My detailed scorecard from the Cubs win over the Milwaukee Brewers on 8/4/2010. HIghlights of this game include:

* Cubs win 15-3

* Starlin Castro almost gets the cycle with a single, double, and triple

* Four Cub homeruns by Tyler Colvin, Geovany Soto, Blake Dewitt, and Aramis Ramirez

* Brewster manager Ken Macha and reliever LaTroy Hawkins ejected

* Last relief appearance by Carlos Zambrano

* Cubs end 7 game losing streak

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As recorded from Aisle 419, Row 9, Seats 102, 103, 104, 105 and 106

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Other players on this scorecard:

Brewsers:

* Rickie Weeks

* Corey Hart

* Ryan Braun

* Prince Fielder

* Casey McGehee

* Jim Edmonds

* Johnathon Lucroy

* Craig Counsell

* Manny Parra

* Todd Coffey

* Joe Inglett

* Latroy Hawkins

* David Riske

* Chris Capuano

* Alicdes Escobar

Cubs:

* Tyler Colvin

* Starin Castro

* Derrek Lee

* Marlon Byrd

* Geovany Soto

* Alfonso Soriano

* Blake Dewitt

* Jeff Baker

* Ryan Dempster

* Aramis Ramirez

* Carlos Zambrano

* Sean Marshall

* Mitch Atkins

* Lou Pinella

My detailed scorecard from the Cubs win over the Florida Marlins on 7/15/2011. Highlights of this game include:

* Cubs win 2-1

* Carlos Marmol comes in the day after blowing a two-run lead in the 9th the Marlins. He walked four straight batters in that game. In this game, he walked his first batter and then gave up a single and run.

* Marlon Bryd makes a great play throwing out Hanley Ramirez trying to stretch his single into a double. (the sae single that Marmol gave up)

* Hanley Ramirez got his 1000th career hit (the same one where he got thrown out trying to make it into a double).

* Carlos Pena strikes out three times

* The only two cubs runs came from a Marlin blooper as the ball drops between RF Mike Stanton and 2B Omar Infante

* No player had more than one hit other than Marlon Byrd.

* Emilio Bonifacio continues his hitting streak to 14 games.

Other notes:

* ANDRE DAWSON waves at Erik before game--Erik yells from upper deck.

* WWE superstar wrestler and chicago native, CM Punk throws out first pitch (bounces it)

* National Gummi Worm Appreciation Day (not officially celebrated or acknowledged by the Cubs, but celebrated by me and my out of office message)

* We were gonna meet at the Harry Caray statue, but they moved it to the bleachers. Erik and I ran into each other on the way to the new location. This was Erik's first time riding the CTA since his Museum of Contemporary Art internship in 1996! It was so hot when we sat down at 11:30am, we were in the sun. HOT HOT. We got up and walked around.

* We found out that the seats at the very top for 9 of the upper deck next to the broadcast booth were nice--in shade and breeze. While in upper deck is when Erik got Andre Dawson to wave. I have a video of it on Youtube.

* Post-game: We walked to Paper Source and I got thank you cards for spudart. Walked to the Southport train station.

* Attendance 38,391

* Food pre-game: Erik brat. Matt foot-long bison buffalo hot dog. Erik: Diet Pepsi. Erik: giant huge pretzel named Pretzilla.

* Food fifth inning: chocolate malt cups.

* Gummi worms through the game.

* The chocolately goodness as served from a gravel-voiced vendor who wanted a tip. The chocolate malt ended up tasting like chemicals and never melted.

Flordia Marlin players in this game:

* Emilio Bonifacio 3B

* Omar Infante 2B

* Gaby Sanchez 1B

* Hanley Ramirez SS

* Logan Morrison LF

* Mike Stanton RF

* Mike Cameron CF

* John Buck C

* Brett Hayes C

* Ricky Nolasco RHP

* Greg Dobbs PH

* Bryan Peterson PR

* Burke Badenhop RHP

* Randy Choate LHP

Chicago Cubs in this game:

* Kosuke Fukudome RF

* Starlin Castro SS

* Aramis Ramirez 3B

* Carlos Pena 1B

* Marlon Byrd CF

* Geovany Soto C

* Alfonso Soriano RF

* Darwin Barney 2B

* Ryan Dempster RHP

* Carlos Marmol RHP

* Sean Marshall LHP

We attended the 2008 MLB All-Star Game in Yankee Stadium in New York. Here is the Chicago Cubs Contingent - from left to right -

Alfonso Soriano #12 LF, Aramis Ramirez #16 3B, Kerry Wood #34 P, Carlos Zambrano #38 P, Ryan Dempster #46 P, Carlos Marmol #49 P. Not in photo - Kosuke Fukudome #1 OF Geovany Soto C #

Umpire Alfonso Marquez and Cubs catcher Geovany Soto track a foul ball.

©Dave Dorman Photography 2012

As seen on Wikipedia at:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chicago_Cubs_season

So you just won the rookie of the year award which was awesome, but then you get swept in the playoffs, which was a total bummer. How do you celebrate and forget your sorrows at the same time?

BUSTED! Geovany Soto tests positive for marijuana was a post for the Delusional Cubs Fan Blog.

He says he's embarrassed and wants to move on. Shouldn't we just be happy it wasn't steroids?

At least we know why he showed up to camp overweight. Offseason munchies!

As seen on Wikipedia at:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrigley_Rooftops

As seen on Wikipedia at:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chicago_Cubs_season

2012 Iowa Cubs photo by Chris Donahue

Here you go, the Chicago Cubs star who is so good I almost forgot he was a rookie until he won the 2008 National League Rookie of the year - Geovany Soto!!!!