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In a much lower profile deal, the Cubs pick up journeyman relief pitcher Jesse Chavez from the Rangers for a lower tier minor leaguer. I vaguely remember seeing Chavez with the Oakland A's a few years back. A low risk trade in my opinion. After today's painful 18-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, I think we obviously need more than Chavez. The usually reliable Jon Lester gave up 8 earned runs in 3 innings today. Even position players Victor Caratini and Ian Happ pitched an inning in relief on a very depressing bullpen day. Cubs relief pitching has been good but the starters can't stay in the game. O's reliever Zach Britton will most likely be traded real soon. Cubs, Braves, and pretty much every other contending team are interested. Stay tuned.

Congratulations Tammy. You are doing fantastic in your quit and you are a great part of this board. Keep up the awesome work!

NOPE - I don't smoke anymore. Welcome to QuitTrain, Andi!

NOPE - Smoking Sucks! Happy Friday, everybody!

Well, its official. The Dodgers have acquired Manny Machado. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/07/dodgers-to-acquire-manny-machado.html

Welcome to QuitTrain, CanDoCouldBe. I'm really sorry to hear about your wife and I know it must make a big task like quitting smoking a lot more daunting. I agree with pretty much what everyone here has just told you. I'll add that I was really intimidated by the idea of quitting and thought I'd be completely miserable. Truth is, it was tough at first, but it wound up being a big life-changing event and one of the best things I feel I've ever done. Continuing to smoke is not going to make anything better and it will probably make things a lot worse. As others stated, a quick heart attack isn't the only thing that can result from continuing to smoke. There are many other painful and prolonged illnesses that can result from smoking and nobody wants to go through those. Give quitting a shot. Read up on nicotine addiction here and seek support from this place. Quitting smoking is definitely doable and you will get a lot of support here in your journey.

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NOPE - I don't smoke anymore.

Great poem, Jane. Thanks for sharing.

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Congratulations Suz!

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Welcome back, Michelle. It is good to have you here.

Welcome to QuitTrain, Zee! Feel free to check in and let us know how you are doing. There's a lot of support here to help you stay quit for good.

There must be something about that 7 or 8 month mark. After the first couple of months of my quit, I was feeling very strong and confident. Then, around my 8th month, I was taken completely off guard by continual strong thoughts of smoking that lasted an entire weekend. I didn't smoke but I was quite pissed that I was still getting those feelings to light up. As others have said, the first year is filled with all kinds of seasonal triggers but your quit gets stronger as you fight through them. And, it does get much easier with time. You are doing great, Jo. These speed bumps will happen but just fight through them and don't light up.

I'm sorry to hear about your relapse but I'm glad you feel that you are back in the game again and not smoking. ^^^ This is so true. I had a relapse from a shorter quit prior to starting this one and I was miserable. I made it a point to remember how I felt then anytime I was tempted to smoke because I didn't want to feel that way again. Just keep the quit and you will not feel that way again. Glad to see you are back with the quit.

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