It all started June 11 when Alfonso Soriano was hit in his right hand with a pitch. Forcing him to sit out six weeks.
I don't know if anyone else was thinking what I was at that moment. Something told me that despite Soriano being only one player on a roster of 25 guys, more injuries were soon to follow.
Now as the Cubs try to stave off a sweep at the hands of the hated White Sox the injuries are starting to pile up, as are the losses.
Scott Eyre was recently placed on the disabled list with a groin injury.
Reed Johnson has been out with back spasms.
Ryan Theriot has been out with a hand issue for the first two games of the series against the south siders.
Carlos Zambrano is on the disabled list with a shoulder strain. However, Zambrano is expected to return from the disabled list for his start against the Cardinals next weekend.
Soriano got good news about his hand. It is healing well, and he's hoping to get some work in this week.
Kosuke Fukudome has also missed some time this past week.
The Cubs will hope to get a somewhat normal lineup back before heading to St. Louis next weekend. Until now they will make do with who is left, and some call-ups.
Eric Patterson has been hitting well as of late, however his defense has looked shaky in recent days. Derrek Lee had five hits at the plate in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Sox.
The Cubs will end their season series against the Sox Sunday, and then head to the west coast to face the San Francisco Giants. Sean Marshall will take the ball in the final game against the Sox.
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3 months ago
I guess you can't be a Cubs fan without a sense of doom...when I wrote that article about Soriano's injury possibly being a "sobering reminder" of what can happen, this is exactly what I was thinking about. Too many crazy things seem to happen to our Cubbies to ever be overconfident. I just hope we win this last game in the series.
Good job!
3 months ago
YOU IDIOTS ARE STUPID!!!!!!!!!! THE CUBS WILL NEVER AMOUNT TO S--T. THE CUBS ARE NEVER GONNA WIN THEIR 3RD CHAMPIONSHIP JUST LIKE SOME NASCAR DRIVER NAMED TONY STEWART NEVER WILL EITHER, YOU FANS MAKE ME SICK!!!!!!! A BUNCH OF DELUSION SOBS IS WHAT YOU ARE. NOW SHUT UP AND GO CRY OVER YOUR BEERS AT BERNIES!
GO CARDINALS, GO BREWERS, GO REDS, GO ASTROS, GO PIRATES, GO WHITE SOX!!!!!!!!
3 months ago
The bottom line is, the Cubs played their first 45 wins with almost no injuries... Soto's hand thing didn't even have him missing games. Not one starter missed a start due to injury, just inefficiency. Soriano's calf, please -- that also was near nothing. That took a 180 hitter out of our lineup, and when he returned, he batted 500 for 2 weeks.
This is no bad karma, just the obvious end result. Now the Cubs need to pray the rest of the injuries for the year will be spread out, not all lumped together all at once.
3 months ago
This is no bad karma, just the obvious end result. Now the Cubs need to pray the rest of the injuries for the year will be spread out, not all lumped together all at once.
hahaha they wont be spread out they all come in one large lump sum. Their days as ML Best is numbers! Bye Bye 1st place
from 3 months ago
are numbered...
so sorry I'm drunk
3 months ago
We'll see about that one because the injured players are coming back. That's why it's a marathon not a sprint.
3 months ago
As a Cardinals fan, welcome to our world. Milwaukee will get their injuries sooner then later too.
However, at least the team's are at semi-even strength now. Both teams are nicked up, so the three-game set coming up should be fun.
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