The cubs are back in first! The last two games have featured amazing late inning rallies to win back to back in San Fransisco, giving cubs sole possesion of first a game ahead of the brewers. This is gonna be a hell of a fun race to watch over the last month of the season, a rare thing for both Cubs fans and Brewers fans.
I've got a few comments about the team currently:
-Soriano could be back as soon as next week, and from the sound of things, Lou plans to put him back lead-off. My man crush on Theriot might could my judgement here, but I think that's a terrible idea. Theriot has been amazing in the lead-off spot, and why would you put that extra pressure right back on Soriano coming back from an injury?
-Damn, did big Z get a fat contract. The thing is, if he had hit the free agent market he could have made even more, so big props to the cubs for FINALLY getting that settled. Does anyone think the contract was a bad idea?
-The Cubs seem finally to have answered all the critics who said they needed to go out and get another bat for the outfield by picking up Craig Monroe from the Tigers, who was a big part of their huge season last year. This year however he's hitting around .225 and was dropped from the Tigers line-up in favor of a rookie call-up. Hopefully he'll show the same improvement Kendall has since coming to the cubs.* I don't think this will end up making alot of difference though.
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Props to Jason Marquis and Rich Hill for their great work against the Giants. To win 2 out of 3 of a series when your ace had an off day is what playoff chase baseball is all about. You truly do need to be operating on all cylinders, and for everyone to be contributing.
-I don't know if this is really practical this year with Derosa in the equation, who has been rock solid all year, but I have wet dreams about the fiery Frenchmen Theriot and Fontenot batting 1-2 in the order everyday. Two exciting, scrappy players batting in front of all our sluggers. It's been SO long since the Cubs have had players like this. This type of player has become somewhat of a necessity on championship teams over the last eight years. Think of the World Series winners since 2001...D'Backs-Craig Counsell, Angels-David Eckstein, Marlins-Luis Castillo and Juan Pierre, Red Sox-Johnny Damon and Dave Roberts, White Sox-Scott Podsednik and Juan Uribe, and St. Louis Cardinals - David Eckstein. I WANT to see Fontenot playing more, even though he has been slightly slumping.
-Craig Monroe was a HUGE part of that Tigers team of last year...the same Tigers team that made me go see them take it to the Yankees in the ALDS last year and made me miss ultimate Regionals. But you's right...he will not make much a difference aside from being a quality bat off the bench once Soriano comes back. I'm happy to have him. A power bat off the bench that is actually right-handed rather than left-handed (Ward and Floyd)
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