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St Louis-1, Cubs- 2. ONE Game to Go.
Game 1 of the double header is going good for the Cubs so far in through the 4th. Micah Hoffpauir had a 3 run homer to make it 3-0, but Albert Pujols hit a 2 run double and eventually scores on a single to make it 3-3. But BIG Z hits a solo homerun to make it 4-3 for the Cubs.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
An error by St. Louis’s catcher, bases were loaded, Schumaker tried to get the force at home, and their catcher missed the plate, which scored Soriano. THEN, Pujlos missed a grounder by Koyie Hill, which scored Hoffpauir and Bradley!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7-3 CUBS!! P.J Walters walks Fukudome. Bases are loaded again 2 outs. Theriot grounds out.
AND THE CUBS WIN GAME ONE OF THE DOUBLE HEADER!!!
GO CUBS GO, GO CUBS GO HEY CHICAGO WHATTA YA SAY? THE CUBS ARE GONNA WIN TODAY! GO CUBS GO, GO CUBS GO! HEY CHICAGO WHATTA YA SAY? THE CUBS ARE GONNA WIN TODAY!
Baker made a NICE play. Theriot couldnt find the ball in the sun, and Baker got Pujlos out at 2nd.
Week filled with; Grins, Wins and Battles Within!
Cant get enough of the Cubs. They are on a 4 game winning streak with a split of the series with the Sox and a 3 Game Series SWEEP against the Cleveland Indians. 3 of which are comebacks and clutches. Derrek Lee is on an 18 game hitting streak, Wells got his first W, and Kevin Gregg didnt blow a save!
Our grounds crew did an amazing job getting the field playable and dry. I must say, we have probably the best grounds crew in the history of grounds crews in Wrigley. They definitely know how to take on Chicago weather.
Just seeing A.J. P of the Sox walking away in shame is priceless as it is. This hug is probably one of the most chilling moments EVER captured. It gives me goosebumps just looking at this picture. Know that the Cubs can make a comeback in the 2nd to last inning is pretty amazing. One of the best comebacks in Cub History. Grins.
How bout’ a round of applause? Standin’ ovation? But you put on quite a show, really had me goin’, now it’s time to go, curtain’s finally closin’!
Wins.
This Theriot picture is sweet! No no, cross that. It’s EPIC.
Soriano was having a tough outing recently. His batting has been pretty ugly the last couple of games. Pinella had thoughts about moving him out of the leadoff spot, but decided against it. He came in clutch for us as he drove in the winning run with a bloop right field single to win the Sox game 6-5. A grin, win AND battle within if I do say so myself.
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Life is Good.
Derrek Lee: “It was a big win for us”
It was a BIG win indeed.
Game 2 of 2! Cubs VS Rockies
HARDEN VS MARQUIS.
Both teams are wearing number 42 for Jackie Robinson today.”It is the 62nd Anniversary of the day he broke baseball’s color barrier. Robinson’s legacy lives on in his credo: “A life is not important, except for the impact it has on other lives.” – source from chicagocubs.com
TOP 1st
- First K for Rich Harden. Wow. 3 strikes in a row.
- 2nd strikeout for Harden. Different pitches going to his change up, then throwing a fast ball. Nice Rich.
- 3 K’s FOR RICH!!! 3 up 3 down!!! .
BOT 1st
- Soriano get’s a basehit that JUST gets by 3B and SS.
- UGH. That was a close one. It shouldve been an easy double play ball, they get Soriano out at 2, but a bad throw and Theriot is safe at 1st. One out.
- Fukudome is walked. Theriot advances.
- BLAH nothing good…happened.
TOP 2nd
- Wow. LONG 3-2 count. 13 pitches to be exact… But Harden gets the K. 4 strikeouts for Harden.
- Harden walks Stewart. 1 out.
- DANG IT. Tapper to Harden, richochets off his mitt, Miles DID get him out, but the umpire called him safe at 1st…. 1 out. Man on 2nd and 1st.
- Harden walks another…. bases loaded 1 out..
- Harden gets another K! 5 K’s for Richie. 2 outs.
- Marquis gets a hit…. 2-0 but they get the guy out at 3rd…. shoot….!T
- Nothing good…
TOP 3rd
- 6 k’s for Harden.
