Paul Sullivan, of the Chicago Tribune, released an article today for what he considers are the five keys to making it happen. Below is a quick summary of his five and then I give my five keys to making it happen (my non obvious keys).Paul Sullivan:
- Feeling at home on the road. This seems obvious as the Cubs are 20-26 on the road. The big series coming up, July 28-31 in Milwaukee.
- Fukudome Factor. Paul believes that Fuku's current slump is due to time off and Alfonso Soriano and possibly his current position in lineup.
- Getting Marmol's mind right. As Jumbo mentioned in a previous post regarding the all star game. Maybe the all star game is what he needed.
- Keeping Marquis in groove. Marquis will have his third start in 26 days on Tuesday night. A key is keeping him rested and focus.
- Staying Focused. Pinella has to keep the team focused as it gets better and better and closer to October.
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- Pitching Strikes. Keeping the walks down is key.
- Not over-pitching. The Cubs have a strong record and being healthy in September and October is key for the pitching staff.
- Small Ball. While we can hit the crap out of the ball. It will be key to see some more base stealing and hit-n-runs. These lead to easy runs.
- Minimizing Runners Left in Scoring Position. Jumbo's greatest hate in life. Leaving cubbies on base when they were there with 0 or 1 out.
- Kerry Wood. We will have more 1 or 2 run games in the 9th. His ability to continue to pitch as he has is KEY.
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