And this one belongs to ...

the Reds!

The four of us plus Bob and Kay went down to GABP to watch the Reds and the Cubs last night.

It started out looking like it might be a short night, as it started raining right as we walked into the park around 6:00. So we hiked up to the top of the section where the roof covered us and waited things out. We got to hear a strong medley of rain songs from the Reds music guy - where else could you enjoy Elvis's Kentucky Rain, 10,000 Maniacs' Thinking About the Weather, and OAR's Fool in the Rain all strung together? Then they put an old Bugs Bunny baseball cartoon on the big screen, followed by This Week in Baseball, which the kept the kids attention.

Then after almost an hour and a half delay the game started. It was a good one. The Reds had a 4-1 lead late which they squandered and the Cubs tied it up in the top of the 9th 4-4. The Reds came back with the winning run in the bottom of the 9th, which sent the ton of Cubbies fans in the park home unhappy.

That's two exciting wins in a row for the Redlegs. They beat the Brewers in 10 the day before. Maybe Pete Mackanin, their new manager, is better than we all thought. They are actually beating some good team lately. Seems like they could be really competitive if they had about 3 more good arms in the bullpen. Maybe next year it'll come together for them.

And then to cap it all off, it was Fireworks Night. We stayed put for a cool music and fireworks show, and got home late - around 1:30. So a night that started out looking like a disappointment ended up being a very good night all the way around.