3 games in 3 days is tough work. I don't know how season ticket holders do it. Of course they probably don't drink $240 worth of beer and shots and only eat food that comes in a bun and is smothered with mustard for that time period either. My liver and stomach officially hate me. To recap: I witnessed an almost perfect outing by Harden on Monday, got completely shit-faced on Tuesday so the lost didn't seem as bad, and finally saw the Cubs bats get into play yesterday. All-in-all some very successful COI visits the Cubs at Chase outings.
Yesterday's game was of course the best of the three, as the Cubs offense finally lit it up. I don't know about you, but I'm getting really tired of this going through the first 2 games of a series like a dead horse and then putting up football scores on the 3rd day.
Consistency. /kənˈsɪstənsi/
–noun, plural -cies.
1. a degree of density, firmness, viscosity, etc.: The liquid has the consistency of cream.
2. steadfast adherence to the same principles, course, form, etc.: There is consistency in his pattern of behavior.
Yesterday marked the return of Soriano. 1 for 5. I'll give him a couple days back before I start putting him back on my shit-list. He looked rather slow fielding also. I didn't know a broken hand would slow someone down after coming off the DL.
Theodore Roosevelt Lilly pitched good enough to get his 10th win (3 Cubs now have 10 or more). But it was Lilly's bat and super-fast lighting speed on the base pads that were the highlight. After strategically hopping the ball over the third baseman's head for an RBI in the 5th, Lilly actually stole 3rd base! It was like one minute he's standing on 2nd. Then I blinked and the next thing I saw he was on third. It was awesome. Lilly was actually so hyped up that he kept faking stealing home afterwards. Mike Quade had to physically restrain him.
And of course Reed Johnson, going 3 for 4 and hitting a grand slam to (almost) put the game out of reach. Thank you for giving Lou a reason not to keep putting in Lassie. We miss the killer Rod Beck 'stash, but if you keep this up, then grow whatever type of facial hair you want.
Special mention also goes out to Mark Reynolds, the 3B for the D-Bags, who accomplished the much difficult "Golden Sombrero", or "Just another day at the office for Jim Edmonds". Way to go Mark. That's what you get for robbing Theriot of a double to lead off the first game.
Other notables I would like to touch off on:
1. Brett Favre go to hell. A NASCAR section on the ESPN sports ticker is bad enough, but now I have to read about your shenanigans every 10 minutes too. Hey, did you hear about Favre trying to return his TV at Circuit City? The report is covered here. If you're too lazy for the link (I highly recommend the link. Lozo is genius), here is a little clip:
“Well, it was really weird at first,” said Jane Leeves, a Circuit City employee who works in electronics. “He came in carrying this 20-year-old TV and said he wanted to give it up, return it. We usually don’t accept returns after six months, but heck, he’s Brett Favre, so we let him do it.”...
“It meant so much to me,” said Favre, who was still fighting back tears and crying like a school girl. “I had fun. I had a lot of fun with that television. But I know now that it’s time to give it up.”
But as Favre left the manager’s office in the back of the store, and proceeded to walk to the front door, something happened. As he made his way out of the Circuit City, throngs of fans began dissipating. They started not to care that Favre was heading out to his pickup truck in his Wrangler jeans. And just as he passed the laptop computers, something changed.
Favre stopped and looked around. He asked one of the cashiers to run back to the manager’s office to let him know that he actually wanted his television back...
But when Favre wouldn’t leave the Circuit City, Dickson stepped up and called NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to help get Favre out of the store. Goodell calmly spoke to Favre for several minutes within earshot of customers, most of which had lost interest by this point. The few who still cared heard the words “pride,” “old” and “give it up already, we’re sick of this shit.”
Goodell then grabbed Favre by the neck, choked him out, then carried him from the store over his shoulder. Security footage showed Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers purchasing a 60-inch flat screen at Register 4. Rodgers gave a thumbs-up as Goodell left with Favre.
2. Why do Cub fans still insist on bringing up Bartman? Oh wait, that's the media that keeps bringing it up. FUCK! What would ESPN do without a heart-wrenching story about curses and 100 years and goats and black cats? Honestly, I have to give Bartman credit for not cashing in on the "hype". I know I could use 25 grand. Maybe hire a real writer for this site...or at least a couple of hookers. Shit, even Alou is still crying about it. Get over it people!
3. How is the Selig story already dead?
4. Wood is on the DL. Of course this has happened since I started writing this blog over 8 hours ago, so that's another day. Notre Dame?
Cubs win again! Pretty good after getting into Chicago around 8am. Big Z is still a better hitter than Micah Owens. GFY Micah! Nice job moving to the setup man. Marmol? Still not convinced.
More tomorrow. Go Cubs!
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You should have included Owings line from the final Cubs Dbacks game.....1/3 inning, 5 earned runs....hilarious. But hey, I am sure the SI article about his hitting earlier this season was completely warranted.
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