1. The away record.

This has become more important because AL won the All-Star game so we will not have home field advantage for the World Series, however, for that to matter we have to get there. We have two big series’ @ MIL that will become important one of which is the last 3 games of our season. That away record needs to improve.

2. Fukudome.

I’m a little sad about Fukudome. He is not hitting as well as he has been in the past. He is not a home run hitter by any means, but he’s not even getting on base much anymore. He used to be patient and take alot of walks, but he hasn’t been lately. He needs to get those kinks worked out.

3. Marmol.

There is no getting to the World Series without the Marmol of old. He was a great pitcher and pitched strikeout after strikeout. He’s been having a lot of trouble as of late. Last Saturday he gave up a 5 run lead. He’s been handing out walks and hitting hitters with the balls. He did well in the All-Star Game. But can that continue?

4. Health.

With Soriano coming back soon, we are almost back up to full strength. And like any team, we are far better at full strength. We have to keep an eye on our heath. There was a rough patch recently where we had a couple of people out of service. We need to stay on top of the heath situation, this is possibly one of our strongest weaknesses. When we go down, we seem to go down fast.

5. The First Ten Games.

The first ten games coming out of this All-Star break could be make or break for Morale. Many teams give a good example what they are going to do in the first ten games of the Second Half. Let’s just take it one game at a time though… and this comes to my last one #6.

6. Relax

This team, although they are professionals, when they get agitated or frustrated they play poorly. Just as I think anyone would.

As I type this the game CHC @ HOU was resolved. The Houston Astros beat the Cubs 2-1. From here, we watch and root for the Cubs. At least I do! GO CUBS!