Power is back, but Z melts down
The Cubs finally remember how to hit home runs but then lose all their other production. It was great to see Lee and Ramirez go back-to-back tonight, especially given Lee’s recent lack of production (I won’t call it a slump) and Ramirez’s wrist. Too bad their power was wasted on a night when Zambrano gave up thirteen hits and struck out none. The Cubs were lucky to even be in the ballgame. In recent Cubs fashion, they kept chipping away at the lead and were in it until that last fly ball was caught at the ivy. But I’m tired of taking solace in the fact that Milwaukee is also losing.
This is our second losing streak in the last nine games. Going 2-5 on the roadtrip, sandwiched between home loses before and after the trip, is not going to win the division. Not only is Milwaukee not going to hand it to us, but St. Louis has silently crept up behind us.
The Cubs made yet more roster moves with Iowa today. This is becoming a daily occurrence. I’m having a hard time keeping track — and scorecards don’t help because these young pups aren’t on the scorecards. Good thing they put the names back on the jerseys.
Chad Said,
August 16, 2007 @ 7:36 am
But hey, Jason Kendall went deep and that almost never happens.
As soon as Wuertz came in Wednesday, knew the Reds would tie it. Lilly had been lights out at the end, and the Cubs amazingly had a 3-run lead. Would have left Lilly in there.
Still, as Lou says, they got some kids up there who can hit, including Josh “I was a Cub for 5 seconds” Hamilton and former Cub farmhand Mike Jorgensen, who was hitting .229 at AAA, yet hit a HR off the Cubbies.