Cubs 3, Dodgers 1: Chicago Still Not Good, but Lucky

Well, in the end the Cubs were able to salvage some semblance of dignity on this latest road trip, using seven innings of one run ball, and a 4-4 day from Jake Fox to beat the Dodgers 3-1. Sigh. A 2-5 road trip. This is probably going to be the week that the Cubs playoff hopes for 2009 died. With the Cardinals winning 5-2 today, the Cubs are sitting eight games out with 40 to play, and there's not much to do but let the season play out. Wild card? Yeah, I don't think so. I see easily three really good-looking teams in front of the Cubs right now, and they don't look to fade. It's good to see the team show a bit of heart though. You got a real nice outing from Ryan Dempster today, holding the Dodgers to three hits over seven innings. What can you say? Dempster loves L.A., putting together almost a repeat performance of his May 30 outing against the Dodgers. Actually, given his now 6-3 career record against the Dodgers, it makes you wonder what the hell happened in the...