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Nice try by Aramis. Too bad he didn't come up with it though.

If that were Prior, it would have hit him in the face and ended his career. Well, maybe not that bad, but a Cubs pitcher would have been hurt on the play.

Unlucky for Ramirez. The ball coming right back at you is the one reason I would be afraid to be a pitcher.

I second that.

I love the Dunn strikeout Scott Eyre. Nice Adam Dunn fielding highlights also.

I need a beer. The Cubs are too much.

I would like to buy a strike Pat. Sorry no strikes in this game.

Eyre warming up.

On espn.com it lists Hammond's ERA as ###. It's too bad he didn't give up like six or seven runs so then the next time he comes in and pitches 1/3 of an inning his era will still be unbelievably high.

I don't think it's too much to ask for.

Use ESPN gamecast.

We have to get a couple more runs. The Cardinals scored 8 in the fourth inning. We can't let them outdo us.

Batted around with no outs so far.

Adam Dunn is quite possibly the worst outfielder in the major leagues.

Debate about second base anybody?

Who says the Cubs have to hit the ball out of the infield?

He beat that out easily.

Grand Slam for Pagan, I'm calling it.

I have high hopes for Ronny Cedeno.

Harang is looking a little wild.

It wasn't very close at first. Nice hit by Walker.

Z will be fine. Just remember there are worse things than walks.

I had class scheduled during both Games 6 and 7 of the 2003 postseason. I skipped for Game 6 but went to my mandatory lab during Game 7 after Cabrera hit the first inning home run. I think that class during the playoffs is far worse than Opening Day.

I was at that game, standing room only seats right down the first base line. And let me tell you, if you want to know why the concrete at Wrigley was cracking after that year, it's because the stadium was shaking violently after that home run. Literally. Everything was moving, the seats, the railings. It was simply amazing. I've never been apart of something that loud and that exciting before in my life. I was starting to praise Bartman for extending the series so I could be there when they won the pennant. Of course, a short while later, I'd never be that depressed before in my life. I still haven't recovered. Wow. My brothers were at game 7 and told me the same thing about Woody's HR; Wrigley was literally shaking. The cameras caught the massive throng on Waveland Ave too. Here's another Wood video on youtube.com, the most dominant 9-inning pitching performance in MLB history. Listen to the crowd really get into it after the 6th inning (even though it wasn't a full house). Holy crap that breaking ball ... this will give you goose bumps too: http://youtube.com/watch?v=OBkYWlWoJyM&search=kerry%20wood At the end of the game, you can see someone in the bleachers with an improvised sign: "E-5" :cry: I can't wait to see Wood's Wrigley debut this year. Wood's performance that game has to be considered one of the best single game performances of all time when you consider that he was just 20 years old and had only made a handful of major league starts up to that point. I'm not saying it's better than Don Larson's perfect game in the World Series, but if you factor in how young he was, it certainly vaults him up the ranks.

I agree completely. Some people on this board act like the Cubs should be the Yankees, which isn't the right mentality. I think the Cubs have a decent team this year and could win anywhere from 75-95 games. 75 would mean Prior and Wood don't pitch much and the young guys don't play well. 95 would be the exact opposite. We'll just have to wait and see how the season plays out. Hopefully the latter.