A hilarious romp through the first real games in over five months, viewed through the eyeglasses of a Cubs fan, of course.
Well, it’s finally here. I’ve had to suffer through the NCAA Tournament, crappy NBA action, and hours upon hours of Mel Kiper Jr. earning his paycheck in between the Super Bowl and the NFL Draft. But baseball season is finally here, and to celebrate, I will be composing a running diary of all of the events of the first day, focusing on the Chicago Cubs-Cincinnati Reds contest. IT’S FINALLY HERE!!!
1:07pm CST: I wake up, remembering that the Cubs game starts soon, and I don’t miss it. The TV comes on, the Apple Jacks are poured, the coffee is made, and it’s time for baseball.
1:13pm: The debate all Cub fans know well: whether to watch the game on WGN or ESPN2. As the mayor of Cincinnati throws the first pitch wide to the left, I notice that the ESPN2 feed is about a second and a half slower. WGN it is.
1:21pm: Damn my infernal smoking habit. I run back inside to miss Alfonso Soriano’s and Matt Murton’s at bats. Derrek Lee is awarded first base on a walk because Aaron Harang walks off of the mound. Hey, good start. Then Lee tries to steal second. Essentially a 1-2-3 inning.
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Monday, April 2, 2007
Opening Day Diary
Sunday, April 1, 2007
2007 Chicago Cubs Team Preview
Eric vows not to make the same mistake twice in this year's Cub forecast. 2006 Record: 66-96 (Last in NL Central)
2006 Runs Scored: 716
2006 Runs Allowed: 834
Pythagorean 2006 Record: 70-92
What a difference one year can make. One year ago, I expressed my hope that the Cubs would contend for the wild-card spot, if not the division title. One year ago, I was expressing my extreme discontent for the selection of 2005 NL MVP Albert Pujols over the actual Most Valuable Player, Derrek Lee. One year ago, I learned precisely what a “faux-pas” was as I boldly proclaimed that Jeromy Burnitz was “the biggest disappointment in Cub history,” much to the chagrin of the BaseballEvolution.com staff. And one year ago, I was a 19-year-old living in Baltimore and weighed about 360 pounds. Now a spry, 20-year-old, 282-pound sophomore in a swanky apartment on the campus of LSU, I make my return to BaseballEvolution.com with the 2007 Chicago Cubs Preview.
