10,000 wins and maybe a few losses along the way….
The Cubs won for the 10,000th time in their history on Tuesday night. The funny thing is that the win came in a game they almost always lose. Going into the 9th the Cubs were down by a run, until Aramis Ramirez deposited a two-run homer into the left-field seats.
So here comes Kerry Wood into close…two quick outs…and then bam-bam the Rockies score a run to tie the game. Here’s where it gets weird for the Cubs and their fans. Wood actually got out of the inning and then the Cubs scored another run in the tenth. Carlos Marmol came in to the game in the bottom half of the inning and shut the door to preserve the win.
This kind of game does not usually happen for the Cubs. They find a way to lose, they don’t find a way to win. These are the types of games that good teams win. Maybe that’s what everybody has to realize this year….the Cubs are good.
The lineup is solid, and is only going to get better when a healthy Soriano returns. The bullpen is solid, especially with two closers at the back, in Wood and Marmol.
Now, I am trying not to think too much like a Cubs fan, because if I do, I’ll realize that what I’m seeing is really just a mirage, and they will figure out a way to start playing badly. I just don’t see that happeneing this year though. This team is as deep as I can remember it in years.
Maybe, just maybe, this is, in fact, the year…..
Tags: Chicago Cubs
April 24th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Not if Steve Bartman has anything to say about it. Kiss the ring.
April 24th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Maybe a few more losses along the way! What a bold prediction!
But, I have something that might make you happy: the square root of 10000 is 100, the number of years since the Cubs last won the Series. Coincidence? Me thinks not!
April 25th, 2008 at 7:03 am
I’m glad the South Side doesn’t believe in curses. I can hear the Cubs marketing department now….We haven’t won a world series in 100 years? Lets make up a cutesy story and blame it on a fucking goat.