Another Year of Chicago Cubs Baseball!

As pretty much a lifelong Cubs fan (I was a south-sider for a while in my early years), each season brings new hope that this will be the year.  Of course, I’ve been disappointed for many years now.  So how are things shaping up this year for the Cubs in my opinion?

• The addition of Kosuke Fukudome has brought a lot of excitement to the team in the early going.  He looks to be an all-around good player, both in the field and at the plate.
• It looks like Ryan Theriot and Mike Fontenot will be around all year.  Theriot seems like he gives maximum effort on every play, which I enjoy in a player.
• Kerry Wood’s move into the closer role is off to a pretty good start.  I’ll be glad if he can play all year without injury.
• The bullpen in general has been fairly suspect in the early going.  Luckily, the team has been scoring runs.  Hopefully Bob Howry can work through his early-season problems.
• The one position that concerns me the most would have to be catcher.  Geovany Soto is a good, young player, but Henry Blanco makes me a little uneasy as his only back-up – particularly at the plate.  Last year, he was almost a guaranteed out.  This year, he has impressed me a little bit more, so I hope that’s a sign of things to come.

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