Sweep and Read 'Em The Riot Act

Published: May 6, 2007, 5:41 pm

The Cubs are on fire the past week and a half, winning games pretty much every way possible. From close games to comebacks to blowouts, the Cubs look to be hitting their stride. Today's comeback win is their 5th in a row and they've won 8 of their last 9 to propel themselves to back above .500 (15-14) for the first time since when they were 3-2.The game today was most definitely a team effort with almost everyone contributing in some way or another, but my MVP has got to go to Ryan Theriot (aka The Riot). He only went 1-5 today, but his at bat in the bottom of the ninth was spectacular. With a count of 1-2, he had enough plate discipline to take a close pitch on the outside corner and follow that up with four straight foul balls, before finally delivering the game-tying hit to right field. Obviously, I'm not going to forget that Daryle Ward had two hits, including the game winner in the 10th, coming off the bench, but Theriot's approach in his last at bat was phenomenal.I am

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