What a miserable three games in Pittsburgh.  The Cubs were swept by the Pirates for the first time since 2006.  In a nutshell, the Pirates pitchers all looked like Cy Young and the Cubs hitters all looked like little leaguers.  The entire series was frustrating and depressing.

The Cubs will now move on to Cincinnati to take on the Reds in a three game weekend series.  I’ll be heading to Cincy too.  I have tickets to Sunday’s game.  Ryan Dempster will take the hill for the Cubs.  He will face-off against Cincinnati’s impressive rookie pitcher Mike Leake.

My sincerest hope is that the tickets to the game arrive in the mail today.  I previously chronicled the horrible service I received  when ordering the tickets from the Reds, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they forgot to send the tickets.  Even so, I don’t want to have to call them to figure this out. 

Next week, I’ll provide all of the details of my visit to Cincinnati.  Hopefully, I’ll also have news of a Cubs three-game sweep.