Cubs break out the brooms for the second time in a row
Don’t look now, but the Cubs are just one game below .500 after this six-game winning streak. Led by Zambrano, Soriano, and Fontenot (huh?), the team is finally hitting stride, playing 16-10 ball after the fight between Zambrano and Barrett.
Too bad the Brewers are playing just as well right now. They’ve won eight of their last nine and the Cubs are still 7.5 back, although they’ve separated themselves a little from the rest of the riff-raff in that division. Right now, the Cubs are actually closer to the Wild Card than they are to the Central lead; they’re just 6 games back for that spot. Unfortunately, they’re behind 4 teams:
I think the Cubs’ best path to the postseason lies within the division, and Lynn Henning from the Detroit News hopes there’s an exciting race between them and the Brewers. I’m a little surprised by the show of confidence in this current team, but just as surprised that Prior and Wood were mentioned. Haven’t we moved past that? I can’t even understand what that paragraph is trying to say.
Unlike previous reports, it appears Kerry Wood did get his throwing session in on Tuesday. He threw 18 pitches and there were no problems. If only everything were that easy.
That same article also talks a little about Bobby Petrick, the new relief pitcher from AA, and Carlos Marmol’s first save. Marmol’s always had good stuff; if he can get enough control for one inning he could be a pretty good closer in a year or two.
Rob Neyer does not approve of Jim Hendry’s trades.
“The point is that [Barrett]'s a good player, and all Hendry got for him is another team's backup. You can make the occasional deal like this, and still win….Hendry's made far too many of them.”I agree. Now let’s watch as the same thing happens with Jacque Jones. He hit .285 with 27 HR last year and I think we’d be lucky to get a major leaguer at this point with our lack of leverage.
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