My wife and I went out to the ballpark last night. Saw a good game marred by the absolute conviction there was no conceivable way to imagine the Cubs would score a run. Samardzija pitched a good game for a change.
They did manage to squeak in a run in the eighth to tie the score at 1 thanks to some alert base running by Bogusevic and a clutch pinch single by Murphy who actually just hit a routine grounder that got through mostly because Alvarez, the Pirates third baseman, was jumping around so much trying to hold Bogusevic on third base that he vacated the position to which Murphy hit the ball.
Anyway, it was nice to see the Cubs make a game of it, but once again Kevin Gregg rode to the rescue to blow a tie game. The picture above shows some Pirates fans celebrating the Marte homer in the ninth inning that gave them the win and a slot in the playoffs.
The Cubs had a shot to tie in the bottom of the inning, but Schierholtz was called out on a close play at the plate. Kind of ironic to win in that fashion for the Pirates as they botched up the play on a routine single twice to open the door. Schierholtz ran pretty hesitantly on the play and did not turn third well. Also, the cutoff throw was not as wild by as much as the Cubs may have thought.
The experience at Wrigley is still generally pleasant if you can get over the quality of baseball the team plays. I haven't been out as often as in the past, but I do catch more than a few games a season. One annoying thing I have noticed just this year. Each and every time we have gone to our seats, usually in Terrace Reserved Box, we have found someone squatting there. It's a little disconcerting to start the experience having to evict someone from the seats you have paid for, especially as the occupiers often act put out about it.
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