After the Cubs had their thrilling come-from-behind victory yesterday, I spent the better part of an evening surfing the net to read more about it, much as I'm sure the rest of you did.  Shockingly, we didn't write about it, but that's GROTA for you - we're out there, man.  Way out there.  (Or something.)  The win was amazing, definitely the best of the season, and I know more than one Cub fan who believed that it would be a hard gut-kick to the Brewers that would leave them vulnerable to be swept.  ...so much for that one.

The Brewers are not to be swept.  They played hard today, and they won big, beating the crap out of the Cubs and scoring at least one run against every Cub pitcher who entered the game.  But enough about that.  Let's talk about yesterday some more.

The Cubs of yesterday showed that they have the ability to display a never-say-die attitude.  They fought back, they delivered clutch hits, and Aramis Ramirez won the game on a walk-off homer that was hit with authority.  Nobody who saw the ball come off the bat had any doubt that it was a goner.  And they did it all while Cliff Floyd's dad was in attendance, a special case because the man is gravely ill but (hopefully) recovering.

The Cubs of yesterday left everybody with warm feelings in their heart, to paraphrase Yoda.  (I'm a geek.  So what?)  The Cubs of today were unable to carry it over, as the Brewers came out swinging.  And swinging.  And then they swung some more.  And after that, they swung even more.  It was kind of absurd.   So what does it mean?

Nothing.  Good teams lose big sometimes, and I'm at the point where I feel like I can call the Cubs a good team.  The bullpen - up until today - has been solid.  The hitting - even today - has been good.  If only the rotation could get back into it.  Lou didn't have much of a choice today, since Sean Marshall was doing his best Danny Jackson impersonation, but at least until the All Star break, Lou needs to be riding his starters a little harder.  It's been a while since we've seen one of those guys go into the 8th.  

The Cubs have a chance to win the series tomorrow, which will return them to .500.  I think they can do it.  If they've taught us anything, it's that this team doesn't quit, and I expect tomorrow to be a fun game. 

Go Cubs.