I'm watching the game on WGN today and switch over to Fox Sports Ohio for the bottom of the 3rd inning. TB is at his best...
1. With Aramis Ramirez batting, TB says, "The Cubs have not hit a ball hard enough, outside of Ryan Dempster, to break an egg." - So, what is the line drive to left field by Fukudome in the first considered? And by the way, when Fukudome was up to bat a few batters ahead of Ramirez in the same inning, TB acknowledged the hit by Fuk. Perhaps TB has some short-term memory issues and I'm being too hard on him. Perhaps not.
2. Just for fun, I decide to listen to TB for the bottom of the 4th as well. Pena is up to bat for the Cubs and TB said, "It's not an anomoly for his batting average to start with a one." I'm going to turn to my friend, Mr. Stats, to see if this is true. Shocker, it's not. Pena has been in the league for 10 years and has a career batting average of .240. Last year was the only year he hit under .200. With this being said, I think it is safe to call one year out of ten an anomoly. Speaking of Pena, here's a fun fact - Joey Votto has played three full seasons in the majors. In those three years (2008-2010), Pena has scored more runs, hit more home runs and driven in more RBIs than Votto. Sure, Votto has more hits, less strike outs and a higher average, but I just thought I'd share this since you'd never hear this type of information from TB.
3. In the top of the 9th, TB and The Cowboy discuss the Cubs' recent west coast trip. TB says, "The Cubs got run over in Arizona." - The Cubs went 2-2 in Arizona. I would consider being "run over" if the Cubs had been swept, or maybe even gone 1-3. Playing .500 ball is hardly getting "run over," but if it is, then TB should be the first to say that the Reds have gotten run over much of this season. Just sayin'.
Happy trip to Houston, TB. Try not to get run over by those 'Stros.
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