Matt Veto, mveto@qconline.com
So, the Cubs have been hard to watch lately, and I hadn’t been doing much watching. Not always because I didn’t want to, but I certainly didn’t seek them out. Sometimes you just need a break.
But when it comes to the Cubs and White Sox, you have to watch. After the rainout, and another disappointing loss, Thursday’s 6-5 comeback brought me back.
My schizophrenic Cubs fan friend Jeff has been on a wild ride. He sent me texts of “They just suck” and “Big win!” in a matter of 18 hours.
So when Friday’s debacle began to develop, I was ready for another renouncement. Instead, eight runs over three innings brought me out of the gutter and into the Land of Hope once again, albeit at the expense of Mark DeRosa and Kerry Wood. (more…)
By Matt Veto, mveto@qconline.com
Oh, hey there. Yeah, it’s been a while (yada, yada, yada, let’s blog now…)
To put it lightly, I have really, really been uninterested in Cubs baseball for the last two weeks. With names like “Andres Blanco” and “Jason Waddell” — oh, and an eight-game losing streak that would make Chuck Norris cry (his tears cure cancer, I’ve heard) — I haven’t been able to muster the desire to watch.
So, when I got a text from a friend Monday night that said, “I hope you’re not watching the Cubs game,” I, of course, tuned in to watch the Cubs game, only to see Carlos Marmol and Kevin Gregggggg (mainly the G-man) ruin my night.
It’s true, Kevin Gregg has blown only two saves, but his ceremonial-first-pitch delivery isn’t fooling anyone, and it didn’t fool Jeff Francoeur (that’s Fran-heart in French) with two outs in the ninth.
But, I gave them another chance on Tuesday, and while Ted Lilly got nicked for a game-tying run in the seventh, I was happy to see Micah Hoffpauir get the boys in blue the win, though I wish Lilly would get credit for it. (Angel Guzman pitched well, though, so I’m OK with it.) (more…)
