Angel Guzman and Daryle Ward

It was a great weekend. The weather was a little cool in Illinois, but that’s expected in May. Lots of wind. The Cubs are over the .500 mark and the White Sox fought yesterday to stay at .500.

The biggest question of the weekend was whether Manager Lou Piniella and General Manager Jim Hendry were fools to expect Angel Guzman to start the game yesterday. The jury may still be out, but Guzman did not embarrass himself.

Two hits and two walks in five innings were good. Only one run was allowed. He gathered three strikeouts. He kept the Cubs in the game, leaving with a lead. Overall, everyone should be happy.

The bullpen tried to give the game away, and did manage to allow Guzman’s first victory as a Cub to disappear. After pitching a good sixth inning, Eyre walked a batter in the seventh. Michael Wuertz did the same and Bobby Howry allowed them to score, thanks to a single by Dimitri Young.

This month’s version of the 2007 Cubs had fire. They were not going to let this game slip away. A run in the ninth tied the score. Then Matt Murton doubled and scored on a short fly ball by Daryle Ward in the tenth.

The best part was the excitement by the team at the end of the game.

Let’s face it. The Washington Nationals are the worst team in the National League. The Cubs have won eight of the last nine games. If they had lost yesterday, it would have been no big deal, but these boys were playing as if it were the seventh game of the World Series.

I love a team that fights. The White Sox fought yesterday too and won in the tenth. It was a good weekend. Bring on the week!