July 22, 2017: That 8th Inning Again

Saturday was another busy day, and I’m sorry to say that did not include a Cubs 4-6 year old game.  The games were cancelled due to the downpour late Friday.  I figured that.  As we made our way to the park for practice on Friday night, the skies opened up.  We still had practice though… in the gym.  There were only 3 kids total, but it was still fun.  Any time you get to play baseball, it’s fun.  But, sorry to disappoint you… no blog of that Cubs variety this week.

As for the other Cubs, they had a Saturday afternoon tilt against the rival Cardinals.  Again, running around here and there, I wasn’t really paying much attention to the game.  I was getting text messages.  “Lester perfect through 5” was one of them.  I checked the score, and it was 0-0.  Would Lester’s great outing go to waste?

My running around ended with my wife and I on the way to an evening on the rooftop.  It was our annual rooftop party at work.  As we dropped off our son, we headed downtown… with 670 locked in to hear Pat and Ron.  When I finally settled in to listen, it was that 8th inning again.

I picked it up when there were 2 outs.  Lester, trying to get through 8 shutout innings.  And there it went…  HR Cardinals.  And wait, there’s more… back to back HRs Cardinals.  I thought to myself, the second I turn on the game, just like the previous day, the Cubs start losing.  That’s just bad timing… maybe I should turn on some music.  Nah, I never thought that; I was locked in.

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Bryant scored from 1st base on Rizzo’s bloop double.  It was 3-2, so I kind of get it, but the ball fell between, and in front of, Pham and Fowler.  No way Bryant, even with his long, antelope like strides around the bases, would be able to score on that… not even with a running start would he make it.  But he did!  That’s one of the many things I love about Bryant.  He is a complete player.  He’s such a great base runner.  You know, I think he could go 40-40 if he wanted to.

But the Cubs aren’t the base stealing type… but they still are the comeback type.  The gene that we saw in this team the past 2 years… the one that came through in the biggest moments last October and November, is showing its face again.  We waited for it… and it’s here.

What a big win.  To bounce back after that shellacking on Friday afternoon… to even this series… against these bastards… man, was I happy.  As if I didn’t have enough to be happy about on this 22nd of July…. Go Cubs!!!