Thanks for the Memories

Today's Trib takes us for a quick trip through last August and how the 2004 Cubs fell apart after a week of games against the Astros. Last August 22nd, the Cubs beat the Astros 11-6 in a game where Roy Oswalt plunked Michael Barrett right after an Aramis Ramirez 3-run jack.

5 days later, it all fell to pieces. Barrett decided that he needed to get in Oswalt's face when Oswalt came to bat. After grounding out, Barrett barked at Oswalt on the way back to the dugout.

This was also the game when Kent Mercker called the press box to yell at Steve Stone for praising Oswalt and when Kyle Farnsworth hurt his knee kicking a fan.

While I am in the camp that says that Barrett's screaming at Oswalt was part of the reason for the Cubs' collapse as well as the Astros' resurgence, I didn't really need to be reminded of it via the Trib's handy timeline. Not exactly fun memories.

Perhaps tomorrow they can rerun a timeline showing my progress in my collegiate Animal Biology class?