Random Idiotic Thoughts about the Second COI Spring Training Trip/Beerfest

Taken from craigslist...seriously, craigslist is the best.

Is anyone else worried the Cubs are getting all the wins out of their system too early?

So Manny and the Dodgers both agreed to a $45 million/2 year contract. But they didn't.

If your'e coming out to AZ to see the Cubs, please use your car to travel on the freeway.

Ever check out the rants and raves for the Cubs on craigslist? It's a bunch illiterate Sox fans with stupid Cub jokes or just calling Cub fans hairy scrotums. This is my personal favorite. Bawahahahahahaha!!!!!

14 - over/under on the number of beers I consume between the Cubs game and Beerfest tomorrow before I start drunk emailing Pat and Ron?

His name is hof-POWER. Just ask the Muskbag.

8 - over/under on the number of Sox fans we will see with mullets tomorrow.

Will the COI/WAIW tailgating actually go ahead as planned?

What will Angry Mike decide to cook for the tailgating?

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Jesus Doesn't Care if You're Drunk

It's true. I heard it at the game yesterday. Jesus doesn't care if you're drunk. He also doesn't care if you take pictures of the Hooters' Girls..



I think the conversation went something like this..

Drunk Girl 1: "You want to go to another game on Sunday?"

Drunk Girl 2: "I don't know. I can't get drunk on a Sunday. It's the Sabbath.'

Drunk Girl 1: "Jesus doesn't care if you're drunk."

Drunk Girl 2: "Really? Then ok. How does he feel about girl on girl action?'

Drunk Girl 1: "I'm pretty sure He's ok with that too.'

Drunk Girl 2: "Oh, ok. You want to go make out with the Hooters' Girls then?."

In other news, Bradley injures self on walk. Great. Ok, so he's not really injured. Hope to see him play on Saturday. What a drunk day that's going to be. Tailgating, then a few innings of $8 Margarita's, then a strong ale festival down the street. Better take Monday and Tuesday off too recover. If you're there, look for the Drunk jersey. I'm sure Ginger will be wearing it.

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COI Takes You Out to the Ballgame: Game 1

The weather was beautiful and despite some difficulties getting to the game, it was a blast. The margaritas were just as tasty as last year. We sung "Happy Birthday" to Ron (same as my sis!) and even KWil made it out. One of my faves, Micah blasted the go ahead grand salami. Next game on Saturday. Enjoy the photos.

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COI Video of the Moment: Chicago Cubs 2009

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Game 4 vs. Dodgers, Just A Little Late

MB has his Mom starch and straighten his hats before each game.

It's finally here! Well almost.

After the Cubs quickly and quietly exited the 2008 Playoffs, baseball season is back again. More cheers and tears. More beers and fears. More jeers and spears (either the pickle kind on your Chicago dog or the Britney kind).

Tomorrow the Cubs start game four against the Dodgers and might have a chance to win one. Except, it doesn't count this time. Damn it. Oh, well, it will be fun anyways. The shark will throw out the first pitch in his quest to become the fifth starter. Kwil has abandoned the two Idiots so Lazy Steve and I will be out for a little break from work to enjoy the incredible weather and baseball.

Not much else to report in the world of Cub baseball. Big Z feels fine. Marmol is out of the World Baseball Classic. Andy and Al still hate each other.

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On the Fifth Day till Spring Training, COI Gave To Me: A Real Cubs Post

Who will be the Cubs face in the #5 position at the start of the year?

Only 5 days till Spring Training! If all goes well, Lazy Steve, KWil and I (and if God loves the Idiots, Angry Mike as well) will travel to Hohokam Stadium next Wednesday to see the Cub's Spring Training opener. I'm more than excited. This is better than Christmas. And with February 25th being my sister's birthday, who passed away just under 2 years ago, this will give me a day to enjoy instead of get depressed about.

So I haven't posted much about the Cubs lately. I'm sure Angry Mike is cursing me out from Yuma, CA. So in honor of 5 days till Spring Training, I will post something related to the number 5 and the Cubs: the Cubs #5 starter.

It seems everyone wants to be the final piece of the Cubs starting rotation. Of course, if Hendry would have gotten Jake Peavy to join the club (the final thing Zell and the Tribune will do to fuck up the Cubs), we wouldn't be having these discussions. We would basically be counting down the days till the parade from downtown to Wrigley and the award ceremony for the 2009 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs. But alas, I digress.

