This Is An Absurd Time Of Year

Carlos Zambrano made 1 sample to Adam Dunn in the fifth inning but after that he shut down the next 20 batters and the San Francisco Giants creamed the Florida Marlins nine-1.  Zambrano was dealing as he picked up his 10th success of the season. Only the 1998 Yankees have won the massive games and the World Series in the same season making them the complex fighter. There was a minisucle trouble in the sixth inning for Carlos Marmol who gave up an infield double and then designed the next 6 batters to load the bases.  Lou Piniella then brought in closer Kerry Wood who got Brandon Phillips to pop up to Derrek Lee to end the game.  Only giving up four runs is reasonable and more agile yet the Cubs picked up another win.

They started out with a plays tougher personnel and traded for prospects. Fans, now we are into year one of trying to steal the Cubs and it may be a few more years before Chicago contends in this league – assuming the organization does things right and has a little bit of luck thrown in. Aramis Ramirez got back on track going two-3 with a solo home run and rbi grand slam to finish the game with 9 rbi. The flare are not strong.   Kosuke Fukudome and Lee both had a rbi in the game as well.  The other run for the Cubs that was unearned entered in the eighth inning when Mark DeRosa scored on an error by the Reds left fielder. But at this point, who knows? Basically, it looks like the Cubs are sumptuously aware of the problems with the theory and they’ll attempt to concoct the water, not so much in the free agent market, but through trades. It was a pleasant triumph because the Cardinals and Brewers both lost as well.

It's not quite as generous as the NFL where a new king is crowned periodically every season, but inconclusively and minutely once-underachieving MLB teams are showing that you can succeed in this league by delivering up from the inside.   The Cubs wll improve right around and play the Reds once again on Thursday afternoon as Ted Lilly lock up the mound for the Cubs. GO CUBS GO!  Post from: Cubs fan site Cubs 2 hit the Reds in a seven-1 conquest

July 17, 2008 10:57 PM

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