If you didn’t love the Cubs’ 2-1 win over the Cardinals in 10 innings Sunday night, then you don’t love baseball, because this game had a little bit of everything, and I’d have felt the same way about it even if the Cubs had lost. Of course, I’m glad they won the game and series and in doing so, they definitely made a statement that they’re not going anywhere in the NL Central race this year.
The other thing that needs to be said about this game is that the umpiring was atrociously bad, particularly from rookie plate umpire Erich Bacchus and third-base umpire Phil Cuzzi.