So here is the final list, as far as I understand (and the Muskbag reports):

Sean Marshall
Chad Gaudin
Jeff Samardzija
Mitch Atkins
Aaron Heilman

This differs a little bit from the original list I posted as a poll in our sidebar which also included Kevin Hart, Rich Hill (gone) and Juan Guzman, although did not include Chad Gaudin, Mitch Atkins or Aaron Heilman (I guess my poll is a little out of date).

Here are the results from your votes:


and a more updated poll from the Bleacher Report:


Just as Lou has stated, you guys voted Sean Marshall as the number one contender for the #5 position. And it makes sense. Marshall is lefty who has shown he can start. But here's my take, albeit a probably uninformed and pointless one:

Mitch Atkins

This is seriously what the dude looks like. You want him starting every 5th day?

Who? The guy doesn't even have a Wikipedia page I can reference.

Chad Gaudin

A team cannot have too many Frenchmen. Oh wait, yes it can.

Gaudin came over from the A's last year as the cherry on top of the Harden sundae (mmm...sundaes!). We saw a little of him in relief before he got shit-faced, tried to make love to a garbage dumpster and threw out his back in the process. Gaudin was a starter for the A's in 2007 and made 34 appearances and just under 200 innings pitched with a mid 4 era.

My take: Gaudin seemed to have good "stuff" although at times was out of control, which worries me that if he can't get it together in the first or second innings it would stretch out our mid-relievers (who worry me even more). Plus even though Gaudin has started before, he is still really young. If he would be able to learn from the veteran staff, he would have a chance down the road, but I don't like him to start the beginning of the season.

Positives: Durable (until that back thingy)
Negatives: Right-handed, young, wild.

Bonus points for the pretty sweet goatee-beard he's sporting this spring.

Aaron Heliman

Only the real thing, baby!

Heilman came over from the Mets via the Mariners. Because he is new, I have no actual memories of him pitching. So let's look at the stats on the intraweb. Heilman hasn't started since 2005 and hasn't been a regular in a rotation since 2004. Last year with the Mets, he was 3-8 with a 5.21 ERA in 78 games.

My take: I really don't have one, besides I like mayonnaise, and Heilman's is by far my favorite brand. All kidding aside, looking at those stats, I don't know why we picked the guy up. He's another righty in an overcrowded middle-relief quandary that Hendry has assembled. We saw that with some hard work, a reliever can return to the starting role in Dumpster last year (please prove to us that wasn't fluke you damn Canuck). Is Heilman the next Dempster?

Positives: Durable, experienced, "Chicago" native
Negatives: Hasn't been in regular rotation since 2004, right-handed

Jeff Samardzija

Jeff gets all the ladies. Look at Sean Marshall. Poor Sean.

Samardz...Jeff was a great wide receiver for the Fighting Irish, but chose to follow baseball instead, signing one of the highest minor league deals I can remember. He moved up quickly through the minor league system last year, despite never actually proving himself at any level. He claims to have four pitches, although a slightly above average fastball and mediocre slider are really his only "effective" ones. Jeff was 1-0 with a 2.28 ERA and one save in 26 games as a reliever last year for the Cubs.

My take:
The guy has been a starter his entire career (well, all 3 years plus college) and that makes it easy for him to step into the role, rather than try to re-learn and train for it like Gaudin or Heilman will have to. His fastball is pretty good, if he can control it, and plus he went to Notre Dame! He is still really young though, but has experience in pressure situations through his footballing career at Notre Dame (did I mention he went to Notre Dame?) If he builds an effective 3rd pitch, he would be decent as a starter that could give you a good 6-7 innings.

Positives: Good work ethic, firey, Notre Dame grad
Negatives: Young, only 1 good pitch, right-handed

Which leaves us with...

Sean Marshall

insert funny caption here...

Marshall has been a work-horse for the Cubs, and it hasn't gone unnoticed. It's not a secret that Cub blogs want Marshall to start, and Lou agrees: "I like Marshall a lot. He's always done what the organization wanted, and he's improving. He gotten stronger, and I feel extremely comfortable with him as my number five starter," said Cubs third year manager Lou Piniella. Plus he is left-handed. Bonus!

