is a AAA pitcher named Adbert Alzolay who might get the call up to the majors this season. He's doing well so far and if Wilson, Montgomery, or Darvish continue their struggles, we might see Alzolay sooner than later.

Welcome to QuitTrain, lml. Quitting smoking is a fantastic decision to make. Life is much better without being controlled by that dark and deadly addiction. Stick close to this site. There is a lot of support and knowledge you can gain here that can help you quit for good.

Congratulations Kev!

Congratulations Wren!

That is awesome, Ethan! Congrats on 2 years smoke free!

Congratulations Marie!

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Congratulations TD!

Congratulations Fab!

Fantastic job, Wee! Congratulations on 9 months smoke free and thanks for all the support and fun that you add to this place.

Congratulations Catlover! You are doing awesome!

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Congratulations Albert!