First Wrigley trip ever !!!
Cubs vs. Milwalkee will be the matchup at the first Wrigley game for me on Thursday.
I am going to be so excited tomorrow that the day is going to drag by slower than today did. I am going to be accompanied by my wonderful girlfriend Liz (Cardinals fan). Yes, yes, I know that this could end up being a major catastrophy but I am willing to take the risk. At the moment I am listening to the game and the Cubs are up 3-0 in the third. If for some instance they happen to win tonight and win again tomorrow night and then on the day I go they lose I will be really upset but the fact that I would be at the game would make it ok. I am so excited.
I think there are a few parks that it would be really memorable to visit.
1. Wrigley Field: Home to the Chicago Northsiders (Cubbies) this park has been around for many years and has a number of glorious memories. For one, it was one of the last parks to acquire lights for the use during night games. Also, it has the famous Ivy wall that covers the entire outfield wall.
2. Fenway Park: Home to the Boston Red Sox. This field was home to the glorious Babe Ruth until he was traded by greedy pigs to the Yankess. Also everone knows about the glorous Green Monster out in left field.
3. And finally the Field of Dreams Field. This field was built by Ray Consella in the all time greatest movie “The Field of Dreams”. This park is open to the public and you can play on it when they are open. It is located in a corn field in Iowa and people come from all over to visit this field and have a catch with dad to bring back the love and soul of the game.
Baseball should be played for the love of the game and what many players in todays leagues have forgotten is this. I can not wait to visit Wrigley on Thursday because I will be participating in the cheering of a team that plays for the love of the game and wants to go all the way. Watching the game will be unbeliveably memorable because it is a game of heart and hopefully they play like they love the game and play with pure perfection.
Later,
GO CUBS GO !!!!!!!
Good ending to Bad weekend !!!
Ok, First of all I want to wish Good Luck to all those in Houston and the Texas area who have had to evacuate for Hurrican Ike reasons. I too had water in my house over the weekend but nothing compared to what they had to go through. I imagine it must feel ten times worse than what I felt Friday and Saturday night.
Yes, Friday night and Saturday night we spent time wading in the river of water that was gushing from our basement drains out through the furnished living area and out the back door. Dad, Nick and I spent much of this time sweeping water out the door in shifts. There is still a lot of water soaked in the carpet but there is finally no standing water. The basement is going to have to be redone completely. There is absolutly no question about it. This indeed did ruin my weekend but on the other hand I did have the most amazing girlfriend there to comfort me when I was upset. Which was most of the weekend. She spent most of her time answering the phone and calling people to see who could come help or offer assistance. I really appreciate that and I know both Dad and Nick do as well. This is why I love her so much.
With this disaster in our household I thought that the weekend was shot, but I had no idea what was in store for the final evening of my weekend. Yes, the Chicago Cubs were off both Friday and Saturday due to uncontrolable weather. This drove me mad. No Cubs baseball made it difficult for me to not lose my mind in spite of all the craziness this weekend.
Well, they did finally decide to play Sunday night in Miller Park ( a.k.a. Wrigley North ), and with the loyal fans coming from far and a few from near the Chicago Cubs… er, I mean Carlos Zambranbo threw a hell of a game. Yes, he did throw a No-Hitter against the Houston Astros in Milwalkee which was the first No-Hitter to be thrown in a neutral stadium. Congratulations to Big Z. The Ace has finally proven to me this year that he is the rightfull owner to the Ace crown. Earlier in the seaon he didn’t prove to me that he truely deserved this undoubtly gracious, Chicago Cubs honor. The Ace in my mind was unquestionably Ryan Dempster. When comparing these two players by their statistics numerically Dempster was on top and I still believe is but with the way Carlos threw last night I think he was saying something great, “Hey, I might have looked tired and worn out but the season is not over and I want to win!”
Lets compare the numbers.
Carlos Zambrano – GS: 28 | IP: 182.1 | H: 163 | R: 72 | BB: 65 | SO: 127 | W/L: 14/5
Ryan Dempster – GS: 30 | IP: 190.2 | H: 157 | R: 71 | BB: 74 | SO: 173 | W/L: 15/6
Ryan or Carlos – GS: RD | IP: RD | H: RD | R: RD | BB: CZ | SO: RD | W/L: RD
There you have it. See for yourself who was looking like the more valuable player from my point of view. But when all is said and done we all know it comes down to who has the most heart, and by the way Carlos handled himself incredibly well throughout that game and seemd almost flawless on the mound. He is my current Chicago Cubs Ace.