- solo homerun…. 3-0 Rockies.
- A double.. then a single that gets away from Soriano.. DAMN it!!! 4-0 Rockies. COME ON HARDEN.
- Rich walks another… 1 out… he’s thrown 75 pitches…. this isnt too good.
- 7 K’s for Richie Rich.
- Bases loaded… Rich walks another. 2 outs, come on Rich get out of this inning…
- Another strikeout for Rich. Way to end the inning! 8 K’s!
TOP 4th
- They took out Harden
- Theriot makes a nice play. Derrek Lee makes a nice grab. 1 out.
- 1 K for Patton.
- Patton walks a guy.. man on first. 2 outs.
- Patton strikes out Helton.
BOT 4th
- THE RIOT IS UP. COME ON THERIOT START IT OFF… dang it. 1 out
- Fukudome grounds out… 2 outs
- COME ON DERREK. Hard hit to the SS, and bounces funny. Derrek on first.
- Font is up. and grounds out…
TOP 5th
- Soriano makes a nice catch. 1 out
- Stewart gets a double..
- Miles makes a nice play at 2.
- Patton gets another K. 3 outs.
BOT 6th
- We need a rally RIGHT NOW.
- Reed Johnson gets a single!
- Geo Soto is up. The ball gets out of the glove of the catcher, Reed advances to 2nd.
- Soto flies out…. 1 out.
- Miles sac bunts. Reed advances to 3rd.
- Micah Hoffpauir is up!!!!!!! HOFFPAUIR GETS A PINCH HIT RBI DOUBLE!!!! 5-1. NICE CUT!!!!!!!!
TOP 6th
- Vizcanio is pitching.
- Barmes pops it up, easy catch by Miles. 1 out.
- Marquis is up, and grounds out to Theriot. 2 outs.
- Fontenot drops it, but makes a HARD throw to Lee, to get the 3rd out.
BOT 6th
- Theriot strikes out… darn it.
- Fukudome gets thrown out.. 2 outs..
- WE NEED A 2 OUT RALLY NOW.
- Derrek Lee gets a base hit! 2 out single.
- Fonty is up. and he walks. Tying run is up at the plate. 2 outs. COME ON!!!!!!!!!
- Reed Johnson is up! damn it… ground out. of course they cant HIT when there are RUNNERS in scoring position…
TOP 7th
- no outs. man on first and 2nd. Neil Cotts is pitching.
- A 5,4,3 double play!!!!! NICE play by Fontenot! and a GREAT great turn by Miles.
- Miles gets the 3rd out.
MICHAEL J FOX SINGS THE STRETCH.
BOT 7th
- 1 out…
- Aaron Miles is up..and grounds out….
- so much for a 7th inning rally…
TOP 8th
- Foul tip strike 3.
- Guzman is pitching.
- Fontenot has a nice pick up at 3rd. 2 outs
- Crap. 5-1 Rockies. on a double…
- Angel Guzman gets a K.
BOT 8th
- Soriano lines out..
- Cubs go down with groundouts….
TOP 9th
- Walk to start the 9th….
- Ball ricochets off Guzmans glove, Theriot had GREAT backup to get the out at 1st. Runner advances to 2 though… 1 out.
- Soft liner caught by The Riot. 2 outs.
- Called strike 3.
BOT 9th
- The Cubs came back from a 9-1 game and ended up winning in the bottom of the 9th. LETS START THAT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!
- Lee is up!!!!! COME ON DERREK! HOMERUN BY DERREK LEE!!!!!! WOO! 5-2
- LETS GO FONTENOT! FONTENOT WALKS!!!!!!!!!!!!! 0 OUTS!
- COME ON REEEEEEEEEEEED! BASEHIT! Wooo… Fontenot was super close to getting out! MAN ON 1st and 2nd NO OUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Pitching change.
- Geovony Soto is up!!!! Let’s go GEO!
- Ball gets away…. CRAP Fontenot is out at 3rd.. 1 out
- 6,4,3 double play. Thanks for helping us out Geovony… fricken Koyie Hill was doing better than you.
Hoffpauir Showed His Stuff: BUT Bullpen? Not So Much. Cubs Lose.
