I agree with the point you're trying to make here. That [work]week in the 2007 season, that started on Monday with the game against the Rockies in which Howry and Eyre gave up what was a fairly comfortable lead and then the Cubs pulled off a nailbiting comeback against Fuentes in the 9th, and ended on Friday with the Ramirez miracle you mentioned, was the point at which the 2007 team caught fire and pushed beyond middling around at .500 and they went on to win, I think, 17 of 18 of their next 25 after that. The problem is that the 2007 team had all the pieces and for the most part, those pieces were performing as expected - "expected" was simply below the Brewers at the time (who were, to be fair, playing out of their minds). This year, you've got nearly the entire lineup hitting below .250 and the team's most productive hitter is missing for probably another 3 weeks at least. I don't think one thrilling, exhilarating game can change that and set off every needed fire at once.