This past weekend it looked like things were finally going to start getting better for the Cubs. They played very well in a 4 game weekend series against the Brewers, winning 3 of 4 and scoring a lot of runs while doing so. We also knew that finally for the first time since April we would have all of our guys back from injury. Aramis Ramirez would make the lineup whole, Reed Johnson would provide depth off the bench and Guzman could shore up the bullpen. Thing were looking up..... right?

Well for one day they may have been anyway. Tuesday we learned that Ryan Dempster broke his toe during a game winning celebration and will miss 3 to 4 weeks. For now the Cubs have plugged his spot in the rotation with Kevin Hart, a guy who has never made a big league start and who has look pretty bad out of the bullpen. The Cubs anemic offense also showed back up on Tuesday scoring just one run and ruining a good pitching performance by Carlos Zambrano.

Now to top everything off today, Geovany Soto has been scratched from the lineup with an oblique strain. The Cubs say he will be re-examined Friday. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, with 4 games in 3 days this weekend, if Soto isn't ready to go right away, the Cubs may be forced to bring up Steve Clevenger or Chris Robinson from Iowa to take Soto's spot.

I'm not sure what else could go wrong this year, I'm sure something else could and will so I won't speculate, but wow.... life as a Cubs fan really sucks sometimes.


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