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While the White Sox won two of three from the Cubs at Wrigley a few weeks ago, the Cubs returned the favor by winning two of three at U.S. Cellular this weekend.
The weekend started out with a bang for the Sox, with a 12-2 thumping of the Cubs on Friday. Greg Maddux pitched six strong innings in leading the Cubs to a 6-2 win (and notice that Maddux, with a 7-4 record through 74 games is again on pace to win 15). Sunday saw Mark Prior's return to the mound after a month off. Any discussion about whether he needed a rehab start to shake off the rust was put to rest with his masterful performance, allowing just one hit over 6 innings. Two relievers held the Sox hitless over the final 3 innings to complete the shutout 1-hitter.
With the 3-3 series tie for 2005, the Cubs and Sox conveniently leave open the countless debates about which team is better. The Sox should cruise into the playoffs -- they can play .500 ball and still win 94 games. The Cubs are sitting only 2 1/2 games out of the wild card spot. Might we pick up this rivalry in October?
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The Cubs will need too many things to go right, and that ain't gonna happen. The Sox will make it as the division is not tough this year.
Among the many problems with Cubs fans is that they tend to be pretty overreactionary about everything. Leading up to the 2nd Crosstown Classic series, I read several articles about how the Cubs made it a point not to care about the Sox as much as the Sox care about the Cubs. Okay, whatever.
But during the game on Saturday, you better belive that every Cubs fan in the park was on their feet, screaming their heads off like we were in the bottom of the ninth in Game 7 of the World Series. They clearly felt a pretty great sense of vindication after taking two of three last weekend from the best team in the Majors... even if doing so only put them two games over .500 for the season. But, again, whatever. I feel vindicated knowing that Greg Maddux is big tubby fat guy.
I'm a Sox fan, so watching the Cubs suffer is one of my life's great joys, and clearly I would have loved to swept them in this series. But c'mon. It's interleague play. The "Crosstown Classic" is a meaningless tourist trap with a baseball theme. The Cubs will not reappear in the post season, no matter how much public fellatio the local press is willing to offer Mark Prior and Kerry Wood.