CubsChic

Chalk one up for Selig. He made the right decision in moving the Cubs/Astros series to Milwaukee. An even better decision was to only play single games Sunday and Monday. That will leave both teams one game short, which will be made up at the end of the season if necessary. (I’m counting on it not being necessary.) Double headers really kill your pitching staff and with no more off days remaining, the Cubs didn’t need that.

I haven’t heard yet how the gate will be shared. I don’t have a problem with the Houston owner getting all of it, as he would have if the games had been played in Houston as scheduled. I do think he was an idiot trying to force the Cubs to fly into an evacuation zone to play the series. If he had agreed to move the series earlier, all three games could have been played as scheduled in Milwaukee. I don’t think he truly believes that his fan base cares more about baseball than the destruction of life and community around them. He just wanted the money. Just for that, I suggest that Houston get some of the gate and the rest goes to hurricane relief efforts.

Now the important part, making Houston pay on the field. Let’s sweep the two game set and make the third game irrelevant. It will be interesting to see for whom the Brewer fans are rooting. The Astros are right on their tail for the Wildcard, yet most Brewer fans probably think they can still catch the Cubs. I’m sure this will be a tough decision for them.

Not so much so for all the Cubs fans that I’m sure will be heading up to ‘Wrigley North’ tonight and tomorrow. I’d consider going, but I’m already going to Tuesday and Wednesday night’s games against the Brewers at Wrigley. I just hope the flooding on the Edens has receded, or travel to Milwaukee will be difficult for everyone.