September 23, 2007
Sure, it's Pittsburgh, but...
The Cubs' combined stats for the three game series sweep that just ended:
Hitting:
30 R 45 H 9 HR .391 BA 0 Errors
The starting pitching was spotty the first two games, but the bullpen was solid the whole series against a good offensive team and today Carlos Zambrano finally gave a good starting effort. Note also that Kerry Wood pitched two innings with a large lead. I'm thinking Lou Piniella is getting him ready for serious post-season duty.
Oh, and incase you forgot, I said this in August:
[Leadership] was the most important thing about the Soriano pick-up (note how their biggest stumble since early June came when he went down). He gave the team a defining character (which is also why it was important to put him in the lead-off spot and in left field when he faltered in the 5-slot and in center field). When he comes back, this team is not going to look back, even if he's not 100%.
Cubs record since Soriano came back: 16-10
Soriano in that time: .293 BA 13 HR 23 RBI 19 R
Magic Number: 4!
Posted by Papa-Lu at September 23, 2007 4:01 PM
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