In my second Sunday night baseball game of the season, the Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2. As with any sporting event, the fan’s day is defined by the game’s start time. For example, since yesterday’s Cubs game started at 7:05 pm, fans in Chicago had the option of enjoying a Sunday afternoon exploring Chicago or partaking in the “Red Line doubleheader” – the Chicago White Sox game started at 1:05 pm earlier Sunday afternoon.

Instead of attending both baseball games in Chicago, the Ultimate Sports Wife and I chose to relax Sunday afternoon and start an early barbeque before the Cubs game. Chris Carpenter left the game early because of a strained right tricep, while Ryan Dempster won his 11th game at Wrigley Field.

Note: Based on a scheduling fluke, the White Sox and Cubs shared four possible Red Line doubleheaders this past week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) – none of which I made. Saturday was a possibility but the game times were too close (Cubs started at 3 pm and the White Sox started at 6 pm) to make it a reality.