... So the Cubs got off to a good start last night, scoring early and often in a 7-1 victory over the Nationals. It was a bit strange at first, cheering against the Nats. But they were so inept until about the sixth inning that it really wasn't that hard.
There were about 25,000 fans in attendance last night, and I'd bet that 3/4 of them were Cubs fans. What a great sight. And the sound wasn't bad either, especially every time Alfonso Soriano came to bat (a few boos, but lots of cheers). It was Soriano's first trip back to D.C. since he signed that $136 million deal with the Cubs.
And the Nats got a clue of how much they miss him. Soriano had two hits, an RBI, a run and a stolen base against his former team.
I sat in section 471 last night, near the right field foul pole, which is almost catty corner to our usual seats in section 443. It gave me an idea of what our seats might be like at the new stadium next year -- the three requests we made were all in right field: above the Nats bullpen, below the scoreboard, and the upper deck, somewhat similar to the seats last night and tonight.
Game 2 is tonight, with Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano facing callup Tim Redding, who is pitching in place of Micah Bowie, the latest Nats pitcher to join the disabled list. I like our chances -- Redding hasn't pitched in the majors since 2005, and his ERA in the minors was above 5.00.
It'll definitely be interesting tonight -- Ed is a true-blue Nats fan, regardless of my life-long passion for the Cubs. He'll be wearing his Nats red shirt and cap, and I'll be in my Cubbie blues.
Thank God we'll be in separate vehicles going home -- one of us won't be happy.
Soriano photo by Susan Walsh, AP
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