In a rare Thursday night game at Wrigley Field the Giants slammed the Cubs 13-0 which was the 17th consecutive game the Giants have allowed three or fewer runs. The last team to achieve that feat was the 1917 Chicago White Sox who ended up with 20 consecutive games.
Juan Uribe hit two home runs in the second inning – a grand slam and a two-run home run. I am not sure how many times I have seen a player hit two home runs in the same inning but it sure …

The tides turned last night as the Cubs defeated the Giants 2-0 in another quick game. Last night’s game lasted 2:20 and tonight’s game was 2:22. Tonight’s game was the 16th straight game the Giants have allowed three or fewer runs. The last team to achieve that feat was the Oakland Athletics in 1981.
Post Game Dining
After the game, I headed to Ian’s Pizza by the Slice located at 3463 N. Clark St. Ian’s Pizza contains unique toppings for their slices. For example, their best selling slice is Mac N’ Cheese …

Tonight was the 70th Cubs game I have attended this season – by far the most I have attended for any single team in one season.  By the end of the home stand, I should have attended 75 Cubs games this season as I am not planning to miss any games.
Tonight was the fourth 1-0 game I have witnessed at Wrigley Field this season and my 17th 1-0 game overall – of course the Cubs lost to the Giants.  I am not sure why there is an increase in 1-0 …

With the Ultimate Sports Baby going to bed earlier and cooler game time temperatures with fall setting in, Dylan probably will not make it to any more night games this season.
This was the last game of the Cubs nine-game home stand. Brett Myers dominated the Cubs and Houston finished the series defeating the Cubs 4-0.

Last night the Cubs unveiled the new Billy Williams statue which now sits where Harry Carey’s statue used to be – on the corner of Sheffield and Addison. Harry Carey’s statue was moved behind the bleachers on the corner of Sheffield and Waveland.
The Cubs lost to the Astros 7-3 as the only thing to root for during the game was whether Astros’ Michael Bourn would hit for the cycle – which he did not. He started the game with a triple, double and single but ended the game …

It’s not every game you see the owner of a professional team wandering around the upper deck handing out baseballs to each child he sees. But this is what occurred Monday afternoon as Tom Ricketts was spotted down the left field line in the upper deck of Wrigley Field.
I noticed he was giving out baseballs to kids in the upper deck so I asked him if the baseball had to make a memory for someone or if the Ultimate Sports Baby could have one. He gave the Ultimate Sports Baby …

For the second time this season, I witnessed the Cubs give up 18 runs at Wrigley Field. This time the Mets pounded the Cubs 18-5 as the Mets scored 5-runs in three different innings. This was only the eighth game I have attended in which one team scored 18 or more runs in the game.
Beg, Borrow and Deal
I sold my tickets to today’s game so rather than try to buy a ticket for today, I traded my extra ticket for yesterday’s game for a ticket to today’s game. In my …

The Mets and Cubs are clearly playing too poorly for FOX to keep them on the national broadcast as the game time was changed from 3:10 pm to 12:05 pm.  The game was calm (even Carlos Zambrano kept his cool after Carlos Beltran eluded Starlin Castro’s tag at second base in the fourth inning) as the Cubs defeated the Mets 5-3.  Castro became the first Cubs rookie since May 21-28, 1944 to have six straight multi-hit games.

Two years ago the Ultimate Sports Wife and I attended the Cubs game at Wrigley Field for our eighth wedding anniversary. That game was a night game but the eight-year anniversary is not a major milestone.
This year we also spent our wedding anniversary at the Cubs game but this time around it was our 10th anniversary. However, there is no way we would have attended if the game did not fall on a Friday afternoon. So, in that case, the game time was a blessing. Also, I could make the …

The Ultimate Sports Baby attended his 24th MLB game this afternoon and his 22nd Cubs game since being born on May 9, 2010.
The Cubs defeated the Pirates 5-3 to win the series as Thomas Diamond pitched 1 2/3 innings and received his first major league victory.