Cubs can't delay Glavine's 300th career win

The lineup gave a modest effort Sunday night at Wrigley, but Tom Glavine had too good of stuff to handle. As a result the Cubs came up short, losing 8-3. It was a tough game as I expected. Jason Marquis got off to a good start then due to an error a few runs scored after Jason lost his composure. It was inevitable that Glavine will record his 300th career win whether it was against the Cubs or not (seems odd...I remember a former player hitting his 600th homerun against them too this year).

This isn't the time to waver. The Cubs must stay focused, otherwise the Brewers are going to take a decent lead again and possibly give the Cardinals a chance to sneak back in the race. Cub fans sure don't want that to happen. Chicago has worse things to worry about after last night when Alonso Soriano strained his right quadriceps running from first to third late in the game. Hold your breath...he's expected to miss 2-4 weeks. This crap always happen around this time in the season. Sure is Wood is back, but it's not a good trade off for Having Soriano out. God, do the Cubs need his bat!

The bullpen still needs a little work. Why hasn't management gone out and retrieved a few good relievers? Is Dempster injured or what? I have yet to see him pitch in over 3 weeks! Ohman, Howry, and Marmol need help in the pen. They can't toss scoreless innings every time out. Neal Cotts needs to be called back up if he's indeed in Triple A (haven't see him appear in a game in a long while either). This is the real main area which demands improvement.

I think playing Matt Murton more in left would enable the Cubs to produce on more run scoring opportunities. This club has the offense to win, but guys collectively can't drag in slumps. Jacque Jones and Jason Kendall should be key players in the lineup in the final month. This freak injury with Soriano does put a damper on the clubhouse yet the Cubs can't allow it to affect their mental approach and overall play. Everybody wants him back ASAP, but until then the Cubs will have to pull together and deliver.