You can’t win them all, but …
Add comment April 24th, 2008
Today was a winnable game for the Cubs. I know I should be delighted that they’re one of the best teams in baseball right now, but the little mistakes that I’ve been whining about since the season opened keep coming up.
The Cubs have played well enough overall to cover up the blemishes, but when they make the playoffs, those little mistakes will be magnified. I know I’m way ahead of myself, but since I’ve been a Cub fan for half of the time that they’ve failed to win a World Series, you can’t blame me.
Scoring runners from third with less than two outs. The Cubs had bases loaded and nobody out and only managed a run and were lucky to do that. Mike Fontenot hit what should have been a double-play grounder, but the Rockies couldn’t turn it on the hustling Fontenot. Ryan Theriot then lined into a double play to end the inning.
In the eighth, Theriot dropped the feed from second-baseman Ronnie Cedeno on a potential double-play ball. Rockies scored two that inning, but could have been held to one if Theriot makes sure he gets at least one out.
So at least one run left on the bases and one run allowed because of lapses in fundamental baseball.
The Cubs are good, but over the course of 162 games, little things will mean a lot.
I promise not to whine about these things again until after the All-Star break. I hope they don’t give me anything new to whine about.
