MLB.com fan "frewerdj," who has yet to reveal his real name, eclipsed the 1916 New York Giants' legendary 26-game win streak on MLB.com Survivor and put himself in prime position to take home this year's grand prize.
The all-time MLB.com Survivor leader upped his record run to 33 straight days of picking a winning team Thursday thanks to the Cubs, who notched a 3-2 win over the Reds at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Right-hander Carlos Zambrano (13-5) recorded the win for the Cubs, allowing only one run on six hits and four walks with four strikeouts over seven innings.
Zambrano also led the North Siders at the plate, hitting a solo home run in two at-bats. Second baseman Mark DeRosa added a solo shot in three trips to the dish.
If frewerdj finishes the 2008 season with the highest winning streak, he will win season tickets to the team of his choice for the 2009 season.
There are a number of fans currently around the 20-game mark, so there is no guarantee that frewerdj will prevail when the regular season wraps up at the end of September.
MLB.com Survivor is a free and easy-to-play fantasy game. Choose one team every day that you think will win its game. If the team wins, your streak goes on. If the team loses, you start over.
If you reach 27 or more games and finish the season with the longest winning streak, you win season tickets.
The 15-second-a-day fantasy game debuted on MLB.com in 2002. Prior to frewerdj's success, the top winning streak had stood at 24 games.
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