I hadn't thought of that, but I can't really disagree. But, wouldn't it be something if the Padres make it to the World Series, but don't have home field advantage because Hoffman blew the save in the All-Star Game for the NL?
Also, the quotable section in the article has a quote that is special to Chris Mehring. Because Chris Mehring loves it when ballplayers refer to themselves in the third person.
"You haven’t seen the last of Derrick Turnbow, by any means." - The Brewers’ deposed closer, promising to get himself squared away by the start of next season.
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That Cub-Rockie game yesterday was something else. Al at Bleed Cubbie Blue thought so:
Fifty players used (26 by the Cubs, 24 by the Rockies).
Five hundred and twenty-four pitches thrown (238 by Rockies pitchers, 286 by Cubs pitchers; I haven't seen numbers on this, but I would imagine there weren't ten games all year that Cub pitchers threw fewer pitches than the opposition).
One hundred and twenty-nine batters trudged to the plate (64 Rockies and 65 Cubs, the last of whom, Carlos Zambrano, nearly extended the game when Brad Hawpe slipped on the wet grass in right field trying to surround his fly ball, finally catching it to end the four hour and fifty-three minute marathon) - and had Z wound up tying the game, the only players the Cubs would have had left were Carlos Marmol, and two starters -- Rich Hill and Sean Marshall. In fact, Marshall was warming up in the bottom of the 14th.
If you just looked at the score of this game between these two teams, you'd have been forgiven if you thought it had been played in Denver. The Rockies blew an 8-0 lead despite hitting three home runs in the first two innings, and then hitting another home run in the 8th that provided the margin by which the game was sent into the throes of the night.
Jeff at Brew Crew Ball has an opinion on those new Tommy Lasorda ads for the 2006 postseason.
I happen to get a kick out of them. "To the TV!"
Speaking of TV, I got a chance to watch (and relive the horror) of disappointments of Cub seasons past in the HBO special Wait 'til Next Year.
The Goatriders of the Apocalypse had a preview a couple weeks ago. Well, not a preview, since they hadn't actually seen it yet. It was what they thought it would be like.
As most of you probably already know, HBO has created a documentary that follows the tragedy of rooting for the Chicago Cubs. What you may not know is that the documentary is scheduled to be a weekly, four-hours-an-episode, two-year program. It's that bad for us.
Actually, I'm quite dismayed by this documentary. It clearly lacks the authenticity that Die Hard Cub Fans need. I mean, they never contacted the Goat Riders once for an interview! How authentic can a documentary on Cub fans be if we weren't included?
Seriously, I have no idea what to expect from this, although I'm sure it's incredibly depressing.
And on that note. Have a great Sunday, everyone.
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