Big weekend rolls in
There is a stupendous baseball weekend on the immediate horizon. The Cubs are traveling to St. Louis Friday for the 31st, 30th, and 29th to last games at Busch Stadium. Cubs manager Dusty Baker put it best on Wednesday-- "They want it, and we need it."The weekend also features an intriguing match-up between the White Sox and Boston at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, beginning Thursday night. The 62-win White Sox haven't really been challenged for a while, and the defending champions come in battling for the lead in the East. The Red Sox are also auditioning a new closer in Curt Schilling, and battling reports in the New England press that they're focusing more on their various music careers than reaching the playoffs.
As for me, I'll be watching the Blue Jays and the cellar-dwelling Royals Saturday night in KC.
Remember, "The Baseball Show on KXNO," Sunday night at 5pm Central.
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You'll have to explain to me the repeated references in headlines to the Cubs' disastrous bullpen. Today on ESPN.com it was, "Bullpen collapse costs Maddux first win at Cincy's park." Note: If you give your team a two run lead, but only last five innings-- shit happens.
On a lighter note, here, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Jeff Garlin answers other fans' questions about his favorite team.
posted by CM @ 7:29 PM
3 Comments:
I agree that "things" happen when a bullpen takes over with a 2-run lead and 4 innings to go. But I think they are pulling the "collapse" (or "meltdown" as another site put it) reference from the fact they gave up 5 runs in the 8th inning. That was after escaping the 7th inning unscathed after loading the bases with nobody out.
You shouldn't criticize Maddux for only going 5 innings. He was just following all the public service announcements you hear that say elderly people should not be outside for very long in 95+ degree heat.
Valid point. Maybe they should schedule his starts at 8am when the elderly are out working on their lawns.
...and then the games would for sure be over by the time Wheel of Fortune starts.
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