Baseball Season's Underway

With the first week of the baseball season already over, there are many teams that seem to have stepped it up this year. The Florida Marlins are running strong in the first week of the season with starting off 4-0 until their loss on Saturday against the New York Mets. They are currently 5-1 on the season and take on the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday in Atlanta. In the National League Central, the St. Louis Cardinals are starting off strong with a record of 5-2. They take on Arizona in Arizona on Monday and then bring everything back to Wrigley Field, for the first Cubs/Cardinals series of the season.

Now on to the Chicago Cubs in 2009, is this the year for the Cubs and their fans??? Who knows, I will not predict on the Cubs season this year for the fact of their downfall in the playoffs for the last two years. 2009 has started out rough for the Cubs even though they are 4-2. They lost a very close game to the Brewers on Friday but came back and won the series. Even though the team is performing well, Lee and Bradley have not shown anyone anything yet this season. Once they get rolling the team could become one of the best teams in the National League. The Cubs have also been struck by injury early on in the season. Soto has been out since the third game of the season with a shoulder injury but is able to play if needed and is supposed to be starting on Wednesday. Koyie Hill has proven his worth by playing with injured toe. Reed Johnson also proved his worth on the team by his amazing catch during Sunday night’s game versus the Brewers. He robbed Prince Fielder of not only a homerun but a grand slam. Fielder even realized that Johnson had made an amazing play by tipping his hat to Johnson as he walked off the field.

The Cubs bring their team home tomorrow as they play their home opener against the Colorado Rockies. I have faith on the 2009 season and I can see it being a great season not only for the Chicago Cubs but for Major League Baseball. There are many teams out there with a lot of talent and some teams seem to have the needed chemistry to make a good baseball team.