Where'd He Go?

Who is this guy bunting, walking, disrupting, and causing general offensive positive events? He looks like Korey Patterson, but he sure doesn't play like Korey. Is this just a fluke? A statistical anomaly due to small sample size? I worry that it is because of that huge strike out while the Cubs were still trailing. But this looks to be a very nice development.

And if it is, kudos to Dusty for goading Korey into changing his game.

The Key Hit

You just know that in the pre-Nomar days, the Cubs lose last night. The Cubs take the lead in the 7th, but leave the bases loaded. Kyle Farnsworth promptly gives the lead right back. Who leads off the 8th? Nomar. With a double.

A week ago, that's Korey striking out and the Cubs go on to lose. Jim Hendry won the game last night. And the team might just be on the verge of a long win streak because of Mr. Hendry.

The Next Nine

The wins against the Rockies are nice. But the next nine games are against the top three dogs in the West. San Diego, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Earlier in the year, the Cubs could have put away the Cardinals with some wins in May. They didn't and the division is now all but lost.

If this team wants to win the Wild Card, taking each series could just about wrap it up. And sweeps of San Diego and San Francisco would bury these teams. Time to turn it up and pull a Kruschev.