For the first time since the 1918 World Series, the Boston Red Sox will host the Chicago Cubs at Fenway Park. The Red Sox, of course, won that series. For the 86 years following that victory, both teams found unlucky ways to lose. While the Red Sox broke their curse by winning the 2004 World Series, the "Lovable Losers" in Chicago still haven't won the World Series since 1908. The last time the two teams met, at Wrigley Field in 2005, the Cubs won two of three games against the Red Sox.
Chicago will need to play their best baseball to win the series against Boston. The Red Sox have won seven in a row and are 23-20 overall. The Cubs are 4-6 in their last ten games and 19-23 overall. Tonight's pitching match-up is Boston's Jon Lester (5-1, 3.28 ERA) vs. Chicago's Doug Davis (0-1, 1.80 ERA). The Red Sox are expecting lots of Cubs fans to be in attendance and I'm lucky enough that I'll be one of them.
Congrats on going to the game.At this moment the sun is out (an odd occurence if you have attempted to watch the games on TV through the mist and rain.) Read that they will be in OLD SCHOOL uniforms. Will be a big time event. Enjoy and report.
ReplyDeleteThe Cubs were terrible tonight, but it was still great to be at Fenway. There were a ton of Cubs fans and it was a great atmosphere.
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