Here is how I look at the Cubs depending on my mood. Positive Younger, quicker, better defensively, better "baseball-smart" team, and pitching staff dominanting (consistent late inning bullpen, healthy Prior, Wood, Z and Maddux having a last hurrah. Hill / Guzman contributing) help team win alot of 5-3, 3-1 games. Negatives Big question mark at SS (rookie), LF (rookie), 2B (no D), RF ( 3 straight declining years). C defensively is suspect. Fragile pitching staff. is ARam motivated?, Will Dempster turn into a Borowski / Kolb?