It's Opening Day; I'm Going to Throw Out the First Hurricane Ike Reference
The Astros hate the Cubs. Everyone who is not a Cubs fan hates Carlos Zambrano. And the Houstons are opening the season at home with the best pitcher in team history on the mound. You'd think that would be enough to activate their adrenal glands. But of course, there's that other business left over from 2008:
After surging back into the wild-card race with the best record in the National League after the All-Star break, the Astros saw their season stalled for two days because of Hurricane Ike. With downtown a mess and most of Houston without electricity, the Astros were dispatched to Milwaukee to play two “home games” against the Cubs.
Several in the pro-Chicago crowd held up signs thanking Ike for shifting the series to Miller Park. Even worse, Zambrano no-hit the Astros in the first game, beginning the five-game losing streak that put an end to their postseason hopes.
Hurricane Ike hangover or not, tonight's matchup, on the road, against a great pitcher, looks like a tough one for the Cubs, who have gone 2-2 in Zambrano's previous Opening Day assignments. But regardless, how much fun is it knowing that in just a few hours, regular season baseball will be back?
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