October 01, 2003
ALAS
I suppose that there are some losses that must be absorbed along the way to a World Series (which hopefully, Chicago will have), but it still sucks that Chicago lost a game it could have easily won. After all, when you load the bases in one inning, you expect to get in more than two runs that were gotten in by a fluke.
The Cubs have to be happy with the fact that they split the Atlanta stand. But it is frustrating that this game was lost, and in a 5 game series, each game matters a little bit more. The key will be Friday. I feel good with Prior on the mound, and I hope that Maddux's 37 years and nearly 4.00 ERA weigh heavily on him (not to mention some clean, old-fashioned hate from Chicago fans). But I fear Maddux. Who wouldn't? If we can get past him, maybe Kerry can take us home in the fourth game of the series. God willing.
[Knocks on wood, rubs rabbit's foot, searches for four leaf clover, prays to God . . .]
Posted by Pejman Yousefzadeh at October 1, 2003 10:35 PM | TrackBackMake sure that wood doesn't have too much pine tar on it :-)
Posted by: Alan K. Henderson at October 1, 2003 11:25 PMOr cork in it :P
I'm praying right with you...
Posted by: Chaos Overlord at October 2, 2003 06:52 AMI wouldn't worry much about era, worry instead about the pile of .300 hitters the Knaves have in their lineup. You could see them thinking: "Meet the ball and steer it into the outfield, don't go for the long ball" and batter after batter, that's what they did. The same kind of thing that they've kept doing to the Mets for years...
Posted by: J S Allison at October 2, 2003 11:45 AMI'm rooting for that Bosox/Cubs series. The tears will flow...
Posted by: Scott Ganz at October 2, 2003 12:52 PMIsn't Clement pitching Saturday?
Posted by: Ken Begg at October 2, 2003 01:53 PMYep, winner of this game likely takes series. Unless, as is the case in the playoffs, some bench guy with a .210 average hits 3 homers or has 6 hits. Weird how some unknown steps up.
Geez, I hate the way Zambrano has been pitching these last 3 starts. Wonder if those innings are taking a toll? Wood and Prior will only take the Cubs so far.
Of course, by now, just getting at this stage is enough for Cubs fans to celebrate.
SMG
I loathe the Braves, but since I grew up around
St. Louis, I am required by Law to despise the
Shrubs^H^H^H^Her, Cubs, leaving me in the unenviable position of wondering if by some quirk of the rules of major league baseball, both teams can't lose the series ;).
