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Sometimes Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro has a little brain fart, as manager Dale Sveum likes to say. This is one of those moments as he runs off the field instead of turning two.

The Cubs are near-last in the league in every offensive category and fading fast. One good thing about being a Cub, though, is that you have plenty of support. And some of that support happens to come from nerds – nerds on a mission to help the Cubs score.

When the Cubs get back in town next week, they'll likely be about 15 games out of first place. But it's not all bad, Cubs fans!

"I like the new Bobblehead," said starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija, the first Cub player to be represented by the new design. "It really captures my likeness and conveys how I feel when I give up one run over seven innings only to get a no-decision when the bullpen gives up three runs in the eighth inning."

"I'm starting to think the Padres are the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate," said Cubs manager Dale Sveum. "But many NL Central Division opponents have at least one player I can name. How are we going to beat those guys?"

A.J. Pierzynski found himself in the middle of another fracas this week in Tampa against the Rays. Here are the Top 10 was the White Sox catcher normally agitates his opponents.