Inching down to the final two weeks

With summer coming to a close soon the regular season of baseball is almost over. Well, it's been another disappointing season for the Cubs, but what's new? There is not much to talk about here except for the outstanding year of Derek Lee and Carlos Zambrano. These are the only guys worth mentioning. I'm sure the hate mail and postings on the WGN blog are still piling up. That's what happens when key star players get injured for most of the year, role players don't perform on a regular basis, conflicts arise with coaches and management, and team again is unable to clinch the playoffs. Man, it sure does suck to be a Cubs fan right now. Usually some fans would say this every year, but I was content with their last two season performances. They did finish 89-74 in 2004 even though they didn't make the playoffs. That's how things unfortunately worked out. Their record won't be as good in 2005.

The Cubs play the Brewers starting tonight in Milwakee. This a team they've had slugfests with in the past. Both clubs might as well continue the routine because neither is facing any pressure to win. I'd like to see Corey Patterson start to look like a hitter again instead of swinging wild at pitches at eye level, low and away, or that land in the dirt. He's better than his performance has shown. Doug Davis pitches for the Brewers as Jerome Williams gets the start for Chicago. I guess the two teams will fight out for third place in the Central division as if it hold significance. That's one motive to win if nothing else. So hitters, swing for the fences and crank out those runs.