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The Ramirez Game II

Friday, September 17, 2004

Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Holy Cow!

Since I have taken to naming games this season, we'll name last night as The Ramirez Game Part II.

Last night, the best Cubs third baseman since Ron Santo hit three home runs, with 5 RBIs, and 14 total bases... and considering that the final score was 5-4, it is fair to say that A-Ram single-handedly won the game for us.

  • PA #1: With Neifi Perez on 1st, Ramirez notches his first homer. Cubs 2, Reds 0, 1st inning.
  • PA #2: Aramis Doubles with one out, but doesn't score when Sammy GIDP to end the third inning with the bases loaded.
  • PA #3: Aramis goes yard, solo, in the 5th inning. Cubs 3, Reds 1.
  • PA #4: After C-Pat reaches 1st on another Reds error in the 7th, A-Rambo doinks another one over the wall. Cubs 5, Reds 4.
  • PA #5: Ramirez makes his first out of the day in the ninth. C-pat and Neifi Perez were on, and Ramirez hit a sinking line drive that was caught by Austin Kearns in right.

Since the Groinjury: After injuring his groin right before the all-star break, and being snubbed by Jack McKeon and the rest of the NL, Aramis has returned with vigor.

Aramis Ramirez 2004 stats thru Sept 16
SplitABHRSOAVG OBP OPS
Pre All-Star3071540.326 .374 .924
Post All-Star1721816.297 .344 1.007

18 Home Runs, 16 Strikeouts, 172 AB!!! Although his average has fallen about 30 points following the injury, the numbers Ramirez is putting up are incredible. What's even more amazing is that fivr of those strikeouts occured within his first week back from a 15 day injury layoff. Thus, Ramirez has struck out only 11 times in his last 149 At bats (~165 PA). When considering his much improved, if not stellar defense, I think A-Ram merits some MVP consideration... although the MVP should probably be renamed 'The Barry Bonds Award.'

If the season ended today: The Cubs would be out of the picture. The NL contingent would feature a Cardinals vs. Giants matchup, along with a Braves vs. Dodgers NLDS. In the AL, the Yanks and Red Sox both appear to have a solid grasp on a playoff spot. The Twins are running away with the Central (+13.5 over the White Sox), and the Oaklanders are leading the West again by two over the Angels (who are 2.5 back of the Red Sox in the WC), and the Rangers are 5 and 5.5 in back of the A's and Red Sox respectively.

Despite being behind the Giants by .5 a game, the Cubs still control their own destiny, as the Giants have played 3 more games than the Cubs. Additionally, the Giants have a much more difficult schedule remaining than the Cubs. (Although, I don't put a lot of faith in that though.)

Thus, The Moral of the Story is: hang on to your hats folks, its gonna be another wild ride!

Magic Number: 18 Cubs wins, or Giants losses... 18 games remain.

Posted by Byron at September 17, 2004 1:42 PM | Bookmark and Share | BallHype: hype it up!
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