jillcarlson's Blog

Just when you thought things were looking up for the Cubs...Bam!...Alfonso Soriano hurts his calf muscle doing his little jump before he catches a fly ball Tuesday night.   I believe this qualifies as what manager Lou Piniella termed a "Cubby occurrence".   It's not like Soriano was off to a red hot start.  He's still hitting under .200.  But having him at the top of the lineup was working well.  And now Lou and Jim Hendry have to find someone else to fill that spot.  And if you look at who they have on the roster right now and who they might call up...none screams out at you as a true lead off hitter.  Soriano was hardly that either, but he did make the Cubs lineup a formidable one in terms of what he COULD do.  And that gave the guys in the order around him better at bats.  His presence will be missed.    The Cubs are going to have to overcome this injury and no doubt a number of other unexpected "occurrences" if they're to put an end to their World Series drought.  May as well get them out of the way now, I suppose.