Cubs Remain Cursed!
Given the Cubs' torrid play over the last month and their steady gain on the first place position in the NL central, the Cubs appeared to be in the midst of a season of destiny stirring memories of their amazing (and heartbreaking) play during the "year of the Bartman." Just as then, Cubs fans have been bracing themselves for the inevitable "the-curse-raises-its-ugly-head" moment. They probably felt that they had seen it when their best hitter, Alfonso Soriano, pulled up with an obviously painful quadracep injury rounding second.
The gifted slugger has been placed on the 15 day disabled list, and probably will not derail the venerable teams playoff push despite the terror felt in it's often paranoid (with good reason) legion of fans. Eric Patterson has been called up to play left field while Soriano rehabs, and Theriot will take over leadoff duties in the wake of the injury.
With the Cubs currently only one game out of first place right now, and Milwaukee's ace Ben Sheets shut down due to injury, the Cubs still seem poised to take and hold the NL central pennant and make the postseason. With the spiritual boost of Kerry Wood returning to help the bullpen, the Cubs are looking to ride out this small injury and roll into the postseason at full strength.
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