Window Cracking Open

The Cardinals did the Cubs a favor by blowing two games to the Phillies this week. Now only 5 down in the loss column, the Cubs can still be thinking that they have a chance to get back in the race. The problem coms over the next few weeks as the Cards go on tour of AA teams including Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Colorado and Houston. Anything worse than 8-4 for the Cards would be a good outcome from the Cubs perspective.

Meanwhile, the Cubs's schedule gets brutal. Sure, they have Houston and Colorado, but also on the docket are the Dodgers, Padres, Red Sox, Marlins, Yankees and the White Sox -- twice.

Anytime Jim Hendry wants to upgrade this team so that they are not burried by mid June would be fine by me. No upgrades soon = 10 games out within a few weeks.