Week 2: Neither Sleet nor Snow

There are times when I'm very glad to be out of Chicago. This week was one of those times. Snow in April? Really? It's not like I haven't seen it before, but it still always surprises me. The Cubs had a game cancelled at Wrigley against the Astros this past week on account of snow, and the way they've been playing, it was probably for the best. It's still only the second week of the season of course, but where's the offense? A lineup with Alfonso Soriano, Derek Lee, Aramis Ramirez, Michael Barrett ought to be lighting up the old school scoreboard.

As should have been expected however, Alfonso Soriano is injured. It's reportedly not too serious though, and his absence gave us a chance today to have a look at outstanding prospect Felix Pie. Pie is lightning fast and seems to have a killer instinct. He was thinking three right out of the box on his first and only hit in his first game against the Padres. That's nice to see. Also nice to see was a rocket of a throw from center to nail a potential winning run at the plate. Pie surely has a bright future with whatever team the Cubs inevitably trade him to a few years down the road.

That's about where the good stuff ends. I finally got a chance to watch a full game today, and it was a nightmare. WGN carried it and I watched and hoped patiently for 14 innings only to see the Dubs blow it at the end. They went through nearly the entire rotation just to lose the game. I can feel Lou's anger intensifying. Bases will fly- dirt will be kicked if the northsiders don't start to pick it up. Hurry back Alfonso.

-Geoff Rynex