I stayed up as long as I could

Those west coast games can kill a 34 year old like me. Anyone who has a child knows staying up past eleven-thirty on a Monday night is out of the question. Heck, up after ten is not good, but I actually bit the bullet and made it until the top of the eighth. Looks like Kerry Wood had to earn his 15th save after Carlos Marmol gave up 3 earned runs. That guy needs a break. Our pitchers just can't go past 6 innings most the time, and it seems anything past that is a bonus.

Carlos Zambrano had another wonderful game. 4 scoreless innings in total, along with three hits, including a triple, a sac bunt that went for a hit, and he picked off Villa Park native Jody Gerut. Sorry Jody, that's what you get for homering off our guy at Wrigley with your first at bat from the minors. Good luck to you though, when healthy you are a solid player.

Jim Edmunds refuses to be cut by the Cubs. Dare I say it looks as if he may be getting some bat speed back. Do we have a player here? He goes for two doubles that plates two for us. Cub killer no longer Jim. You kill for us now. Good luck. I hope you are over the hump and can flourish at the center-field platoon.

Ryan Theriot continues to impress. I'm starting to be confident that he will have this consistency all year. Sure, he will go through a slump like everyone else, but overall here are a few stats. In the National League he ranks sixth in hits with 69 dude. He is tied for 20th with base on ball at 29, and only struck out 20 times, while posting .325 batting average. Last night he goes 3-5, including an r.b.i.

The Cubs have 16 more games in June on the road, and only 9 more at home. With last night's win, they improve ti 11-13 on the road. I fully expect two more wins against the Padres, which would bring us to .500. The Cubs are currently 3 1/2 up on the Cardinals and 7 games up on both Houston and Milwaukee. This month is a great test for the Cubs, who with a great road trip this month could see us really start to pull away from divisional foes.