As if the Cubs didn't have enough injury problems, Mark Prior took a line drive off his pitching elbow yesterday. An MRI showed a slight break and he'll miss 6-8 weeks.
With Kerry Wood also out, the rotation now has Carlos Zambrano, Greg Maddux, Glendon Rusch, Sergio "Meatball" Mitre, and probably Jon Leicester, who is currently at Iowa.
Other than Zambrano, nobody really scares you. Maddux is still good when he's good, but he's showing signs of age, and Rusch has been pretty dependable. Meatball actually had a good showing against Houston the other day, but who doesn't look good at home against the Astros, which are 3-22 on the road? Leicester got set down after the Mets drilled him a few weeks ago.
In other news, the Cubs helped their bullpen by trading arsonist and malcontent LaTroy Hawkins to the Giants for a case of beer and a bag of chips. The beer's warm and the chips are stale, but it's still a good deal for the Cubs.
The offense has picked up the last couple of days, once the hitters were reminded that the rules don't say you have to swing at every pitch. Derrek Lee is still on fire. He had back-to-back two home run games Friday and Saturday and may be the leader in all three triple crown categories in the NL going into Sunday.
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