Well the Cubs last game of their regular season.. Hopefully they’ll end it with a big W. Rich Harden is pitching today.. and I just found out that Ryan Dempster is pitching for Game 1 of the NLDS (if you didnt know).
- TOP 1st- Micah Hoffpauir gets a SOLO HOMERUN! 1-0!!! Casey McGehee singles scoring Edmonds!! 2-0!! Start scoring early!!! Woo!
- BOT 1st- Ryan Theriot bobbles it… gets the out at 1st. Mets get one back… 2-1 Cubs.
- BOT 2nd- Koyie Hill makes a PERFECT throw to 2nd, Fontenot gets the runner out.
- TOP 3rd- Theriot walks. Hoffpauir hits one over Beltran!!!!! Ryan Theriot scores! 3-1. NICE HIT HOFFPAUIR!! A double for Hoffpauir.
- TOP 4th- Holy COW! Harden is FAST. He reaches 1st. NICE HUSTLE!
- BOT 4th- Basehit past Hoffpauir scores 2 RBI’s… tying the game. 3-3. SHOOT!
- TOP 5th- And here comes the rain!!!!!! BRING ON THE THUNDER!
- BOT 6th- Hoffpauir, Theriot.. YIKES… overthrew the ball! All ball players make mistakes.. 3 outs with diffculty.. alright Lou.. I would think about getting the bullpen ready.
- TOP 7th- Pie gets a single! PIE STEALS AND SNEAKS IN!! SAFE. Theriot walks! Pie’s on 2nd, Theriot’s on 1st. No outs. Pitching change. HOFFPAUIR HITS A 3 RUN HOMERUN!!!!! 4-4! WITH 5 RBI’S!!!!!!!!!!!!! NICE HOFFPAUIR!!!!!!!!!!! 6-3!!!!!!! Fontenot hits a double! Another pitching change…
- BOT 7th- Another run for Mets.. 6-4.
- TOP 8th- Theriot walks. HOFFPAUIR IS 5 FOR 5!!!!!!!!!! ANOTHER SINGLE! WOW.
- BOT 8th- THEY TURN THE DOUBLE PLAY!!!! nice . Bob Howry is in. SHOOT!!!!!! 6-5… COME ON!!!!!! GET OUT OF THE INNING!!!!!!!!!!!! seriously…. 2 outs… COME ON. DONT BLOW THE LEAD!! SON OF A B(#&$#(*&$(*#&$(@*)#&$(*#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY TIED IT UP. COME ON!!!!!!!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?! SUCK!!!!!! THIS SUCKS.LETS GO GET THE INNING OVER WITH. come on…. dont blow a lead you have!!! finally! a strikeout! Damage is done though… ugh.
- TOP 9th- FONTENOT gets a basehit. and thats it…
- BOT 9th- Alright we need a 1,2,3 inning.. NOW. Kevin Hart is pitching… come on Hart we need 3 quick outs…come on… we need a 6-4-3 double play.. NOW. come on Hart… finally bunted foul on the 3rd strike. 1 out.. thank gosh. FINALLY Hart struck him out.. 2 outs.. basehit and the Mets win… of course.. Howry stinks. I’m sorry. Howry REALLY stinks… he cant keep a lead, and he blows it. Good job Howry…. Better not do that in the NLDS… you’ll get booed out of the stadium…. ugh. seriously?
Micah Hoffpauir is the MVP of the game with 2 homeruns, 3 basehits and 5 RBI’s.
10th Inning 2 Out Rally Seals Win for Cubs! 96-61
I guess I’ll do the scoring plays of the game and good defensive plays. Play by plays are usually too long. I forgot to mention that the Cubs got home-field advantage after they won the first game against the Mets. Just so you know.
- TOP 2nd- Mark DeRosa hits a solo homerun! 1-0 Cubs.
- TOP 3rd- Theriot hits a single to left field. THE RIOT!!
- BOT 3rd- 3 consecutive walks score a run for the Mets. 1-1. MOTHER *******!!!!! COME ON Z!!! gosh DANG IT! He gives up a grand slam… SHOOT. are you KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!?!?! 5-1…
- TOP 5th- Theriot hits a LINE shot to the middle nearly hitting Perez. Base hit for Theriot! DeROSA gets a DOUBLE! SCORING THERIOT AND LEE!! 5-3! Uh oh… DeRosa’s leaving the game… that’s not good….REED JOHNSON WITH A SINGLE SCORING ARAMIS! Murphy MAKES AN ERROR! FUKUDOME SCORES!!!!! WE ARE TIED FOLKS!!! 5-5!!!! Blanco gets a basehit! 2 out rally folks! alright! the score is 5-5!
