Both teams helped eachother out over the weekend, the Cubs are starting to rise a little, and the Sox are looking to put together a run.

We’ll start with those Cubs:

The Good

Derrek Lee continues to rake at the dish, Geo Soto hit a homer, and overall this offense is looking like it’s clicking. Randy Wells got his first career victory, pitching extremely well into the seventh, and that Jake Fox guy can hit a little. His defense at third was not terrible, either. Milton Bradley also got two hits in three at bats, and all of the bats look quicker, which is pretty amazing this time of year. Ascanio, Marshall and Gregg all got the job done too, a solid overall performance.

The Bad

Boy, Fonzi still has yet to join the party really, and it looks like that injury is a lot worse than everyone thinks it is. Good news is that with all the bats going, Lou is freed up to sit Sori this week, giving him a much needed rest. Angel Guzman is also on the DL with tightness, the 15-day variety, which isn’t too good. He is probably the most stable penmate right now. I don’t really trust anyone else out of that bullpen like I trust Angel, but this stretch will be a good test.

The Misc.

Can we stop with the DeRo love? It’s annoying. He played two years here and got standing O’s all series long. I liked him, but COME ON!

Southside:

The Good

Boy, Mark Buehrle continues to deal on the mound. Seven very strong innings and he has 7 wins on a bad Sox team. That’s solid. Linebrink didn’t blow chunks, Scotty Po continues his rise to mediocrity that will no doubt make him a legend again, and Beckham went 2-3. Bobby Jenks, while still fat, is very effective, and the Sox are putting something together it seems.

The Bad

Linebrink is getting hit hard. He threw hard and if not for that line drive being right at someone, fans would be calling for the dude’s head. The Sox also won the game, which is still fooling fans into thinking that they can compete this year. It’s a lie, guys, this team will do very very well in the future, but not this year.

The Misc.

Buehrle is 19-6 in interleague in his career, and for my bet, he will probably get closer to 300 wins than most people think. He just knows how to pitch.