Well that was fun! I was riding my bike next to lake Michigan. My own little version of Spring Training for my fat ass, listening to Pat and Keith on GN, (Keith called the bleachers the Bloodweiser Bleachers while trying to get people to buy tickets, Hilare...). There are still tix to opening day by the way. I'm surprised people aren't buying. I witnessed loss number 100 from the Bloodweiser Bleachers last year, and it was still fun. Ahh maybe it's because the game is less than 2 weeks away, and it's gonna snow 6 inches today. Lame. I digress....
We won! We are now a .500 club this Spring...AND....we are only 3 games out of the Cactus League champions of the World! Well...maybe we can at least win the Wild Card....they have that right?
Yes yes yes...against the Angels, a pretty damn good, and stocked team, ahem, Split Squad, the Cubs future, i.e., Lillibridge (which sounds like a Keebler Elf name), Gonzales, Sappelt, and DeJesus just kept hitting in the 7th inning allowing the Cubbies to come all the way back. It was a far cry from last year, where you pretty much assumed that a lead off double would most likely lead to a runner stranded on second. But not yesterday, Gal darn it!
Then of course Marmol comes in in the 8th, and pretty much sucks. Walks a guy, hits a batter, you know the drill. Clevenger eventually allows a passed ball. And we are back to tied in the 8th. Clev makes up for the error and hits a lead off double in the bottom of the 8th, and a wild pitch scores Shawon Dunston Jr.! That's how it stayed and we win 7-6. Marmol got the undeserved win btw after an outing where he threw 10 balls and 3 strikes...not good.
I can't believe Shawon Dunston Jr could be a Cub someday. That freaking rocks! Bring back the Shawon-O-Meter!! It was his only appearance of the Spring. No at bats. Just a run scored. He was then promptly reassigned. I mean he was # 90 after all, but at least his taller than Campana!
So what else happened worth noting. Cub pitcher Edwin Jackson got 2 hits. But he also gave up 5 runs. So....not great, but a pitcher getting a hit is one of the most exciting plays in baseball, so I ain't complaining.....
Today Chris Rusin goes up against Ubaldo Jiminez and the Indians. I dread listening to Pat and Keith today for the first 6 innings, because yesterday they got on a Ubaldo kick, and they both pronounce his name wrong. Over and over they pronounce it wrong. It was annoying. YOu'd think that with all the latin players in the league the broadcasters would learn some Spanish pronunciation. But they don't and butcher everyone's name. The worst is when there's an Asian player, and they get nervous and won't even try to pronounce the name properly. Like they are too stupid to learn new words. It's annoying. Jesus! You people talk for a living!!
Anyway...it would be nice to win again, even if it is Spring! Create that momentum into the season....1 more week people! The long winter is almost over!
I mean...enjoy the snow tonight suckas!
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