(Feel free to delete if necessary, no problem. But as I posted the previous day's game thread and the CUBS won... what the heck) This will be the final game played in major league baseball. Before this year's all star break. CUBS are 39-49 and 9.5 games behind Dusty Baker's Reds. CUBS can earn a 5-2 road trip with a win today, and will start a 10-game homestand after the all star break. Carlos Silva (9-2, 2.96) might have a lingering sore calf muscle, but says he is good to go. Hope so! Carlos might be extra motivated since he did not make the all star team. http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f11/coldsteel73/silva.jpg Vicente Padilla (3-2, 4.72) is expected to be his pitching opponent. Vicente has been very good past few starts. http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f11/coldsteel73/padilla.jpg CUBS will be featured on ESPN's sunday night baseball 3 straight weeks starting tonight. For those of us who enjoy the dulcet tones and incisive wit of baseball luminary Joseph Morgan, this will be a fabulous treat! http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f11/coldsteel73/donkeys.jpg