I came home late last night hoping to catch the last inning of the game between the Cubs and Cardinals... and after a ninth inning rally by the Cubs, I was treated to another five innings of "free baseball". We went through inning after inning without a score, until Todd Walker was able to drive in the winning run for the Cubs (after going 0-7 in the game's regulation innings). It was nice to see the Cubs win this one, especially since it's always difficult for us to do well in Busch stadium.

On a very interesting sidenote, Cubs pitchers were able to keep Pujols from getting a hold of the ball and sending it out of the park. I think that part of the reason was that our pitchers were actually doing well... but also, I know that Pujols has been having a little bit of pain from his back... as a matter of fact, they just announced that he's out of the rest of the game today for that very reason. I wish him well... those are the kind of injuries that nag and make a person go crazy!