Making quality efforts to finish out the regular season is what every team should do. The Cubs are sure trying as they come off a 3 game series in St. Louis, winning 2 of 3. This strikes me as incredible for this 2005 team who got dismantled by the likes of low level competitors such as the Rockies, Reds, Mets, and Dodgers. What the hell happened to this team in those games? Though they can beat the Cardinals, taking each series at home and away and also win 2 of 3 against the World Champion Boston Red Sox in an interleague series in June. I just don't understand it. Maybe the players didn't feel any pressure to perform in the first few months or other teams didn't give as much a shit as they do in late July through late September. This is an issue of motivation and bad decision making by management.
Standing at 67-71, the Cubs look like a more relaxed team. (I guess after any team blows their chances of entering the playoffs they'd feel the same way). Derek Lee hit his 40th homerun Wednesday night. Tonight Chicago matches up with the Giants, another team who has been Bond-less for much of the season and suffered some of the same problems the Cubs have. They're also out of the playoff picture. Carlos Zambrano(12-5) takes the hill in San Francisco and will have to work his strength in power pitching to avoid giving up the longball in the bay area. One thing is for sure, nobody will be chasing after record breaking homerun balls hit by Barry Bonds. That will have to wait until next year unless Bonds decides not to play because of the negativity brought on by the media. Go Cubs!
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