Home Run Derby

Colorado – It wasn’t the game winner … but Aramis Ramirez’ ninth-inning blast off Rockies’ closer Manny Corpas put the Chicago Cubs on top and in the quest for the Cubs’ 10,000th MLB win.

By the way … has anyone else noticed that Ramirez is doing a little Sosa-esque hop-thing after he hits long fly balls this season?   

Cubs’ closer Kerry Wood blew the save in the bottom of the ninth, but got Clint Barmes to strand the winning run.  And the Cubs won in ten innings, pleasing a lot of Cub fans who made the trek to Coors Field last night.

Actually – the Cubs now have 10,077 wins as a franchise, but MLB doesn’t count the 77 wins the Cubs registered as a member of the National Association back in 1871, 1874, and 1875.

The Cubs are the second MLB team to register 10,000 wins – the Giants being the first to win 10,000 games back on July 14, 2005.  But since the Giants split those wins between New York and San Francisco … I’d say that makes the Cubs the winningest single-city sports franchise of all time.

There’s a made-up stat for you.  Compliments of Home Run Derby.

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