We Got Tagged - Cubs Lose Series Vs Reds
The day after the Cubs re-introduced their mighty bats and beat the Reds 14-9, they lose a heart breaker 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth. The majority of the burden falls on the shoulders of hero turned goat Ronny Cedeno.
After hitting a clutch two run double in the top of the seven to break a 1-1 tie, Cedeno misplays a chopper up the middle (originally scored an error, later changed to a hit) and two runs score to tie the game 3-3. With runners on second and third Cabrera hits a line shot to left and the Cubs lose a rubber match for the first time in the second half of the season.
The rest of the burden falls squarely on the cumulative shoulders of Piniella and Wood. Piniella for not getting Wood enough playing time to keep the rust off and Wood for not finding away to make sure he is game ready all the time. Wood just could not find the strike zone, and when he did they were slamming it. In the end Wood's line looked more like that of the recent outings of Cotts; IP:1/3, H:3, ER:3, BB:2, SO:0
The Cubs misfortunes were happening just moments after Chris Young of the San Diego Padres gave up a long ball to Kapler in the bottom of the 8th with two outs. This home run spoiled Young's bid for a perfect game and ultimately was the only blemish as the Padres would go on to win 10-1.
So the good is that the Cubs did not lose any ground to the Brewers. The bad is much more comprehensive. After the explosion of the bats yesterday the Cubs take a step backward with their sprinkle of hits today. They lose a series to a weaker team and have now lost seven of their last eight. All this and now the Cubs have to go into the never friendly confines of Busch Stadium to face the Cards. Grant it the Cardinals haven't been lighting up the scoreboard lately either, but they have beaten a tough Florida team the last two days and it's always tough playing the Cards no matter what the records are.
The Brewers host a three game series against the Reds so the bottom line looks like this; we failed to take two out of three from the Reds, because of this the Brewers gained a game on us. Now we are in a situation where we need to take two out of three from a much tougher Cardinals team. If not and if the worst scenario of non-favorable sweeps happen the Cubs could find their selves just a mere one game up in the standings.
I felt good yesterday when the Cubs came out blasting, but it appeared that they fell complacent again today. The rubber is hitting the road now and the Cubs are going to have to show the character needed to prove they are a championship team. Next Century Is Here so it is time to take the next step.
After hitting a clutch two run double in the top of the seven to break a 1-1 tie, Cedeno misplays a chopper up the middle (originally scored an error, later changed to a hit) and two runs score to tie the game 3-3. With runners on second and third Cabrera hits a line shot to left and the Cubs lose a rubber match for the first time in the second half of the season.
The rest of the burden falls squarely on the cumulative shoulders of Piniella and Wood. Piniella for not getting Wood enough playing time to keep the rust off and Wood for not finding away to make sure he is game ready all the time. Wood just could not find the strike zone, and when he did they were slamming it. In the end Wood's line looked more like that of the recent outings of Cotts; IP:1/3, H:3, ER:3, BB:2, SO:0
The Cubs misfortunes were happening just moments after Chris Young of the San Diego Padres gave up a long ball to Kapler in the bottom of the 8th with two outs. This home run spoiled Young's bid for a perfect game and ultimately was the only blemish as the Padres would go on to win 10-1.
So the good is that the Cubs did not lose any ground to the Brewers. The bad is much more comprehensive. After the explosion of the bats yesterday the Cubs take a step backward with their sprinkle of hits today. They lose a series to a weaker team and have now lost seven of their last eight. All this and now the Cubs have to go into the never friendly confines of Busch Stadium to face the Cards. Grant it the Cardinals haven't been lighting up the scoreboard lately either, but they have beaten a tough Florida team the last two days and it's always tough playing the Cards no matter what the records are.
The Brewers host a three game series against the Reds so the bottom line looks like this; we failed to take two out of three from the Reds, because of this the Brewers gained a game on us. Now we are in a situation where we need to take two out of three from a much tougher Cardinals team. If not and if the worst scenario of non-favorable sweeps happen the Cubs could find their selves just a mere one game up in the standings.
I felt good yesterday when the Cubs came out blasting, but it appeared that they fell complacent again today. The rubber is hitting the road now and the Cubs are going to have to show the character needed to prove they are a championship team. Next Century Is Here so it is time to take the next step.
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