Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?Let's just put aside Ted's standard, early inning home-run gift to Adrian Gonzalez (wasn't he the Cuban kid who was at the center of a custody and immigration debate in FLA?) and just admit the obvious: he is pitching like a true ace and the train to Cy Young Station is gaining steam.
Ted's final line? 6.1 IP, a few earned runs, 7 strikeouts and no walks.
So--we say again--are you not entertained?
He now stands tied for 1st in the NL with wins, tied for third in fewest walks given up and sitting with a healthy 3.27 ERA.
Of course, classic Ted, while happy with his performance, it still wasn't good enough: "Maybe because my pitches are so good they want to swing at the ball," Lilly said about the lack of walks. "I still feel like my command on both sides of the plate can improve."
Icing on the cake came in the form of soon-to-be-Mannyfied Ryan Theriot and his two HRs (we are assured that it's the Alligator Growth Hormone which currently is NOT on the banned substances list).
We now stand at 1/2 game back of the three-headed monster at the top of the NL Central standings but, let's be clear, STL doesn't have the arms and Cincy will wake up soon which, in our mind, leaves Chicago Jr. as the sole challenger. Heavy is the head that wears the crown.
Fire it up...Dumpster gets the ball at 1:20.
9 comments:
Beautiful game thrown by Ted, of course.
T.L.F.C.
I was more impressed with Ted personally being responsible for holding off the rain as long as he did than the stellar pitching performance!
Mother Nature
I was very entertained!
i'm surprised u had nothing on the reed johnson/ted lilly game playing going on in the dugout during sunday's game.
2 of the most interesting men in the world.
First Ted, then Dumpster today--been a good end of week for the Cubbies.
Kat, missed the "game playing" can you elaborate?
oh ya know typical dugout stuff. Reed put a gatorade cup on Ted's head ninja style. Ted didn't know until he moved & the cup fell (or did he?) then they were both smiling & laughing & I'm sure Ted is gonna get Reed back for that one.
It was a beautiful sight the two 'most interesting men in the world' smiling, laffing, joking...reminded me of a hot tub moment.
More Reed hijinx from the Trib:
(Theriot): "'To be honest with you, I feel like I can go out there and pitch if I wanted to, so a few homers here and there ... and remember, it's only a few. It's not like I have 30.'
Reed Johnson interrupted the interview to hand Theriot an ice cream bar.
'Just one of these a day,' Johnson said."
...Then TL politely took Theriot aside to give him a talking to about blaspheming about pitching.
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