OOTS, 9/18/08 Brewers-Cubs, Phillies-Braves

[Benjamin Grimm]

Brewers tacking on in the 9th. It's now 6-2, with one out. (A runner thrown out at the plate.)

[Centerfield]

Gonna take one hell of a rally now.

[Benjamin Grimm]

With two out and nobody on, the Cubs get a baserunner on an error and a run-scoring single. (6-3)

Tying run on deck. DeRosa batting. Can the goat become a hero?

[Benjamin Grimm]

He does! (Sort of.) He singles into the gap and the tying run is at the plate.

[Centerfield]

Tying run will bat.

[Benjamin Grimm]

SOTO TIES IT WITH A THREE-RUN HOMER!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Holy crap! I got goosebumps!

[Centerfield]

HOLY FUCK!!!! TIE GAME!!!!

[HahnSolo]

Yay Cubbies!
Brewers with a blown lead to rival any Met blown lead this year.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Somebody sent a nice fruit basket or something to Giovanny Soto.

[Centerfield]

(SLAPS BEN GRIMM HIGH FIVE!!!!) I GUESS EVERYONE ELSE HAS JOBS OR SOMETHING!!!!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Fukudome grounds out to end the inning.

I had to switch from the Brewers broadcast to the Cubs broadcast because Milwaukee lost its sound. The Cubs announcers are chuckling with glee.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Centerfield wrote: (SLAPS BEN GRIMM HIGH FIVE!!!!) I GUESS EVERYONE ELSE HAS JOBS OR SOMETHING!!!!

Yeah! What losers!

Are you watching too, Centerfield? Or following on the Internet?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Brewers go quietly in the 10th. Marmol energizes the crowd by striking out the last two batters.

Johnson, Soriano, Theriot due up in the bottom of the inning for the Cubs.

[G-Fafif]

Obviously the worst thing a manager can do is remove Guillermo Mota.

I had been wearing a Wrigley Field shirt I got many years ago. Disgusted at 6-2, I switched out of it. Moral: Never do anything remotely pro-Cubs if you want something out of them.

[Guest KC]

I've been watching the Brewers feed since about the fifth inning. I don't
know about not having a job but it's so nice out I'm thinking I should get
a life being glued to the tv.

The Brewers booth sounds stunned.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I want a Soriano home run here.

[Benjamin Grimm]

He does the next best thing: Called out on strikes.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Theriot fans too. (These strikeouts don't fire up the crowd as much.)

Kerry Wood in to pitch the 11th.

[Benjamin Grimm]

On to the 12th.

In the top of the 11th, Wood struck out the side.

In the bottom of the inning, the Cubs got two on but didn't score. Edmonds was ejected; getting a quick thumb after questioning a called strike two.

[Centerfield]

I really thought Soto was going to end it.

(Following along on Gamecast).

[Centerfield]

Brewers get 2nd and 3rd no out in the top of the inning, fail to score.

First and second, one out for the Cubs now.

[Centerfield]

Now first and third, two down. Up to Derek Lee.

[Centerfield]

LEE SINGLES!!!! CUBS WIN!!!!!

[Centerfield]

LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO HIGH FIVE...

[G-Fafif]

HIGH-FIVE!

[Centerfield]

FINALLY!!!! YAY CUBS!!!

Nice shirt Fafif.

[G-Fafif]

Centerfield wrote: Nice shirt Fafif.

Credit an assist to the Pirates and PNC Park, the shirt I went to at 6-2 Brewers.

Good lord, we've got this and we've got Santana going tonight. We were given the moral equivalent of Brant Brown. Let us not blow with it.

[Centerfield]

Holy crap I was just thinking that. (I was also thinking how we didn't make the playoffs that year. Sorry, I'll stop that.)

[Guest themetfairy]

Go Cubs Go!