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As Adam and Allison mentioned in the comments, I count myself among a very elite few who had the great privilege of witnessing the first Cubs no-hitter since 1972, when Carlos Zambrano shutout the Astros at Miller Park last week. It was by far the best baseball game that I’ve ever been to.
The entire game was a fluke – the Cubs were supposed to play in Houston, but due to Hurrican Ike, the game was moved to a so-called neutral site – Miller Park. So along with about 23,400 other Cubs fans, we headed north to witness the Cubs take on the Astros in Brewer territory.
There are no words to describe the game. The crowd was electric, and we all felt like we could witness history from very early on. Zambrano brought his A game and kept it up for 115 pitches.
I’m not a very nervous person – I generally take things in stride, but this had me and everyone else on pins and needles. I got a little worried during 4 and 5, when he walked and then hit a batter – but Zambrano pulled it out.
After about the 6th, any time an Astro hit a grounder, you could hear everyone holding their breath until the throw to first. But the infield was on it. After 7, and especially 8 and 9, there was a loud cheer after every pitch.
And after the last strikeout, it was unbelievable. Nobody wanted to leave – Zambrano got about three curtain calls – Go Cubs Go broke out a few times – they dug up the pitchers mound for him – it was truly fantastic.
And I counted Astros jerseys – I saw 8. Out of 23,441.
I really hope the Brewers can pull out the wild card – because an NLCS at Wrigley and Miller Park would be so fun!
