Lance Cormier returns for his 2007 debut. On the plus side- He didn’t allow more than one home run in any inning. The downside- everything else. Including a first inning, 2-out grand slam by Mark Derosa. Ugh.
I think someone in the Chicago organisation needs to offer Chip Carey a job. He’s ready to go. Its tough to listen to one of our broadcasters be such a cheerleader for Chicago’s city and team. For the 5 innings I could tolerate, I listened to Chip explain how great the stadium is. How well improved the new seating has made things. How great the Chicago fans are. And he discussed many landmarks around the Chicago area. Several times Chip became effusive about the wealth of talent in the Cubs starting rotation. When Soriano went deep to left in the 2nd, Chip’s call was very enthusiastic- “Hit hard…. look at that ball go. It’s in the basket!” The plate umpire’s first call was that the ball had hit the wall below the basket. Chip was adament that this was wrong and that the Cubs had a homer. Well, it turns out that it was a homer and the crew reversed the call. But Chip’s enthusiasm for the opposing club was naked for all to see. Any question about who Chip cheers for was erased by his excitement over Derrick Lee’s dinger the next inning. Send Chip back to Chicago. Where he wants to be. And I want him to be.
And send Cormier with him.
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June 4, 2007 at 11:04 pm
Sounds like I was fortunate to be out of town, where the only available treatment was the comparatively objective WGN broadcast….