After a give-away loss Friday night, the Chicago Cubs bounced back to win the series' final two games against the Milwaukee Brewers. Led by the bat of Alfonso Soriano (belting two long home runs and also joining a very exclusive club during the series) and the jumping ability of Reed Johnson, who robbed an otherwise game-tying Grand Slam by Brewers first basemen Prince Fielder on Sunday night, the Cubs actually won the series (Hold your breath here Cubs fans) on...PATIENCE. Yes, patience at the plate. The Brew Crew issued four (4) bases-loaded walks to the Cubs during Sunday night's game. It was a change of pace for Pinella, considering Kevin Gregg and the rest of the reliever's felt it necessary to throw 55-foot, 3-2 sliders to pinch hitter Chris Duffy, whose last contact with wood was the furniture he moved last week. For the series, the atmosphere was reminiscent of a playoff series in April and both Cubs and Brewers fans alike made the journey to Miller Park (which is an excellent ballpark, by the way). I refuse to call the Cubs/Brewers matchup THE RIVARLY OF THE CENTRAL quite yet, but it is definately becoming a great series to watch. Good baseball (for the most part) and good competition (See: Sportsmanship of Prince Fielder after Reed Johnson robbed that ball). All-in-all, great roadtrip for the Cubs to start 09 off. I'll take 4-2 with a smile.
Lastly, my good friend and former roommate, we will give him the alias Stewie Griffin, is an "avid" Milwaukee Brewers fan and was born and raised in Milwaukee. He is a stubborn fan and to my knowledge, the fan that no one likes: He acts like he is a die-hard (you know the type), but doesn't know when the Brewers play and couldn't name 30% of the total roster. On Friday night my cell was lighting up after I had just come down from my verbal assault of Kevin Gregg and the stupid mistake(s) the Cubs had just completed to give the Brewers the series opening win and it read "Stewie Griffin Calling...." I decided that in the best interest of our friendship that I need not take the call and promptly responded with a text message which read, "There is a reason they play 162 games..." Being the respectful fan that I am (I consider myself a diehard Cubs fan and don't feel it necessary to succomb to such ignorant sportsfanmanship), I decided not to call Joe, oops I mean Stewie, back on Saturday or Sunday night....Instead, we will just wait and see because the Cubs and Brewers still see each other 15 more times in 2009. But if you are reading this Stewie, here is my revenge, for all of my classmates and Cubs fans to see...
Onward to Wrigley on Monday! I'm guessing the weather will be beautiful as it always is in Chicago in April.
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Perhaps patience will be the key to this years team? Nine walks already in today's game through eight innings. After 10 walks yesterday, this just a great sign!
ReplyDeleteAlso, kudos to Reed Johnson for that catch. Amazing...
Rob, your friend "Stewie" won't have much to talk about come September. The Cubs will have opened up a nice spread on the Brewers by that time. The only division rival I'm worried about is the Cardinals. If Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright stay healthy, the Cards could give the Cubs a run for it.
ReplyDeleteThe Brewers have some nice young offensive talent, but that pitching staff is going to be a big problem. The rotation is very thin and they really don't have anyone they can lean on in the bullpen like the Cubs with Carlos Marmol. I'd say a good over/under for the number of Brewers wins is about 80.
The Cubs should be competitive enough to keep pace with the others teams. I really like the Cubs . They’ve always been one of my favourite MLB teams to watch. I pass most time watching and looking for their news and videos. Last time I saw some hot videos of them here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cubszone.comThey really deserve our love so we must not stop supporting them .Go Go Cubs