Snobs vs. Slobs

Or “Some historical context”

Twenty-five things that have been invented since the last time the White Sox and Cubs were in the postseason at the same time(1906): (more…)

(Photo from The Boston Globe)

It was picture perfect, save for one thing. Keep up your Internet-injury ways. You remain a favorite of Cub and non-Cub fans alike. To quote a great man:

Carlos Zambrano reminds us all that baseball is meant to be fun, and that it’s most fun to watch players who love to play the game as much as we fans love to watch it.

Carlos Zambrano pitched a no-hitter tonight, a 5-0 victory over the Astros. The game was played at Miller Park in Thrillwaukee instead of Minute Maid Park in Houston because of Hurrican Ike. That is pretty sweet. Zambrano struck out 10, walked 1, hit 1, but only faced 28 batters because of a double play. Zambrano is the first Cubs pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Milt Pappas did it in 1972. Poor Milt Pappas; no longer will he be the answer to a trivia question.

I do worry about Zambrano pitching 110 pitches after his recent arm troubles, although for a 9 inning game that is not THAT much. I didn’t watch the game, so it may be more important that he wasn’t laboring than the actual pitch count. But still.

On a sidenote, Drayton McClane and the Houston Astros can suck it. Hate the Astros. I hope the people of Houston are recovering okay from Hurricane Ike, and that Drayton McClane gets his comeuppance for caring more about the prospects of his shitty baseball team than the city of Houston. How inappropriate would it have been if the Astros had demanded that the games be played in Houston admist the damage of the storm. Ugh, Drayton McClane. You suck.

All of a sudden, after 5 months of spectacular baseball, the Cubs are in a dill of a pickle. They have now lost five in a row, being swept at home by the Houston Astros (who were actually one of the few teams possibly hotter than the Cubs when they came into Chicago), and now Carlos Zambrano is injured (and acting crazy) and Rich Harden has some discomfort as well. Oh well. (more…)

I am watching the Cubs-Astros game right now. Bobby Howry just gave up 3 runs without getting a man out in the top of the 6th. Reggie Abercrombie drew a walk while trying to bunt. I think we can agree that all of these things are bad. But you know what stupid Cub fans, don’t fucking boo Bobby Howry. (more…)

Ladies and Gentleman, we are through the looking glass. How else to explain this most wonderful of wonderful Cubs seasons.

It’s kind of hard to write a blog when your team keeps on winning. The Cubs have won 15 of 18 overall. They also have won 9 in a row on the road to get back to .500 on road games. The offense is really good. The pitching is pretty good. The defense is pretty good. I mean, yeesh, this team is really good. Um, hurray?

I don’t even know how else to say? The Cubs came back in dramatic fashion tonight, defeating the piece of shit Marlins finally. Fuck those guys. I hate the Marlins. Stupid expansion team, winning two World Series. (Actually, I shouldn’t bad mouth them, because clearly anytime I badmouth someone, such as Daryle Ward or Jim Edmonds, they prove me wrong.) Anyway, Daryle Ward hit a home run in the 9th inning and the Cubs won. Sweet.

So yeah, that is it. The Cubs are good. They lead MLB in walks. They are going to take over 600 walks this year. They already have over 100 more walks this year than all of 2007. That is crazy.

So, in summation, since I never did a mideason report card, I am going to give the Cubs an A for All Around Awesomeness. We are watching a historic, almost unprecedented Cubs team, one not built around a single tent pole player, but really around the entire team, and it is a lot of fun and I am really enjoying it. Cubs rule, Sox drool.

I was in Chicago over the previous weekend, partially to enjoy some vacation time and partially to collect on a bet. We went to the game Sunday and the Sox did win. (more…)

So the Cubs whooped on the Brewers, sweeping a four game series in Milwaukee. I would call it Wrigleyville North, but that is really stupid. I hate that. Less of that please. |inline

This makes me rethink my trip to Chicago in 10 days. Even if I do get to collect on a bet.

Please, Shorr. Don’t beat me within an inch of my life.