The last 3 games have proved to be wretched for the Cubs. They gave away a lead at home against the Dodgers in the final game of the series and allowed things to get even tighter in the Central. Thanks however to losses by the Cardinals and Brewers Friday night the 6-1 defeat against the Pirates didn't hurt as much. Why the Cubs can't get a run or streak going is beyond me. One night the offense is alive and well and the next it's dead cold. There is absolutely no consistency within the lineup. Derek Lee has keep his hitting touch active, serving up 2 hits in the loss last night.
Luckily the Cubs don't trail their division opponents by a wide margin. They have to reach 80 wins here soon or else St. Louis may blow by them and run away with the pennant. Cub fans sure don't want to see such a travesty occur. Rich Hill (8-8) got touched up for 6 runs on 9 hits and a walk. The run support for starters has become a major issue again. This can't continue to plaque the club in such a hot division race. I plan on checking out the game tonight on WGN and hope to see the guys bang out a decent amount of runs. Soriano better refrain from swinging at pitches low and outside of the strike zone and do his best to get on base for Lee and Ramirez.
With 22 homeruns many fans feel Alfonso shouldn't stay at the lead-off spot. I agree because he'd have a better chance to drive in runs in the no. 2 slot. Maybe hitting 3rd is an option without one of the other 2 boppers in the lineup, but definitely not in the 5th hole. Jacque Jones and Cliff Floyd have served well in the rotating shifts in the outfield. I'd like to see Monroe turn his swing around and drive in runs.
Lou can't be too anxious to pull guys in and out of games when they're performing well. He must be careful in making such timely decisions. Zambrano (14-11) has to bring a quality start to the table tonight at PNC Park and keep his mouth and emotions in check as he battles the Bucs' Ian Snell (9-11). Get your butts in gear Cubs!!
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