Good things happen when Soriano sits and Colvin plays. And it's not just that Colvin gives you good ABs and key hits. He also breaks up the inevitable chain of identical RH hitters who try to pull every single pitch no matter where it is thrown. I'm willing to make an exception of Byrd here because he will often hit the ball hard the other way. This team is too right-handed now and even if and when Lee and Ramirez come around this will still be the case. So even if by some miracle they can contend for the Division or Wild Card, they will still lose right away in the playoffs.
The second lesson is that bad things happen when Lou starts thinking. He has Marshall ready to face Votto. Dempster is getting hit hard. The Cubs are ahead 3-2. Dempster says he's OK. One pitch, one swing, game over. I have to say that watching the games on TV is always interesting for Brenly's comments. He definitely called that one before it happened.
So the Cubs go 1-5 on the road trip against two of the worst teams in baseball. 8-8 in a 16 game stretch against the five worst pitching staffs in the majors. Now that is underachieving!
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