• Cubs Convention
  • Interviews
  • MLB Transaction Glossary | Rules
    • Major League Baseball Transactions Glossary
    • MLB Rule 7.13 – Collisions at Home Plate
    • MLB Slide Rule on Double Plays Adopted for 2016 Season
  • Archives
    • Chicago Cubs Online General Info
    • Community Blog Archives
    • CCO Cubs-Metrics
    • CCO Cubs Podcast
    • CCO Feedback
    • CCO Predictions
    • CCO Opinion – You Know Better
    • The CCO Wrigley Perspective
    • Fantasy Baseball
    • The Northside Media Guide
  • Cubstory

Chicago Cubs Online

A Site for The Cubs Faithful Since 2005

  • Home
  • News | Transactions
    • News and Transactions
    • Cubs Regular Season Notes
    • Cubs Spring Training News Reports
    • Cubs Off-Season News Reports
  • Minor Leagues
    • Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 2008 to Present
    • Minor League Transactions Glossary
    • Cubs Minor League Players and Pitchers of the Year 1990 – 2017
    • Minor League Updates – 2005-2007
  • Rumors
    • If The Ivy Could Talk – Cubs Rumors
  • Game Day
    • Let’s Play 2 – Game Recap
    • Talkin’ Cubs Live
    • Cactus League-Spring Training
  • Opinion
    • The CCO, Live from Wrigleyville
    • Notes from the Soap Box
  • 40-Man Roster | Contracts
Chicago Cubs Online > Let's Play 2 - Game Recap > Just Livin’ the Dream….Cubs Sweep Astros

Just Livin’ the Dream….Cubs Sweep Astros

August 16, 2006 5:36 pm By Neil Leave a Comment

Game One Hundred Twenty – Cubs 1 Astros 0

With Roster Move – Scott Eyre to the DL – O’Malley Selected from Triple-A Iowa

wflag.jpg The Cubs swept the Astros at the Juice Box….repeating the Cubs swept the Astros at the Juice Box. Two rookies and Carlos Zambrano recorded victories against Roy Oswalt, Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte. The Cubs gave up just 6 runs in 3 games, shutout the Astros over the last 21 innings of the series and shutout the Astros in 2 of the 3 games. Granted the 2006 Houston Astros is not the 1927 New York Yankees but the Cubs Faithful has to be extremely happy at the way the pitching staff played throughout the series. The Cubs tied a season high with their 4th consecutive win and finished the road trip at 5-4 after starting 1-4.

Ryan O’Malley earned his first career victory in his Major League debut, threw 8 shutout innings, allowed 5 hits, struck out 2 and pitched around 6 walks. He stranded 11 Astros and made Irish Cubs’ fans everywhere very proud on Wednesday. Two rookie pitchers earned victories for the Cubs on Wednesday. Michael Barrett’s 14th home run of the season was the difference in the game. Ryan O’Malley, a Springfield, Illinois native, was signed by the Cubs on June 7, 2002 as an undrafted free agent. O’Malley threw 109 pitches, 60 for strikes and matched veteran Andy Pettitte pitch for pitch. While the Cubs recorded just 4 hits, 3 by Juan Pierre and the homer by Barrett, the Cubs recorded just 1 walk off of Pettitte but he made the one mistake to Barrett. O’Malley gave the Cubs what they needed a quality start and kept Dusty from having to go into the overworked and extremely tired bullpen. O’Malley showed a lot of composure on the mound, he did not pitch like a rookie making his debut; maybe the shock of the situation did not have a chance to set in. How many times have rookies crumbled until the pressure due to nerves, not O’Malley, he pitched a phenomenal game considering the circumstances. What a way to end the season series against the Astros!!!

O’Malley got the call at 6:45am on Wednesday morning, hoped in a car, was driven 130 miles to Minute Maid Park and beat the Astros and made Milo Hamilton very unhappy. He kept the hitters off balance all day and never gave in. A dream came true for a “Die-Hard Cubs fan”.

So as you are all reading this don’t worry about what may come next for him, don’t think about his next start or next season, think of the song “Centerfield”, think of Moonlight Graham, for one brief day Ryan O’Malley got to live the dream….enjoy Cloud 9 you earned it.

The Cubs have Thursday off and will open a 3-game series at Wrigley against the Cardinals on Friday. Carlos Marmol vs. Jeff Marquis….

Roster Move – Scott Eyre was placed on the 15-day DL with a strained right hamstring injury he aggravated in the 8th inning of Tuesday night’s marathon and the Cubs selected left-hander Ryan O’Malley from the Iowa Cubs to take Eyre’s place on the active roster.

Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap

Archives


Memories of Mr. Cub

A Tribute to Mr. Cub

Forever, THE Cub
What is Eamus Catuli
What is Eamus Catuli?
Lakeview Baseball Club

Subscribe to the CCO

Get Cubs Updates in Your Inbox

Tweets by TheCCO

Stats


Trips to the North Side

Copyright © 2021 5 & 11 Online Productions
Privacy Policy | Commenting Policy | About | Contact
ChicagoCubsOnline.com is not affiliated with the Chicago National League Ballclub

7ads6x98y