People can talk about the Cards being the Cubs big competition, but the fact is The Brewers have been playing some great ball, where as the Cards are not only losing players at an alarming pace, but they have no days off left, plus they still have to play the Mets and Phils. The Cubs need to just keep the Crew close, as the Brewers have Atlanta, St Louis, and San Diego the last week and a half of the season, where we have the Pirates, Marlins, and Reds. The Brewers are looking more and more like the major threat, however, the Cubs main obstacle going into the home stretch will be themselves. Can they find one more hot streak? Does Lou need to do a little lineup tweaking? Maybe Soto can give us the same kind of lightening in a bottle that Pagan, Pie, and Fontenot did when they first came up. Has Kerry Wood saved up enough money for his involuntary early retirement?