Win #1

First and foremost, take note that the blog has changed it's title! Now that the Cubs are playing incredibly well, I'm no longer in the same agony I've been in years before! Today was an important day in the Cubs Nation. Ted Lilly got his first win of the season, and the Cubs "swept" the Mets to go on a five game winning streak. I just can't understand how the Cubs continue to explode in singular innings. April 21, a five run eighth inning led by Felix Pie's first homer of the year, a 3-run shot. April 20, a five run fifth inning with a 2-run shot from Aramis Ramirez. And, today, Ronny Cedeno comes in and singlehandedly makes the game unsaveable for Kerry Wood, and Wood takes another day off. Ronny Cedeno has a career day as he says "Hello, Waveland" and jacks his first career grand slam to make a career high 5 RBIs for him today and cap off the five run rally in the eighth. Also, Carlos Marmol continues to roll, as he goes 1-2-3 in the eighth with 2 Ks. The Cubs are going on a five game road trip beginning in Denver as the Rockies are hoping to cool off the Cubs at Coors Field in the Rocky Mountain air. And the Nationals, well... they're going to try not to get shutout every night. After that, the Cubs are going to end the month the same way they began, at home against the Milwaukee Brewers.
W: Lilly (1-3)
L: Figueroa (1-1)
H: Howry (4), Marmol (7)
Notables: John Smoltz notched his 3,000th Strikeout tonight at home against the Nationals! Congratulations!