Victory over Milwaukee
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
These are the games you're not supposed to win. When the offense only musters four hits and two runs against the Brewers, but you hoist the win flag nonetheless, something has broken in your favor. Boxscore
Kudos to Carlos Zambrano who continues his rollercoaster season with an 8 inning shutout. He allowed only three hits and three walks while blanking the Brew Crew.
Kudos II: to Derrek Lee. He hit his 23rd home run of the year during the game. He's also within 60,000 votes of Albert Pujols in the all-star game. Voting ends at midnight eastern on June 30th. 2,400 * 25 votes = 60,000. So, if we could just get an extra 2400 Cubs fans to do their bit for D-Lee, we can still get him a starting spot in the All-Star Game.
Kudos III: to Jerry Hairston Jr, something I haven't done much this season. Hairston picked up just his 8th RBI of the season (in 175 AB) with a second inning single. Way to go Jerry.
Now go vote for the All-Star starting lineups. I just ask that you keep my guys D-Lee and A-Ram in mind.
Chicago Cubs Media Guide Trivia Nugget of the Day:
Page 311: Ho Ho Kam park, the Cubs spring training complex opened in 1997. It has a seating capacity of 12,575 – 8,000 fixed seats, 2,000 bleacher seats, and room for 2,575 fans on the outfield lawn.
Cubs Spring Training Attendance
1997: 16 dates — 157,066
1998: 16 dates — 134,329
1999: 15 dates — 171,681
2000: 13 dates — 137,008
2001: 15 dates — 142,049
2002: 16 dates — 154,619
2003: 15 dates — 134,096
2004: 15 dates — 176,854
Update 6/29/05: The title was changed from Victory in Milwaukee to Victory over Milwaukee.
Posted by Byron at June 28, 2005 11:14 PM
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Might want to re-think your title.
Good point. I'm an idiot... but you already knew that.