The Cubs are killing me ...

... Last night's game against Colorado almost gave me a heart attack. The Cubs led 8-3 going into the top of the ninth. A nice, easy home victory. But nothing comes easy for the Cubs. Just like that, the Rockies scored six runs to take a 9-8 lead.

I was cursing up a storm at work, looking for something to throw at the TV. Not pretty.

But the Cubs picked themselves off the mat, with Alfonso Soriano hitting a two-run, bases-loaded single for a 10-9 victory. Special thanks to Rockies second baseman Kaz Matsui, who committed his first error of the season on a grounder by Ryan Theriot that would have ended the game, but gave Soriano a chance to be a hero.

It's games like this that really spur a team on to special things. The Cubs could have folded up their tents and gone home, but they didn't.

Two more games against the Rockies, then the dreaded first-place Brewers (I still have a hard time saying that) come to Wrigley for a weekend series.

I can't wait to knock the Brew Crew down a notch or two...