The Cubs completed a four-game sweep of a team that by all accounts will be lucky to win 65 games. Soriano has feasted on subpar pitching and it seems that he has broken out of the career long slump that he was mired in.

Great, now do it against Philly.

Look, I’m encouraged by a few things, the explosive offense of the last game, the pen buckling down in games 1-3 (especially game 3), Lou finally managing, but I want to see it again, not just for a fleeting moment against the worst team in the majors.

Again, they still have wins, so a sweep is something to be happy about, but I’m by no means satisfied. Tomorrow we’ll look at what the Cubs need to do to win this thing, which all surprisingly falls into Lou’s lap.

Think about this, Carlos Zambrano walks 3 men in one inning, throws close to 40 pitches in that inning, has all sorts of control problems, has a misplayed ball (sorta) behind him, the ump is squeezing him a little, and the Cubs blew a chance at scoring runs in the first inning.

You’re saying meltdown?

I’m saying Nationals.

They are bad, and these two wins have been more about bad Natty pitching instead of clutch Cub hitting. These guys are as bad as Natty Ice, and about as well-marketed too.

I don’t know what to take from these two games, but, hey, a win is a win.