Cubs Replace Piggy with Pig-Man

That was quick. Although the inability to throw a strike at the major league level usually gets you sent down in a hurry.

And the inability to hit a strike. Pie, anyone?

What about the inability to recognize a strike (I’m looking at YOU, Theriot!)? Our scrappy little cajun with the dirty uniform and all the hustle and grit (he plays the right way! he’s kind of swarthy!) needs to follow the ‘Dome around for the next two months, taking notes. Maybe Soriano as well.

That’s right. Those guys couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn if they had a hot date with a…. lost my train of thought.

Theriot sucks.

Good choice, Jimbo. Pig-Man with the save tonight…

And the inability to hit a strike. Pie, anyone?

How ironic that Jarritos rags on Pie tonite.

I had a seat at the very end of the left-center bleachers, 3rd row. The relievers all looked over at us occasionally as if we were from the planet X and then as if they were gorillas and we weren’t allowed to feed them, like at the Zoo. I saw Marshall sitting there to my surprise and later got the nerve to ask him, “Marshall, did you get called up today or yesterday?” He pointed to the ground and said, “today.” To which, I replied, “Awesome, glad to have you back.” He finished up our deep conversation with, “Thanks”.

There were a bunch of Phillies fans heckling the Cubs bullpen most of the night (No, I don’t know why stupid Phillies fans were at a Pirates game…), and Jon Lieber apparently got annoyed, because he told the guard stationed in the bullpen something and pointed at those annoying bastards. The guard jumped up, called security, and those losers were out of there in a New York minute.

There was a father and a kid that couldn’t have been older than 4 years old that walked down by my seats. They were Pirates fans and didn’t appear to know much about who was who. I figured they wanted the famous folk, so I pointed out that Kerry Wood was that beast of a man sitting on the chair facing us, but looking dejected down at the floor (this is about the 6th inning or so). He got his boy to say “Hi Kerry!” and Kerry looked up as if it was Christmas morning and waved to the little tyke immediately. Then the little guy asked for a ball, and Kerry nodded and said, “sure.” He jumped up from his seat an instant latter and spent about 5 minutes rummaging around for a spare ball and threw it over the fence for the kid. That little kid will have quite a story to tell his kids someday. Kerry Wood, what a class act.

I forget his name now because I’m too tired to look it up, but the Hispanic bullpen catcher walked up by my seat just beyond the wall to toss me a ball at the very end of the night. I think he was trying to say thanks for sticking with them the entire game in the annoying masses of Pirates fans. I’m also sort of a loud-mouth and I was starting loud chants of “LETS GO CUB-BIES” pretty much from the 8th inning on through the end of the game. It was just sort of cool for me, that’s all.

I also told nearly every Pittsburgh reliever “no pressure man, NO PRESSURE!” as they walked through the door onto the field right next to me. It probably did nothing, but it got a good laugh from all surrounding me.

Great story. Are you from Pennsylvania or on business or what? I’ve never seen the Cubs anywhere but Weegham Field. Those Pirates aff effin tough. Jesus. One more extra inning battle and I think we’ll start getting injuries. Alas the W was attained. Let’s start getting some clutch RBI. Ha, no pressure indeed. The Pirates are expected to fail even more so than the Cubs. The Central has gotten pretty tight this season. I’m worried about the Cards, Milwakee and maybe even the reds.

Take care and keep posting if you live out that way. It’s cool to get the road fan perspective.

I grew up just west of O’Hare in Elk Grove Village. After I graduated from college in ‘06 I moved out to Pittsburgh to take a job. My first Cubs game at PNC was when Juan Pierre hit that lead off homer, and D Lee played his first game back from the wrist injury in ‘06. The Cubs proceeded to get swept in that series, but not before first taking the lead in the 2nd and 3rd games in the 11th innings to only lose it in the bottom of the very same inning…sort of like last night, but worse. The only games I’ve missed were the 3 last September because I was in Japan.

Awesome seats at PNC cost only $25 or so; people think I’m crazy for buying the “good seats” here…they don’t realize that is just over half what it costs for the bleachers at Wrigley!

PNC is also a great place to see a ballgame, fellas. I’ve been out there several times while travelling (one L, two Ls? I can never remember), and it’s always a good experience. It’s not Wrigley, but it’s as close as you can get with modern amenities. They also don’t do all the extra NBA game crap like some parks, Turner being the worst ever.

Perhaps you haven’t been there in a while…because they do all that stupid crap now. Today they launched hot-dogs into the stands, t-shirts into the stands, there is the pirogi race (they did it twice last night), and the worst & slowest version of “take me out to the ballgame” on the face of the Earth.