By Matt Veto, mveto@qconline.com

In the off-season, he’s a substitute teacher. But when he’s not teaching, he’s playing for the Chicago Cubs. He’s Bobby Scales. And his name spelled backwards is Ybbob Selacs (bwuh, ha, ha! <- Harry).

I like a good story. Here’s a guy that has spent over 10 years in the Minor Leagues — you know — just waiting for that call. Then he gets his first career hit in his first career pro game. That came Tuesday against the Giants. He scored a run because of it. Atta-boy, guy I’ve only heard of.

By the way, they kept the ball for him, and when they were throwing it into the dugout, the toss sailed high, bounced off the dugout top, and into the stands. Thankfully, the fan gave it back. (One question, does that happen everywhere? Or, maybe the better question is, does that happen if it’s not Bobby Scales?)

Anyway, that’s your highlight. Oh, and Joey Gathright was leading off, Aaron Miles was batting second and Koyie Hill was in the lineup. Oops.

Hey, Tim Lincecum is good. I’m just glad that series is over. It took for-EVER!

Cubs to Houston tomorrow for another arduous two-game set. I really wish they would shorten up this post-strike schedule.

Here’s your question of the day: Who would you most want to drink with — Ryne Sandberg, Ernie Banks, Mark Grace, Andre Dawson, Ryan Dempster, or Kyle Farnsworth?