In what might have been the most predictable moment of this weekend, ESPN began its coverage of tonight’s game with a cartoon featuring the Bambino sitting next to the Billy Goat. Apparently in the midst of all of the human resources carnage in Bristol last week, one of the people they fired was the guy […]
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Game 23 Recap: Cubs 7, Red Sox 4
What You Need to Know: Things did not look good for John Lackey and the Cubs early on, as Lackey dueled with home plate umpire Bill Welke in the first and seemed frustrated—more so than usual—in the first few innings. He surrendered Boston’s first two runs on a Jackie Bradley Jr. single and Andrew Benintendi sacrifice fly, […]
Game 22 Recap: Red Sox 5, Cubs 4
If there’s one thing the Cubs have taught us over the past couple years, it’s that if we live long enough and learn to believe, we’ll eventually be lucky enough to bear witness to something we never thought we’d see: An interesting interleague matchup. If you listen hard enough, you can hear Bud Selig off […]