Sunday, July 30, 2006
Holy Cow! Cubs Win!
A bright spot. Finally. The Cubs looked great today while beating the Cardinals 6-2 to complete a four-game sweep. Carlos Zambrano pitched a solid 6 innings, setting the stage for another 'kind of ugly but at least he did it' Ryan Dempster save. Watching the game was like stepping into some kind of parallel universe. The Cardinals, the most dominant team in the NL Central, looked like a bunch of minor-leaguers who got to suit up for a game. Lots of fielding mistakes, not to mention the fact that their usually solid hitting was all but completely shut down. The Cubs, on pace to a ninety-plus loss season, had inspired fielding, and did a great job of capitalizing on offensive opportunities. I think we should petition Bud Selig to schedule the Cardinals for about 100 games each season. Seriously. We're 10-3 against the Cardinals this year. Someone explain this to me. We've won six of our last seven playing some of the best teams in the NL. Yet we have literally no chance of even seeing the playoffs. If there's one thing I've learned as a Cubs fan, it's to enjoy the little victories. Sweeping the Cards in a 4-game series? I'll definitely savor this one for a while.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment