Gane 49: Braves 13, Cubs 12 (11)

box Braves improve to 27-23 Cubs drop to 18-31 POTG: 2B Tony Womack (4 H, R, RBI) Runner Ups: SS Neifi Perez (2 H, 3B, 2 R, 4 RBI, probably should be POTG but I’m still mad at him), CF Juan Pierre (2 H, 2 R, RBI), RF Jacque Jones (2 H, 2 R, 2 … Continue reading “Gane 49: Braves 13, Cubs 12 (11)”

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Braves improve to 27-23
Cubs drop to 18-31

POTG: 2B Tony Womack (4 H, R, RBI)

Runner Ups: SS Neifi Perez (2 H, 3B, 2 R, 4 RBI, probably should be POTG but I’m still mad at him), CF Juan Pierre (2 H, 2 R, RBI), RF Jacque Jones (2 H, 2 R, 2 RBI), RP Will Ohman (2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 4 K)

Me to the room, after the ninth inning: “So how are they going to lose this one now?”

Cubs.com’s wrap: “The Chicago Cubs figured out a new way to lose Sunday.”

Yea, that’s about right. I don’t know who at ESPN was in charge of editing the Cubs/Braves package last night, but they did a terrible job. The key play of the game – A-Ram not catching a pop up and it bouncing off his head instead (and then standing around looking at the sky as if they might rewind things and give him another chance instead of covering a bag) – was somehow omitted from the one video package they used on all the shows.

Although, Barrett being sent home and thrown out by Francoeur (and it wasn’t close) was probably just as big a play – we just didn’t know it then.

It was a small miracle they got back in this. JKR was awful (back to Iowa, Aardsma back up) and Rusch and Novoa weren’t really much better. The Braves just started hacking and going all out of for the long ball, and while it sure seemed to be working (8 HR and all), they weren’t getting people on base. That’s how Rusch got all those strikeouts; his stuff wasn’t any sharper than usual, but guys like A. Jones were making him look good by going all out on swings and coming up empty. Could’ve cost them the game, if the Cubs didn’t find a way to lose.

On the other side, the Cubs got 16 hits (+ 3 errors and even 4 walks), but only 3 XBH hits in the bunch. They’re just not getting the doubles or home runs they need right now.

Dusty found a way to play all five second baseman at once. Truly, a moment for the ages.

Day 2: 05/28

A: Samurai b Fuego A: Liger b Minoru B: Inoue b Gedo B: TM4 b Goto chart Minoru’s loss is tough, because he’s now 0-2 and has no room for error. I still think he’s moving on. He can reach 8 points if everything goes right, and that should be enough to do it. The … Continue reading “Day 2: 05/28”

A: Samurai b Fuego
A: Liger b Minoru

B: Inoue b Gedo
B: TM4 b Goto

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Minoru’s loss is tough, because he’s now 0-2 and has no room for error. I still think he’s moving on. He can reach 8 points if everything goes right, and that should be enough to do it. The matches against Jado, Taguchi and Sangre are all very winnable, and it already looks like it’ll come down to the last match vs Samurai, and then waiting to see how Lyger/Samurai breaks on the last day.

Inoue is halfway to 8 already. GENTARO and Goto should be no problem, and I think he’s in without a problem if he can steal a point from either TIger.

Tommorow’s matches:
A: Samurai vs Jado (Samurai)
A: Sangre Azteca vs Fuego (Sangre, or he’s going home with nothing)
B: GENTARO vs Black Tiger 4 (GENTARO)