CUBS WIN!

The Cubs win! They beat the Brewers this afternoon to chip 2 games off of their magic number! Geovany Soto is my hero, hitting a 3-run homer with 2 down in the bottom of the 9th to send it into extra innings. D-Lee hits a blooper into shallow center in the bottom of the 12th to send... wait for it... JASON "I'm a baseball player, not a pitcher" MARQUIS home for the game winning run. The magic number is 2!

Best part of the game: Megan and I watched this amazing game LIVE. Yeah, I finally convinced her to subscribe to the North American Sports Network (NASN), the ex-pat's saving grace in the land of no ESPN. This station gets MLB, NFL, College Football and Basketball, and other sports that only folks from the US and Canada care about.... like curling! :) The Cubs making their post-season run was reason enough for me to subscribe. Watching the game live was almost as good as spending the afternoon at the Friendly Confines... except without the Old Style, sunshine, or post-victory dance party at Sluggers!

LET'S GO CUBS!!!!