With the Cubs and Mets going nowhere this season, the media focus has been on the futures of managers Mike Quade and Jerry Manuel.
It won't change until October, when it is learned whether they will be returning.
Meanwhile, their teams were trying to extract themselves from next-to-last in their divisions as they met Friday for the start of a weekend series with Randy Wells opposing knuckleballer R. A. Dickey. Wells didn't figure in the final decision, a 7-6 victory for the Cubs.
Wells ran into trouble in the first inning when the Mets scored three times, twice on David Wright's double off the left field vines that eluded the wandering Alfonso Soriano.
Soriano gave both himself and Wells another chance with a three-run homer in the fourth inning that put the Cubs ahead 4-3. But Wells gave up the tying run before leaving with two outs in the sixth inning.
James Russell finished that inning and was the beneficiary of a three-run homer by Blake DeWitt that gave the Cubs a 7-4 lead. The Mets chipped away with a pair of solo homers before Carlos Marmol nailed down the save.
Great observation, Tom. I guess the Cubs' game plan for this offseason is to get players with pride. So who is leading the league in pride this year? I think the Cubs should try to get that player in the offseason.
Looks to me like the Cubs have 2 solid players to build a team around. Castro & Byrd. The only two with any pride .See if you can find 23 more just like them.
ed on September 3, 2010 2:41 PM
But Soriano agev both himself and Wells anothe rchance with a three
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and if the reds lose tonight we'll only be 20 games back
But Soriano agev both himself and Wells anothe rchance with a three
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