My take:
I really like Marshall. Unlike Marquis de Suc last year, Marshall understands he will have to compete for the #5 position, even though he is the favorite. But Sean has never complained, whether Lou throws him out to start a game to help a guy get a break in the rotation, or asks him to clean up someone's mess by throwing him in with 3 men on, and 4 runs down in the 2nd inning as a long reliever. Marshall has earned the job, and as stated by Lou and the media, it's his job to lose.

Positives: Left-handed, work-horse, proven starter
Negatives: Leaves only Cotts in the bullpen as the lone lefty

Here is my problem with Marshall: Neil Fucking Cotts. I hate seeing Cotts as the only left-handed reliever in the pen. He has proven that he can't do shit besides give up runs. Last year I saw give up a home run in Tucson that went so far it hit the parking lot, something I heard veteran spectators say they have never seen before. Leaving Cotts in the bullpen as the only lefty is a recipe for disaster, especially in close games. Keep Marshall in the pen, but only because he provides a reliable left-handed middle reliever. Plus, as he did last year, he can provide that needed in-between starts for the rest of our rotation, especially Harden.

My thoughts are go with Heilman, but probably because I haven't seen how bad he actually is. He once had stuff, but then again so did Gaudin. Move Samarjammamama down to triple A to keep him working on his third pitch, and if he effectively produces one, bring him back up as the 5th starter. Or just get Jake Peavy early in the year, and it won't be an issue anymore.

So there you go, an actual post about the Cubs. That's my opinion, and I'm sticking to it.

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On the Sixth Day Till Spring Training, COI Gave to Me...

Recognize the girl above?

It's Jenna Von Oy, or who us older folks grew up knowing as Six, from the hit show Blossom. So why post Jenna today? Well, the post was supposed to go up last night, in honor of there being only six days till the start of Spring Training. But in the middle of writing the post, the power went out at work and I was sent home. Since I don't have internet where I was staying last night, the post, and beautiful Jenna could not go up.

But I still didn't want to deprive our 5 readers (and more importantly Lazy Steve, who is off in Cali on business) Miss Von Oy. So the post is a day late.

Officially 5 days till the first Spring Training Game.

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If Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It: The Cubs Lineup Shuffle

I didn't actually take this picture, but this is what my view kinda looked like.

On my way to work on the I-60 this morning, which was already delayed due to a very under-estimated carpet cleaning that took way too long, I noticed the traffic was grinding to a dead stop. The carpet cleaner, who was from Wisconsin which is why I think he gauged me for the cost of the cleaning, had warned me that they were closing the highways for the president's visit. So I took the next exit at Alma School Road, only to find that the police had closed that down as well. Stuck for about 10 minutes, I noticed a bunch of flashing lights. Before I knew it, the president's motorcade was passing by me and as it was getting onto the highway. How exciting! Or not, seeing as how as I was already late for work and now I would be even later. I finally got to work, and can now say I have been within 50 feet of the president, and about 5mil cars that were in his motorcade.

And that's my story. What does it have to do Cubs baseball? Well the Cubs invited Obama to visit them while he was in Mesa. Does that work? No? I was wearing my Cubs hat. How about that? Still no?

Well fuck it. There is no Cubs news. Lou will be experimenting with different lineups in Spring Training. OMFG...really?!? First Spring Training game is in a week. Spring has arrived. At least one Idiot will be there. Maybe you?

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What I Love About Spring Training #6 - #10

If only I was Venezuelan so I could pull off that mustache. Then I would get all the ladies.

Still no real news to report on the Cubs, besides Big Z has an awesome mustache (which is now gone), Soriano is moving out of leadoff...maybe, and Lou likes margaritas just as much as the Idiots. Over at FOTG, the guys are reporting live from Spring Training and local bars (which all seem to have a similar theme). The much anticipated COI/FOTG drinkfest is still in the works.

Spring Training games begin next week. So to go along with my last post, here are numbers 6-10 of why Spring Training is so great:

Actual photo taken by Lazy Steve last year.

6. Schwing!

There are plenty of babes to go around at Spring Training. And with heat, they are usually dressed pretty scantily. We like to stand on the walkway between the lower and upper decks of the seats and just enjoy the sites as they pass by. Wearing sunglasses usually protects your eyes from those extended stairs. Arizona may not grow the most beautiful women in the country, but they sure do seem to end up here.

Our version is Bears colors...duh!