Go Carlos Zambrano and…
GO CUBS GO.
I need my baseball !!!!!!!!!
Wow, what to say. Well there is water everywhere. There is water in Houston and there is also water in our basemant which sucks. I need somethng to calm my nerves and it is not available at this very moment, Baseball!
Yes, Baseball is my sanctuary. I know that if my day is going bad at work or I am upset with someone in a unorderly manner I can turn on a game and just relax. I once heard that baseball is like the perfect girlfriend. (Now I did not say this) But, what was said is that, “Baseball is like the perfect girlfriend. It is always there for you, and for some strange reason you don’t want anything to do with it on some night you can just turn it off and the next day it will be waiting for you with open arms like the previous day never happened.” Yeah, that is the perfect girlfriend. That is why I love baseball. My wonderful girlfriend is just about this way and that is I feel so lucky to be with her.
But seriously, I am beginning to need my 95 mile an hour fast balls and the occasional sinking curve. Those pitches, plus the holding back of your hands to instead of pulling the ball around down the line, you are sending it into the opposite field to pull off an amazing double play that can be stretched into a close triple. That is what I long for. Wether it is the Chicago Cubs against the Cardinals on WGN or the Boston Red Sox vs. the New York Yankees, I long for the sound of the bat cracking on a beautifully placed double, only to be taken away by a rookie left fielder laying out over the freshly cut grass and standing up knowing he just saved the inning from turning into a blood bath. I love baseball. Every single moment of it.
This is how I feel right now. I can not wait for the Cubs to be back in the game. I have a slight urge to bust out the 20K game by Kerry Woods and watch it on this wet day off. And I wait and in the back of my mind dread the oncoming of the Cubs post season. Along with every other Chicago Cubs fan. To see them play makes it all right in the world.
To everyone, Have a good weekend and love baseball.
Its my Sanctuary and I cherish it.
Blog No. Uno
Ok,
So to start it off this is my first blog. I figured since today was slow at work I would start up a profile and begin throwing my opinions and discussion topics out there that my friends and I always talk about when watching a game or having a beer.
If you don’t want to read it thats fine, but I’m figuring this can be a way for me to vent and people can’t tell me to my face that I’m wrong or that opinion is stupid.
First of all, the Chicago Cubs this year have been an amazing team. With the many outstanding plays they have somehow managed to perform and the slighlty disappointing slumps they have hadthis year, this team never fails to entertain both the baseball and non-baseball type. I have enjoyed every bit of this season and as it comes closer and closer to an end I am beginning to dread those cold months with no WGN baseball or espn MLB highlights of the week. I know there are many out there that agree with me and to all of you, “good luck”.
AS A NOTE: When I say “END” yes I mean baseball. I’m not referring to the Cubs possibilities of blowing it and not making the series, (lets not even go there)
As I stated above I have enjoyed the many plays they have performed. A few that really stick out in my mind are followed in the list below.
Juicy Jays Favorite Plays
1. March 1st: Kosuke Fukudome is the new guy in town. At the beginning of the season he was all everyone was talking about. In his moment, Bottom of the ninth with two men on and no outs Milwalkee sends him a pitch and Kosuke homers to right center to get the three run homer and tie the game. They did eventually lose 3-4 in the home opener but that homer made everyone feel good for that very moment.
2. April 25th: Reed Johson in center. With the score tied at two versus the Nationals there is a huge pop up that soars out over the left and center fielders. Johnson begins to race back and closing in on the warning track he throws it on the line and dives TOWARDS the warning track. The ball falls directly into his glove and he slides into the wall. Standing up with DeRosa looking in aww. That catch kept the game tied. They eventually lost that game as well. 3-5
3. May 30th: Down from the beginning of the game this play involved the entire team especially Mark DeRosa with a clutch two run homer. They eventually came back from being down 1-9 to beat the Colorado Rockies in a Final score of 10-9. I remember this game the most cause I was on my way home in the car and this all happened on the drive. I had my windows down and when they did come back I was hooting and hollering out my windows and people were looking at me like I was a crazy person. It was a great game.
Those are my Top 3 plays at the moment. I will add more once I get time.
For now: Go Cubs Go !!!!
Later.
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