So while I’ve been in corporate lockdown – training seminars – the Cubs have managed to look like a competent baseball team, surviving miscues by some, picking each other up when they’re down, and finding a little bit of power during the last couple of days. Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez deserve jerseys on the MFG wall, but we’re a little pressed for time.
In a move designed just for me, WGN decided to cut to its fan cam in the eighth inning with a cover of Tom Petty’s I Won’t Back Down, by Pearl Jam. They’ve done this song occasionally, and on the last Saturday of the home season, it fits. It also clocks into our hopelessly narcissistic, myopic and unending countdown at No. 19. Clearly, WGN knew I’d be watching.
“There ain’t no easy way out. Hey, I, will stand my ground. And I won’t back down.”
Speaking of not backing down, Bobby Cox handed the Brewers last night’s game on a silver platter, as Tim Hudson cruised into the eighth with a 1-0 lead, and got 2 outs on a rocket lineout and deep catch by Matt Diaz. So, with Ryan Braun and Fielder coming up, a scant lead, clinging for life in the division, Cox leaves Hudson, clearly gassed, in the game. Braun, rocket single. Fielder, smacked up the middle. Corey Hart never surrenders, and flips a base knock into right field. Ballgame.
Thanks, Bobby. Really, appreciate it. This must be how they won all those playoff series.
