Offering the Cubs some assistance
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Z deserved better
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Now can the Cubs work counts and fight their way back into the game, or will everyone step to the plate to try to hit five-run homers?
Game 2, lineup
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Dodgers: Furcal ss, Martin c, Ramirez lf, Ethier rf, Loney 1b, Kemp cf, DeWitt 2b, Blake 3b, Billingsley p
Cubs: Soriano lf, Theriot ss, Lee 1b, Ramirez 3b, DeRosa 2b, Edmonds cf, Soto c, Fukudome rf, Zambrano p
Sounds like Lou heard some of the talk-radio calls for Theriot’s return to the No. 2 hole.
History, repeat itself please!
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Get the call from my brother, Mike. His brother-in-law, Adam, fell into last-minute tickets to go to Game 2 tonight.
The last-time they did that? Oh, Sept. 14. At Miller. With Zambrano pitching.
Hey, I’ll take my signs where I can get ‘em!
Time for Big Z
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Ryan Dempster was Exhibit A of why you don’t get too caught up in a pitcher having a good month or two. Remember all this talk about who is the Cubs’ real ace? No, it’s not Ryan Dempster. It’s not even Rich Harden. It’s Carlos Zambrano. He has struggled mightily, with the exception of his no-hitter, the last month or so, but I’m comfident Big Z will come up big in Game 2. (I’m less confident about Chicago’s bats. The Cubs need Alfonso Soriano to get in the swing of things).
Enough about curses
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I’m sick of all this “Are the Cubs cursed?” … stuff. The Cubs lost last night because their starting pitcher couldn’t throw strikes and the Dodgers came up with the big hits when they needed them.
In 2003, I was mildly amused about the curse talk. Last year, I ignored it. This year it’s annoying the heck out of me.
Remember the Atlanta Braves won 14 straight division titles and won only won World Series. The best teams during the regular season don’t always win the big game. Perfect example is the 2001 Seattle Mariners. That team won a record tying 116 games and didn’t even advance to the World Series.
Funny things happen in baseball games. Guys can hit the snot out of a ball and have nothing to show for it while others get on base by hitting bloopers and ground balls “with eyes.” (See Bull Durham.)
So forget goats, black cats and fans who reach for foul balls. I wish the Cubs would win so we’d never have to hear about that junk again.