7. Stick that in your corn-hole and smoke it.

This is not a bean-bag game, and is instead played with washers thrown toward a box with wooden sides and a pvc pipe sticking out the middle (which also doubles as a great beer holder while throwing). We are usually the only group to have this game at Spring Training games, although I have seen other variations floating around from time to time. Lazy Steve retired last year after a wayward throw ended up landing on a nearby windshield.

The first two are filled with beer. The third one is filled with all the diarrhea you produce from drinking the first two.

8. Now fully krausened.

Old Style. Sure, it's not a great beer. But living in AZ, sometimes you just want to kick back and watch a game with Heileman's (the brewery, not the new Cubs pitcher) best. Unfortunately, Old Style is not shipped this far West, and you can't buy it in any stores (as far as I am aware). The only times you can get in AZ is at Hohokam park and a bar just outside Chase Field (Can't think of the name at this moment) when the Cubs are in town. So grab an Old Style and fo-get-bout-it.

Is that a sink or a toilet?

9. Dude, stop peeing on me.

Imagine wanting to pee at a Cubs home game, and not having to go in a trough! Pure genius! Plus, the tailgating even features port-a-pots, which often times smell like Cheech and Chong's van. Sure WAIW claims the troughs are one of the great things about Wrigley, but I will take my privacy any day.

Our name was the Barbs, but our mascot was a crow. Go figure!

10. DeKalb High School Class Reunions

Inevitably, we will run into any variety of characters that are living in AZ that I went to high school with. One year, Lazy Steve even ran into a classmate slinging brewski's. While this is not necessarily a great thing (unless any of our readers are from DHS, then we love you), it's interesting to find out how people are doing and such. While AZ is a huge transplant state for IL, the number of people from DeKalb is astonishingly high.

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#1 of the top 5 of 2008

September 14, 2008 - Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs (in Milwaukee)
The setting? The Idiots were watching this game on a laptop while playing poker. It was a very long day. The Bears let the Panthers come from behind to steal what would be the first of many disappointing games. We killed a couple hours between games only to find out that the game was only being shown on WGN in the Chicago area. Luckily, Ginger Russ subscribed to mlb.com TV last season. It was pretty lame, but the laptop got the job done until the major news outlets got wind of what was going on in Milwaukee. Celebratorial cannonballs were on deck.

Equally lame, is the reaction of every Houston fan out there after Zambrano dominated and squished and pathetic hope they had at a playoff spot. Oh, poor us, we were jet lagged and weren't ready to play. I especially enjoyed the notion that Bug Selig favors to the Cubs. Yeah, the guy used to be part owner of the Brewers, I am sure he wanted nothing more than to see the Cubs get an advantage. The reality of the situation is the the owner of the Astros cared more about money than his team's record. They could have had those games at Chase Field had they just made the decision immediately. That was out of the question. Instead how about we try to wait out a hurricane and host the game in a city that might draw 2 thousand fans. Dumbass.

I won't go into the game. You all know what happened. I have debated it but I think this is the most dominant performance by a Cub I have ever seen. Kerry's 20K game was awesome but to not give up a hit? That's dominance. Let's hope for a repeat performance this season....against the Cardinals.

GO CUBS!
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Steroids, 5 Great Things About Cubs Spring Training, and GFY Favre

This image came from our very first post. Can you believe we are still talking about this crap?!?

Wow, baseball news is BORING! Unless you care about A-Fraud, Bonds and steroids. It has been a retarded distraction for the past couple years, but now it's done with. I wish the media would take after Michael Phelps and just rip a bong and forget about the whole thing. 99% of us don't care anymore. Yeah, baseball players did steroids and other drugs to get an advantage. It wasn't against the rules then, so the only way to "punish" the athletes is to not vote for them for the HOF. Or Selig will mark records with asterisks (didn't we already do that to the home run ball?) Yadda, yadda, yadda. GFY!

So pitchers and catchers report this weekend. YEAH! Spring training is right around the corner. If you aren't planing on heading out to sunny and warm AZ, please read this article by J Dot over at FOTG. Here is a little excerpt (in the communication business we call it a teaser):

I remember walking up to the fence, lacing my fingers in the chain-link above my head, and just watching grown men fire a ball back and forth repeatedly.

WHAP. WHAP.

