6/21/08 vs White Sox; W 11-7; (47-28)

Offense Offense Offense. It is about time. Nothing else to talk about this game except offense. Other than Marquis showed us that it is more likely I am right than Gene Wojciechowski, but more on that later.

In their last nine games, the Cubs haven't exceed seven runs in a single game. Today they got nine...in one inning! Again they set the Sox up, baiting them into a 4-1 lead and making them feel all comfortable and happy. Then BAM, fourth inning.

Jim Edmonds leads off with a home run to start the scoring. Nine batters later, Edmonds goes yard to end the scoring. Nice bookends to an innings' worth of scoring. In between those, the Cubs scored seven other runs, and only recorded one out. The final two outs came after Edmonds SECOND blast.

Mike Fontenot hit after Edmonds today and hit a home run to make back to back jacks for two days in a row. Get this, when his spot came up again in the inning they hit for him! What does a guy have to do to stay in this lineup. A home run isn't enough!

After a Soto groundout, Theriot walked and Marquis got in on the offensive action with a single of his own to put runners on the corners. Then the merry go round started. Fukudome singled in a run, runners on the corners. Patterson singled in a run, runners on the corners. Lee singled in a run, runners on the corners.

Finally, to stop the merry go round, Aramis went deep for the third time in two games driving in three runs. Edmonds second homer actually made for two sets of back to back jacks in the inning. Nice show Cubbies.

Let me go back to Eric Patterson for a minute. This guy just got called up from Iowa, after being sent down not that long ago, and went 3 for 5. Nice job rook.

The end of the game got a little interesting as the ChiSox chipped away at the lead. They got it close enough that Woody was able to come in and get one out and earn a save. His 19th, tying him for the national league lead.

Back to Marquis. If you read yesterday's post in response to Wojciechowski, I contend Marquis will do nothing but go downhill the rest of the year. Today he went seven innings and earned the win. Point to Wojciechowski, right? Thanks to a nine run fourth inning. He gave up five earned runs over seven innings. He only walked one, but gave up eight hits including two home runs. At least he helped his cause with two hits of his own. I won't go overboard and say I dislike him, but I still don't think he is one of the keys to 2008.

Go Cubs Go has now played thirteen straight times at Wrigley Field. Even better, we have already won the series against the Sox and have a chance to sweep tomorrow. Dempster will take the mound for the Cubbies (and my fantasy squad) and try to make it fourteen straight at home.