2008
POST-SEASON
NL Playoffs Round 1


Cubs vs Dodgers
Game 2
October 2
Pitching matchups:
Chad Billingsley (16-10)
starts for Los Angeles

Carlos Zambrano (14-6)
takes the mound for the Cubs 		Game Time:
8:35 pm
The pregame media hype cited all the
usual malarkey about Zambrano's temper
as a key factor, using words like
fiery, mercurial, volatile, and emotional 		After the wretched Cub display of
non-hitting and non-fielding, did
any fan honestly blame Zambrano's
temper for the loss?
Top of the 2nd

  • Andre Ethier singles for Los Angeles
  • Hit and Run: Loney singles and there are
  • LA runners at 1st and 3rd with no outs
  • Zambrano fans Kemp and gets DeWitt
  • to hit ground ball to second base
  • Double play?        . . . . . NO!
  • DeRosa unable to handle ball
  • Ethier scores and there's still only one out
  • Casey Blake then grounds to D. Lee. . .
  • . . . who boots ball, loading the bases

  • At this point, LA still has just one run!
  • Billingsley strikes out, then Furcal. . .
  • . . . bunts ball toward second. . .
  • Loney scores,and bases remain full
  • Russell Martin doubles to drive in
  • three more Dodger runs!
  • Dodgers are up 7-0 before the Cubs finally score in 7th
  • Trailing 10-1, Cubs add two more in 9th
    • Note: Ramirez and Theriot also make errors
  • How often do you see errors on Lee, DeRosa
        Theriot and Ramirez     in one game?
  • Manny Ramirez homers for second straight game
    		• The Cubs have scored just five runs to date. . .
    Four of them driven in by DeRosa. . .
    . . .who also scored the fifth one!

    Does this make up for his 2nd inning miscue?
    		This game did not
    have to be so
    lop-sided!! Right??
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