I watched and listened to the Cubs yesterday and every time Arismendy Alcantara came up, it was like watching a bolt of lightning. That kid is pure excitement...and he's only the fifth or six best prospect we have in the minors. Yowza. 4 for 5, with two infield singles (lightning), a double, a triple, two runs scored, and three runs driven in. He was only supposed to be up in the big leagues for two days, but the brass just changed their mind. He's staying up here. (photo by Tim Sheridan, BoysofSpring.com)
Still working on getting the correct pronounciation. Is it AlCONtara or AlCANtara or AlCAntra or AlcanTARA? I heard it all four ways. I guess the announcers aren't quite sure yet either.
By the way, did you see that dustup in the ninth inning? It almost led to a brawl. Aroldis Chapman buzzed a few 100-plus MPH fastballs near Nate Schierholtz' head. The Cubs, understandably, didn't care for that. But it was probably the way Chapman dismissively waved to the Cubs dugout and walked toward it after he struck out a batter that got the Cubs really ticked off. Anthony Rizzo said a few things toward the Reds dugout when he came back out to his position, they responded with some words that made Anthony throw down his glove, and then the benches emptied. This Cincinnati writer thinks Rizzo should have been kicked out. Mmmm hmmm. It was Rizzo who started that fight, not Chapman. (Sigh)
