Cubs, Brewers and the Views of Someone Stuck in the Middle

So here I sit in SE Wisconsin, living between the Brewers and the Cubs.  The Brewers are still in 1st place, but now down to10 games over .500.  The Cubs are still in 3rd, 1 game under and 6 games back. 

The first round of interleague play has concluded and there is where the surprise lies (lays?  I get confused on the grammar of this whole thing sometimes...but I digress).  The Cubs took the series with the White Sox 2-1.  Yes, you read that right.  The Cubs were actually able to beat the White Sox two games out of three.  The Brewers versus the Twinkies, er, Twins fared just the opposite.  In each case, the team that had lost two in a row came back with a big homer to pull out a victory and avoid the sweep.

Geoff (like Geoffrey the Giraffe, folks) hit is 200th homer and had 5 RBIs to salvage the series.  And A.J. Pierzynski's (pronounced just like it's spelled per-zin-skee) hit a grand slam in a seven-run seventh to lead the White Sox to a 10-6 win.  The Cubs, who managed only 7 hits fell completely flat in the game.  That 7th inning rally started with Carlos Zambrano - who has NOT had a very good year - hitting Juan Uribe with a pitch and then walked Jim Thome.  All after two outs. 

Of course, the big excitement of that series was before the first game even started.  Pierzynski said on the radio Friday how disappointed he was not to be starting the series opener.  That was followed by some from the show's host that had Sox manager Ozzie Guillen call in from his car with a profanity-laced tirade.  Whoops!

In any case, as we head back into regular season play, I full expect the Cubs to continue to struggle with what is supposed to pass as relief pitching.  Zambrano will continue to get himself into troublesome situations.  The Brewers will go on a few more hot streaks. 

In the end, though, I figure their true colors will come through...and Houston might just run away with it!