The Game Behind the Game
A few quick observations from today's game:
- MLB and their blackout rules are on a whole new level of stupid. The game started three hours before anything was going on FOX today and it was blacked out. I feel this should be it's own level of stupidity, their's the Titanic, the Scott Kazimir trade and MLB blackout rules.
- That being said, I did manage to watch the game through some back channels which I'd mention here but I'm afraid it will go away if I do. I do want to say the director and camera men working today's Cubs broadcast were really on their game today. Can't say enough about them, I really can't. Brilliant, just brilliant work in between pitches. Wow, just wow! Emmy-award winning material.
- Not a real world-class effort by the bullpen, particularly by Rocky Cherry but it did give Ryan Dempster a shot to earn his seventh save for one of my fantasy teams. So thanks for that. Neil Cotts did give up an inherited run, but I thought he pitched well. The double he gave up to Jesus Flores was a well located outside fastball, down at the knees which Flores was able to just sneak inside the line. Sometimes you just get beat.
- A whole lot different game if the wind wasn't blowing in 13 mph from center. Austin Kearns murdered a ball with the bases loaded in the third that died at the track in center. We'll take the breaks.
- The home plate umpire was awful today, just needed to be said.
- Levale Speigner walked in three runs for the Nationals after replacing John Patterson who left with an injury to his bicep. I envision him being a Cub by 2009.
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