“I don’t know who that is!” yells you, turning grumpily back to your giant Sunday edition comics page.  “I have more important things to do than sit here and listen to your extended diatribe!  And this particular ‘Ziggy’ looks massively disturbing, so leave me alone!”

Well, before I list you all the reasons why Gene being dead is a big deal, let me shine some light on why it was so great that Ferguson Jenkins was alive.

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