(Sort of) Immediate Reaction, Cubs-Marlins

Ten Things I learned during tonight’s Cubs game:

1. If you miss with 18 straight sliders away, there’s only one pitch to throw…slider away.

2. Its too bad Marmol couldn’t pitch to Derrek Lee. Lee would swing at every pitch.

3. Its impossible to not chuckle when you hear Dan Uggla get booed by fans who didn’t even know his name before the All Star Game.

4. Soriano means something in the leadoff spot, even if its only an intentional walk.

5. Styx needs to realize that the seventh inning stretch won’t be the beginning of the comeback. Stop trying so hard.

6. I really like chocolate covered raisins.

7. Mark Cuban: $1.3 Billion offer to buy the Cubs. Holy. Shit. Well, this will be one more reason to hate Bud Selig when he finds a way to get Canning back in and the Cubs get sold for $700 million.

8. Someone needs to create a magical cure for blisters. Now.

9. Runs are a lot easier to come by when you don’t swing at the first pitch in every at bat.

10. It’s a lot more fun to win than to suck.