Saturday, June 16, 2007
In case you didn't notice, Carlos Zambrano had a near no-hitter today at Wrigley. Marcus Giles hit a single in the top of the eighth to end the no-hitter. Russell Branyan's ninth inning solo home run scored the only run as the Padres defeated the Cubs 1-0.
In the fourth inning, after being hit by a Chris Young pitch, Derrek Lee charged the mound. Well, he actually sauntered along the first baseline jawing back and forth with Young. As near as I could tell, it looked like Young hit Lee by accident. As Lee walked toward third it looked like Young asked him if he was all right because Lee nodded his head smfsaid I'm okay. At that point it looked like Young made a remark about getting on down to first then. Lee took offense and threw a punch. None of the punches landed. San Diego pitcher Jake Peavy was also run.
Oddly enough, the Chicago hitting coach Gerald Perry was thrown out too. I couldn't help wondering if Perry had worked with Derrek Lee a little bit more, one of his punches would have landed.
Everyone have a nice, good day! Let's play two!
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"The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans are so obsessed with them." - Hank Aaron
Baseball is the best game ever invented. It combines the physical grace of a ballet, the elements of surprise of a Shakespearean comedy, and the tragedy of an opera. Plus you can drink beer and eat hotdogs and peanuts.
