Cubs 5, Mariners 1

Soriano pitched well, Lieber pitched better. The Mariners' had shaky spots on defense and some atrocious baserunning. Their clutch hitting was non-existant. But the big blow was anything but cheap. Two on in the sixth, and Sosa got hold of a 92 mph pitch from Soriano and cranked it into the visitors bullpen in left field.

I have never seen a ball go out so fast. It was almost anti-climactic. Pitch, crack, gone. He crushed it.   

9:46:57 PM  comment []    

NYTimes: In Israeli Hospital, Bomber Tells of Trying to Kill Israelis

"He's also a human being, despite all of this," Sergeant Levi said of Mr. Zaydan. "That's the difference between us and them, at least in our thoughts. I don't believe if something like this happened on the other side, they'd be giving this kind of treatment. Just the opposite."

Mr. Zaydan expressed gratitude for his treatment, even by his immediate captors. "This Jewish policeman is better than many, many Arabs," he said, indicating one of his monitors.

This distills exactly the difference between the sides in this conflict. The Palestinians would have dragged his mutilated corpse through the streets. The Israelis are treating him in a hospital.   

1:05:15 AM  comment []