Monday, July 17, 2006
Unspeakable
In my post Misery in Wrigleyville I chronicled the futility of this year's Chicago Cubs, and the associated speculation that they may be among the worst Cubs teams of all time.
Last evening they continued down this path in dramatic fashion against the New York Mets. The game was chugging along in an orderly way, with the Cubs holding a 5-2 lead with one out in the sixth inning. Then commenced an unraveling of truly historic proportion. Before the third out would be recorded, the Cubs would surrender two grand slam homers, and a two-run shot for good measure.
Stay tuned. Something tells me that this Cubs team has a few more surprises for us before the season is through.
Is it football season yet?
Last evening they continued down this path in dramatic fashion against the New York Mets. The game was chugging along in an orderly way, with the Cubs holding a 5-2 lead with one out in the sixth inning. Then commenced an unraveling of truly historic proportion. Before the third out would be recorded, the Cubs would surrender two grand slam homers, and a two-run shot for good measure.
Leading 5-2 in the sixth, Marshall retired the first batter before everything fell apart. Beltran hit a routine grounder to Walker, who bobbled the ball and threw late to first for an error. Carlos Delgado followed with a blooper to center that Juan Pierre barely missed on a diving attempt and David Wright's blooper to right loaded the bases.
Floyd followed by lining a 1-2 pitch into the basket in left field, his second home run of the game, giving the Mets a 6-5 lead.
"It looked like he didn't hit it very well," Baker said. "It was a situation where Clifford was hitting [.174] before today's game against lefties with one home run. Then he ends up hitting two home runs against Sean. It was his day. It started out being Sean's day."
Marshall was removed after walking Xavier Nady, and Novoa induced Ramon Castro to hit a potential inning-ending, double-play grounder. But Walker dropped third baseman Aramis Ramirez's throw, leaving two on with one out. Endy Chavez dropped a hit inside the foul line in right to bring home another run, and after an infield hit by Jose Valentin loaded the bases again, Beltran poked his grand slam. Wright added a two-run homer off Novoa to add insult to injury, and Baker received the loudest booing of his career in Chicago when he finally removed Novoa.
Stay tuned. Something tells me that this Cubs team has a few more surprises for us before the season is through.
Is it football season yet?
1 Comments:
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Purple Avenger, at
Mon Jul 17, 06:53:00 PM:
Should have never blown up that Bartman ball. The ball is angry now. The ball wants its revenge like a zombie risen from the grave.
The ball should have been enshrined and rested royally on a bed of fresh rose petals (changed daily).
The Marlins totally owned the Cubs ;->
