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Cat Power and Cub Power

While watching the Major League Baseball Playoffs unfold, I can't help but think of Cat Power every time Chicago Cubs' pitcher Sean Marshall's name is mentioned. Why? Though spelled differently (Chan Marshall), Cat Power shares the same first and last name pronunciation as the Cubs' hurler. As you'll see below, that's about the only thing these two [shawn] Marshalls have in common:...

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Posted October 03rd, 2008, 9:10 AM by Jim Shearer

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While watching the Major League Baseball Playoffs unfold, I can’t help but think of Cat Power every time Chicago Cubs’ pitcher Sean Marshall’s name is mentioned.

Why?

Though spelled differently (Chan Marshall), Cat Power shares the same first and last name pronunciation as the Cubs’ hurler. As you’ll see below, that’s about the only thing these two [shawn] Marshalls have in common:

BORN:
Sean: August 30, 1982
Chan: January 21, 1972

HOMETOWN:
Sean: Richmond, VA
Chan: Atlanta, GA

CLAIM TO FAME:
Sean: Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
Chan: Indie Singer/Songwriter

WEAPON OF CHOICE:
Sean: Baseball/Glove
Chan: Piano/Guitar

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KNOWN FOR:
Sean: Fastball, Breaking Ball
Chan: Ehteral Vocal Style

IF THINGS GO BADLY, COULD:
Sean: Give up walk-off homerun
Chan: Walk off stage

CURRENT HOME:
Sean: Bullpen
Chan: Matador Records

HAS WORKED WITH:
Sean: Lou Pinella, Derek Lee, Alfonso Soriano
Chan: Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, M. Ward

PERFORMS AS:
Sean: Chicago Cub
Chan: Cat Power

HOPING TO CLOSE OUT YEAR WITH:
Sean: World Series victory
Chan: Release of new EP

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