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(Special thanks to my old friend Lindsay in Milwaukee for snapping a picture of the scoreboard)

Cubs baseball is all about streaks… very long streaks… and not many of them are good. Prior to last night the Cubs hadn’t had a no-hitter since the Nixon administration. Just to give you an idea of how long ago it really was, John McCain was not only still a POW the last time the Cubs had a no-hitter in 1972, but he was actually half the age he is now. Carlos Zambrano’s gem against the Astros last night took care of that streak, but even he pointed out that they are still looking to end the BIG streak this year.

The Cubs seem to always save their best pitching performances for the Houston Astros. Ten years ago Kerry Wood had his 20 strikeout game against our NL Central brethren, and now Zambrano has a no-hitter against them.

I for one almost missed the festivities… as usual I was headed to bed given my early morning, and only at the last second did I decided to leave the computer on, so I did hear the last couple of innings. I may have been one tired producer during the show this morning, but I think it was worth it.

Now Ted Lilly will try to be the first pitcher to follow up one no-hitter with one of his own.