Let Baseball Season Begin Already

Finally, the baseball buzz is heating up here in Chicago. I hate the time between the end of football and the beginning of baseball. Especialy this year. I stopped watching Bulls game over a month ago, for obvious reasons- like their absolute suckage causing my eyes to bleed. And as for the Blackhawks and the NHL (RIP), I have been trying to get back into them this year, and the Hawks look like they have a good future ahead of them, but I'm still not to the point of being a raging hockey follower.

But as for the Cubbies, still no Brian Roberts, who knows when or if that deal will ever be made. Originally I didn't really want Roberts and was kind of wishing the Cubs would push for Bedard because he would totally dominate in the NL Central, but obviously that didn't happen. However, I want Roberts now. Not because I think DeRosa wouldn't be good as the everyday second baseman, but mainly so they would have a reason to get Soriano out of th leadoff spot. The leadoff homeruns are nice and everything, but he has no business being in that spot in the lineup, swinging at the first pitch. Plus, if anyone were to get injured in the infield, you have DeRosa there to fill in instead of Ronny Cedeno or whatever hodgepodge of mediocre infielders that the Cubs are so notorious for always having.

As for the pitching, the bullpen seems like it is going to be pretty solid, no matter who they pick for the closer's role.  The rotation worries me a little bit because I keep having this pessimistic feeling that Ted Lilly isn't going to be as clutch as he was last year, and Carlos Zambrano seems to be losing his mind and control on the mound more and more each year.

The NL Central is defintely winnable either way. The Brewers will give some competition but I don't think their rotation matches up with the Cubs. The Cardinals seem like they will probably go into the tank, but they always seem to be in the mix for some reason. I would still feel a little bit better if Jim Hendry made a couple more moves before the start of the season (Center field, for example because I'm just assuming that Felix Pie is the next Corey Patterson). but I guess we'll just have to wait and see.