Published 7/1/2009
by Will Howard
at Bleacher Report - MLB
Entering today the Chicago Cubs have a record of 36-38.
It's below the likes of Texas (41-35) who lack their big bat in Josh Hamilton, have an injured closer in Frank Francisco, and an underachieving prospect in Chris Davis; Seattle (39-37) who have fewer championship pieces put together than a 2-year-old working on a 1,000 piece puzzle; and the Twins (40-39), yes the Cubs even have a worse record than the Twins.
Coming out of an offseason that saw the Cubs risk the $10 million-per-year investment in Milton Bradley, you knew the Cubs wouldn't be as good as last season. But still, two games under .500 this close to the All-Star break?
A big reason the Cubs have faltered is injury. Carlos Zambrano, Am-Ram, Aaron Miles, Chad Fox, Angel Guzman, and Reed Johnson, among others have all missed playing time due to the injury bug.
Another major reason is the lack of productivity from players who should be producing. Bradley and Geovanny Soto, (lets hope the Cubs have a clip-service so you guys read ...
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