The Cubs Chronicle

The Vendors Union took over the FoxSportsNet broadcast in the bottom of the second inning today and gave “Mike the Vendor” a microphone. We got to follow him around as he peddled $10(!) sponge claws to people who apparently have a lot of disposable income. Mike also waxed poetic about how the people that come to Wrigley Field are the most beautiful people in the world and how he, Chip Caray, and Steve Stone are all in the business of making people happy.

Aren’t we all.

The whole episode at least gave us this exchange between Chip and Steve:

Steve Stone: “You can never get enough of ’sounds of the game.’”

Chip Caray: “One of the great inventions by Fox.”

As for the actual game, the Cubs avoided the sweep by beating the Pirates 5-4. They did it despite their newfound quest to do everything in their power to avoid drawing walks and Dusty Baker just about leaving Mark Prior in the game too long. Three-run and two-tun homers by Damian Miller (we missed ya’!) and Alex Gonzalez, respectively, were enough.

Day off tomorrow, and then a big three game series with Houston.