Zambrano’s Follow Up to a No-Hitter: Cardinals at Cubs
Last Sunday night I was in Central Florida. If I had been in Chicago, I probably would have driven to Milwaukee for the Houston Astros neutral site game versus the Chicago Cubs. Not only did I miss the neutral site game, but I also missed Carlos Zambrano’s no-hitter (I have never witnessed a no-hitter in the 780 regular season games I have attended).
Today I attended the Cubs game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Zambrano was pitching. I do not believe I have ever seen a pitcher in his follow up to a no-hitter in which Zambrano must have had one of the worst follow ups to a no-hitter in MLB history. He gave up eight earned runs in 1.2 innings – his shortest start in two years. He also became the fourth pitcher this season to give up 8 or more runs against the same team. The others are Baltimore's Radhames Liz (vs. Boston), St. Louis' Braden Looper (vs. Houston) and San Francisco's Barry Zito (vs. Cincinnati).
On the offensive side, Adam Kenndy hit his first grand slam since April 18, 2000. Kennedy also tied a career high with 4 hits while driving in 5 runs.
Obtaining Tickets
I had traded my tickets for today’s game to a friend for her two tickets to the July 24 Cubs’ game. Today’s game had held a high price on stubhub.com for awhile. However, when I looked for tickets today, people on craigslist.org were offering tickets for face value. Ticket Buying Tip: Generally you will find tickets for less than face value outside the stadium when people are advertising face value tickets on craigslist.
I walked to the front of Wrigley Field (Addison St. and Clark St.) and found a couple who had a $46 face value single. I offered them $20 for the ticket and they accepted immediately. I probably could have bought the ticket for less, but figured I had a good price based on where ticket prices had been a few days before.
Today I attended the Cubs game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Zambrano was pitching. I do not believe I have ever seen a pitcher in his follow up to a no-hitter in which Zambrano must have had one of the worst follow ups to a no-hitter in MLB history. He gave up eight earned runs in 1.2 innings – his shortest start in two years. He also became the fourth pitcher this season to give up 8 or more runs against the same team. The others are Baltimore's Radhames Liz (vs. Boston), St. Louis' Braden Looper (vs. Houston) and San Francisco's Barry Zito (vs. Cincinnati).
On the offensive side, Adam Kenndy hit his first grand slam since April 18, 2000. Kennedy also tied a career high with 4 hits while driving in 5 runs.
Obtaining Tickets
I had traded my tickets for today’s game to a friend for her two tickets to the July 24 Cubs’ game. Today’s game had held a high price on stubhub.com for awhile. However, when I looked for tickets today, people on craigslist.org were offering tickets for face value. Ticket Buying Tip: Generally you will find tickets for less than face value outside the stadium when people are advertising face value tickets on craigslist.
I walked to the front of Wrigley Field (Addison St. and Clark St.) and found a couple who had a $46 face value single. I offered them $20 for the ticket and they accepted immediately. I probably could have bought the ticket for less, but figured I had a good price based on where ticket prices had been a few days before.
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