4/10/08 @ Pirates; W 7-3; (6-3)

Five game win streak....Cincinnati and San Francisco did their job....Cubs are second place in the division only half game out of first.

I had a discussion earlier this year with fellow Cub fan Matt Snyder about second base. He really likes DeRosa and I am a big Fontenot fan. I paid a little more attention to DeRosa after that, and as previous entries have shown, he has played exceptional. Mike Fontenot has been a great hitter off the bench, and last night he got his first start. He didn't let me down. Two for five with a two run homer in his first start. Just like when Reed Johnson had a chance to play and excelled, it will be interesting to see what Lou does as a starting lineup tonight.

Another guy I have to mention is Geovany Soto. He keeps playing like this and he will give the Cubs two legitimate rookie of the year candidates, Fukudome being the other. He hit his second home run of the season last night on his way to four for five, raising his average to .333, all while catching 36 innings in three games! Maybe I don't pay enough attention to the whole roster during spring training, but I didn't see this coming. If Soriano can get untracked, we have a first six in the lineup that is pretty impressive.

Thanks to CBS Sportsline for these notes. This is our longest winning streak since we got to seven in a row last June. We have as many extra inning wins as we did all last year! We hadn't won two extra inning road games in a row since 1927. I hope that isn't the only once in a lifetime accomplishment of this year!