- TOP 7th- SORIANO hits an RBI double!!! scoring Cedeno! 6-5!
- BOT 7th- LINE SHOT TO LEE! THEN TAGS 1st! DOUBLE PLAY!
- BOT 8th- Mets tie it 6-6.
- BOT 9th- sweating bullets…OH MY GOSH… BOB HOWRY got out of a ROUGH ROUGH inning… holy cow…. that was… that was crazy.They could’ve lost the game right there… but they didnt..
- TOP 10th- Theriot gets a basehit with 2 outs. Good job RIOT. DERREK LEE HAS A BLOOP DOUBLE TO LEFT SCORING THERIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7-6 CUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARAMIS RAMIREZ WITH A 2 RUN HOMER!!!!!!!!!! HECK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 27th HOMERUN FOR RAMIREZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9-6!!!!!! NOW THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- BOT 10th- Kerry Wood gets 3 easy outs! CUBS WIN!!!!!
- 4 Hours and 4 Minutes!!!!!!! URG. I’m tired. I’m going to bed. Here’s some pictures before I leave…. thankfully, I get to go to bed happy. Goodnight!
NOW THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!!! Cubs End Losing Streak!
I was watching the game since it started. But things havent gotten interesting UNTIL the 5th inning. So we’re starting from the 5th inning!
Alfonso Soriano has 2 solo homeruns so far! And Ryan Theriot is 2-3 with 2 singles. The score is 3-1 so far.
HOLY COW! SORIANO HITS A 3 RUN HOMER!!!! 3 HOMERUNS IN ONE GAME!!! WOOOO SORIANO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5 RBI’S! Can I get a CURTAIN CALL?!??! 6-1!!
In the 7th inning DeRosa hits a 3 RUN HOMER!!! WOOOO!!! 9-1
In the 8th JASON MARQUIS HITS A SOLO HOMERUN!! 10-1!!!!!!! HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Soriano hits a single! Theriot grounds out, but advances Soriano to 2nd. Derrek Lee hits a double on the line to left field scoring Soriano! 11-1!!!!! Fontenot walks! Micah Hoffpauir pops up. 3 outs. WOW. that’s what I’m talking ABOUT!
BOT 8. Bases loaded 1 out, Derrek Lee makes an error. 2 runs scored. 11-3. Paul Bako hits a 2 run double making it 11-5
TOP OF 9th! bases loaded for Derrek Lee. SINGLE! 2 runs score!!!!!! 13-5! MIKE FONTENOT WITH A BASEHIT!!!!! THERIOT SCORES! 14-5! WOW. just plain WOW.
Wuertz makes it bases loaded. Carlos Marmol comes in.. and gives up a grand slam.. URG SHOOT! *@#&*!@%#*&@!%#!*&@%#&*!$@%$@!*&%#^@!@#$%^&!@#$%!@#$!!!!!!!!! THATS RIGHT! STRIKE HIM OUT! HE GONE! 2 outs. COME ON FINISH IT MARMOL! the grand slam wasnt your fault. HE GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CUBS WIN! FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
–Confucius
Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them — a desire, a dream, a vision.
– Muhammad Ali
The More; The Merrier
Cubs “expanded” their roster today by adding 4 Triple A players and taking 2 off of the disabled list.
Michael Wuertz, Micah Hoffpauir, Koyie Hill and Casey McGehee are coming from Triple A Iowa.
And Angel Guzman and Jon Lieber are coming off of the disabled list.
Expanding the roster this time of season is a very good thing for the Cubs.
1. It gives the starters a rest
2. The Triple A players get some playing time and experience
3. Adding 4 Triple A players only makes their roster richer and healthier.
The Cubs play the Astros today at 3:05 CT. I’ll write more during gametime. Peace.
“It’s always nice for those guys to get a taste of it. Some of them, I hope they’re ready to come up and contribute because we need them”
– Mark DeRosa talking about bringing up Triple A players.
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