That delusion was proven flawed two days later, as I sat in different box seats. I think it pleased him that I had any reason at all besides the empty beer cups that were stacked in front of me.Ĭarter failed to hit his 300th home run that night, and I walked home believing I may have exerted some kind of a whammy on him.
He calls himself ‘The Kid’ all the time, and I don’t like self-important people.” The guy smiled and nodded. I told him, “Because he refers to himself in the third person. A fan sitting in front of us asked why I hated Carter so much. I yelled “299!” incessantly from our seats in the 10th row behind the Cubs on deck circle every time Carter came to the plate.
I turned the game on this afternoon while the game was in the top of the sixth with Carter at the plate, and heard “299! 299! 299!” I had to turn the TV up, but there was my psychotic chanting – faint but audible.Ĭlick here for your copy of “Oops – the Art of Learning from Mistakes and Adventures” by Kent Sterling Mets catcher Gary Carter was stuck on 299 career home runs, and I built a significant dislike for Carter during his career with the Expos and Mets (when he wrapped his career with the Dodgers, Giants, and Expos again, I pitied his eroding abilities so my dislike waned).
I attended that game, and the first voice I heard during the replay broadcast today was my own. The first show I found on the Cubs Marquee Network – included on Hulu but not YouTube TV – was the first night game game at Wrigley Field from August 9, 1988. Today, I switched TV providers from YouTube TV to Hulu Live. Sometimes, even during a gloomy summer of masks, half-open restaurants, and social distancing, life works just right. Padres: Mike Clevinger: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Adrian Morejon: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Robert Suarez: 15-Day IL (knee), Wil Myers: 10-Day IL (knee), Pierce Johnson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Beaty: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Austin Adams: 60-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Tatis Jr.Back in 1988, Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola were on the call from Wrigley Field for the first real night game at Wrigley Field – as we heard this afternoon on the Marquee Network. INJURIES: Cubs: Wade Miley: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Madrigal: day-to-day (groin), Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Bote: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Smyly: 15-Day IL (oblique), Seiya Suzuki: 10-Day IL (finger), Ethan Roberts: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Michael Hermosillo: 10-Day IL (covid), Adbert Alzolay: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Codi Heuer: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brad Wieck: 60-Day IL (elbow) 237 batting average, 2.54 ERA, outscored opponents by 25 runs 263 batting average, 6.48 ERA, outscored by 39 runs Jake Cronenworth is 13-for-36 with four doubles, three home runs and 18 RBI over the past 10 games. Manny Machado has 16 doubles, a triple and 10 home runs for the Padres. Ian Happ is 14-for-38 with three doubles, a triple and two home runs over the last 10 games.
TOP PERFORMERS: Patrick Wisdom has 13 doubles, 12 home runs and 31 RBI for the Cubs. The teams meet Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The Padres have gone 21-5 in games when they scored five or more runs. San Diego is 38-24 overall and 21-11 on the road. The Cubs are 14-8 in games when they did not allow a home run. PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Sean Manaea (3-3, 3.52 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 71 strikeouts) Cubs: Kyle Hendricks (2-5, 5.22 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 37 strikeouts)įANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Padres -135, Cubs +115 over/under is 9 1/2 runsīOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres will try to keep a four-game road win streak going when they visit the Chicago Cubs.Ĭhicago has gone 11-21 at home and 23-37 overall. Chicago Cubs (23-37, fourth in the NL Central) San Diego Padres (38-24, second in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs Game Preview: Padres take 4-game road win streak into game against the Cubs