I remember leaning my head against the fence, closing my eyes, and smiling. I remember exhaling and thinking to myself, "This is what heaven is like. This sound."

As all 5 of our readers know, COI is based in AZ. 2/3 of us will be attending every home (Hohokam) game on the weekends (Angry Mike will be away on biz although will get back as much as possible we hope), as well Opening Day and probably some other away games in-between. If you are planning on making it out, feel free to hit us up. At Hohokam we park in the North parking lot to tailgate, usually the second or third row (we like to get there early). Although our resident Master Chef, Angry Mike, will not be at most of the games, we will still have good food, games, and beer. If you mention our blog, we might even throw you a dog or a PBR (as long as I remember the buns this time).

The Idiots. Note: Lazy Steve will always be double fisted.

Here is a photo so you can punch me in the face say hi if you see us. If you forget, we will be the ones playing washer toss (not bean bag toss or that stupid golfball game) in the aisle.

Over at WAIW, John has an ongoing article entitled, "25 Things We Aren't Bitter About" about the good things about being a Cubs fan and Wrigley. It comes in daily installments of 5 and is a good read, which is linked here, here, and here. Because I have no original ideas of my own, here is my version about Cubs Spring Training, in no particular order:


1. It's Always Sunny in Arizona
No seriously, it is. Although it actually rained a couple days ago, and Angry Mike and Lazy Steve claim to have gone to a rained-out Spring Training game, I have yet to experience it. Remember to bring the sunscreen, because it usually gets pretty warm as well. And you don't want to burn showing off your man-sweater.

Lazy Steve and Angry Mike enjoy their $8 margaritas. I instead drink an Old Style.

2. $8 Margarita Specials
This is a running joke between our friends, because the margaritas are always $8. And they are always from a box poured in an 10 ounce plastic cup with no salt. Not very special. But after an entire morning of drinking PBR in the sun, those margaritas sure are tasty. Just make sure not to try to substitute the appletini if they run out.

Awesome picture of the radar gun.

3. Hey Dempster, Nice Game 1!
You will never be as close to the players in Wrigley than you will be in Mesa, unless of course your rich Uncle Jimmy can get you those $600 front row tickets. The best part is the bullpen is in right field, so before the game you might even be able to strike up a conversation with Lilly, Marmol, or Jake Peavy (wait, he isn't on the Cubs yet?). The players are usually pretty relaxed in Spring Training, so they are easy to approach. Plus, after the game, the players have to go through the stands to get to the locker room. A great time to get an autograph from your favorite Triple A player.

Old people are so cute.

4. Old People Rule
Tailgating or hanging out in the stands, you are going to notice there are a lot of old people around. Don't be afraid! They are just like you and I, only wrinkly with weird blotches on their skin. But most are really friendly, and if you happen to strike up a conversation with an "old timey" you will probably hear a good story or two about the good 'ole days with Banks, Santo, Bleacher Bums and all that other stuff you're too young to have experienced yourself.


5. Arizona Strong Beer Festival
Okay, so this really isn't Cub related. But the festival is right up the street from Hohokam at the Mesa Amphitheater. And, yes, it kinda overlaps the time of the Cubs first home weekend game. But the Strong Beer Festival is one of the highlights of my year. First off, it's a STRONG Beer Fest. No pussy Miller 64 here. Just real beer for real men (and women). Ales, Porters, Stouts, etc. Everything at least 6% ABV. Plus a kick ass ska band for entertainment. My recommendation, make sure to try the Hop Juice. It's the best beer you will ever drink.

Well, there is my first 5 of the things I enjoy about Spring Training. Maybe tomorrow I will post some more. Or not. GFY Favre.

Go Cubs!
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Mark Prior.......the comeback.....

Give me a FUCKING BREAK! Mark is ready for a comeback. HA!

Those of you out there who know me are aware that I have no warm feelings for Markie. This fucker gave us the equivalent of 1.5 seasons of great pitching, and for that, we owed him our undying love. Forget the fact that the Tribune Company paid him MILLIONS to sit on the DL for more days than I care to count.

The reality is, Mark was never the best pitcher on the Cubs. Even in 2003, Kerry Wood proved he was the dominant pitcher (ask the Braves). Mark was set up to become a greater Robin than Scottie Pipper and could have earned a place in every Cub fans heart. Like Kerry, Mark succumbed to arm problems for much of the subsequent seasons. Unlike Kerry, Mark was a complete BITCH about it.

