Good morning everyone, sorry I wasn’t able to get a blog post up after the game last night but I sat down and watched a movie with my wife once the game was over. Anyways, it was a great day to be a Cubs fan. First we hear about the sale of the team, Wrigley Field and 25% of Comcast SportsNet has been sent to Major League Baseball for approval. Second of all the Cubs beat the Braves 4-2 as Aramis Ramirez returned to the team. And finally the team made some roster moves that most Cubs fans agreed with.

As for the game on Monday night things got started for the Cubs in the first inning once again as red hot Derrek Lee hit another two run home run which scored himself and Kosuke Fukudome. Lee has been swinging a great bat lately and making very good contact as he tries to carry this team.

The other two runs the team would get came in the second inning when Fukudome doubled to score Mike Fontenot and then pitcher Randy Wells scored on a infield single by Ryan Theriot. Every position player had a hit for the Cubs except for Milton Bradley and Ramirez. Ramirez went 0-4 in his return.

Wells was a beast on the mound as he picked up his fourth straight victory. Wells could easily have seven or so wins this year had the offense not let him down earlier in the season. He is throwing the ball great and surprising a lot of people. On Monday night he gave up seven hits and two runs over six innings as he improved to 4-3 on the year.

Sean Marshall, Carlos Marmol and Kevin Gregg all pitched an inning each with Gregg picking up the save. Great job by those three out of the bullpen.

Now a little bit about the sale between the Tribune Co. and the Ricketts Family:

It was reported Monday afternoon the two sides finalized a sale agreement over the weekend and have forwarded the contract to Major League Baseball. However, the deal must be approved by other baseball owners. With Tribune Co. operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the sale also will need court approval. The Tribune source said the sale price is “close” to the $900 million bid the Ricketts family offered earlier this year that won an auction for the baseball team, stadium and a 25 percent stake in Comcast SportsNet Chicago, a regional cable television sports network.

This deal won’t be done by the trade deadline so it will be interesting if the Cubs can go out and add a bat or bullpen help if they need too.

The roster moves that were made Monday as Aramis Ramirez, Reed Johnson and Angel Guzman returned to the team were pretty well liked through out Cub Nation. The team optioned Kevin Hart and Sam Fuld back to Triple-A Iowa and put David Patton on the disabled list with a right groin strain. Lol you gotta love the team coming up with a fake injurty for Patton. It’s not like he ever gets in a game anyways.

The team also sent Ryan Freel to the Kansas City Royals on Monday for a player to be named later. Freel was done in Chicago as he has been DFA’d late last week.

- Cliff