A few days after I bragged about Oliver Perez he does the following:
IP H R ER BB K HR
5.2 10 6 6 4 5 4
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=240915116To make matters worse, Josh Fogg pitched well on Tuesday night, but the Bucs still lost in extra innings. If the Cubs are smart, they'll schedule the Pirates every September. This is the second season in a row where the Bucs have gone into Wrigley late in the season, and helped out the Cubs' playoff cause. They were swept the last weekend of the 2003 season, and handed the NL Central title to the Cubs.
Small consulation, but the Bucs DID ruin Greg Maddux's return and the Cubs opener, back in April.