Mark was offered a contract by Jim Hendry before Spring Training of 2008. He made it very apparent that he wanted no part of a return to the Cubs. Why? Because the fans were hard on him. Yeah, of course we were. We were hard on Kerry too. The difference is that Kerry overcame his injuries and won the hearts of Cubs fans everywhere by playing for under market value. What did Mark do? He ran home to sunny Southern California. A place he could be a pussy and no one would notice or care. Congrats Mark. Your dreams have come true. After game 6 of the NLCS in 2003 we all knew you didn't have the nuts to survive in Chicago. You just don't have that special trait that endeared Ditka, Banks, Jordan, and Urlacher to the city. Those men played (play) for Chicago teams for multiple years and dealt with good and bad times. All the time they remained even keel (somewhat....gotta love Ditka).

With this post I say good bye and go fuck yourself Mark Prior. You are truly a selfish piece of garbage and I hope you can hang around just long enough for the Cubs to get a crack at you.
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What's Happening!!

Today was Groundhog Day. It was also get rid of more pitchers day for Hendry. As expected, Hill was dealt to the Orioles for PTBNL. Wuertz was also sent to the A's for a couple of guys whose stats and scouting reports can be read at another blog who aren't still extremely hungover from this weekend. In shorthand form, some notes:

1. 30 is too old to mosh. What the hell was I thinking? At least the medium age of the crowd at the NOFX show was around 25-35 and I was instantly picked up after immediately getting pushed down.

2. I don't think anyone saw the Miller High Life 1 second commercial. Worst waste of money since the Marquis three year deal with the Cubs.

3. Go Daddy: I know I'm not going to see Danica Patrick naked when I log onto your site to see the end of your commercial. STOP IT!

4. I suck at that gambling game where you get the squares with the numbers for the score at the end of the quarters. SUCK!

5. Thing I forgot which I need to start back up: drinking white russians.

6. The Cubs may leave Hohokam early to go where? That sucks.

7. The Cubs Valentine's Day gift to me: pitchers and catchers report.

8. I heard that about 40,000 cable subscribers in Tucson, AZ were watching the Super Bowl when towards the end of the game the broadcast was interrupted with a dude getting his shlong sucked for about 30 seconds from a porn channel. Dads were outraged.

9. So the Cubs are still not sold? WTF?

10. I can't think of anything else to write about. Out!

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#2 of the Top 5 of 2008

July 28, 2008 - Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee Brewers
Ok, let's not lie. A lot of Cubs fans out there were feeling a little vulnerable during the middle of that mid-July Marlin series. Our division lead had disappeared and the Cubs just weren't playing very good baseball. The Brewers on the other hand were playing out of their fucking minds. Any sensible baseball fan knew that things wouldn't continue down that path. The Brewers would cool off and the Cubs would begin to play good baseball again. Most of us didn't realize how quickly it would turn around though. In 5 days the Cubs division lead went from 0.0 games to 5.0 games. July 28 was the key date in that 5 game sequence.

The Brewers had their new fatass ace on the mound against the murderous mild mannered Ted Lilly. All signs were pointing towards a Brewer win and a dead heat in the NL Central race.

Enter Alfonso Soriano.

You know, there are plenty of people out there who simply don't think Al is worth his contract. I beg to differ. What Al did on July 28 set the tone for the rest of the 2008 regular season (now if we could only get him to do the same in the playoffs). Al took the second pitch from C.C. "the unbeatable" and played wall ball. Who could forget that slow jog to first and frantic run to second. Oh, he stole third with one out and DP Lee singled him in. Who says the man can't manufacture a run. Anyway, in the 3rd Al didn't waste any time. He promptly deposited a 0-1 pitch well over the LC field fence for a 2-0 lead. Soriano 2, Brewers 0.

Lilly was pitching a great game but the Brewers got to him in the 6th to grab a 3-2 with back to back homers and a long RBI double. In the 7th Weeks gave the lead back with colossal fuck up on a DP ball. The rest is kind of history. We went into extras but as I sat at Lazy Steve's place I never thought we would lose. Soriano had set the tone for the game, the series, and the rest of the season. He basically told the Brewers, "Hey you little shits, we think its cute that you have some young talent and a new rotund pitcher, but this is our division so get the FUCK out of the way."
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