What If?

The Cubs have won nine of their last ten games. As they approach the break for the All-Star Game and the half-way point for the season, their win-loss average has risen to .506. They remain in second place in the Central Division, 6.5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers.

At this point it becomes tempting to start playing "What If?" What if we sweep the all the games that remain to be played before the All-Star Game? What if we continue to perform come-from-behind mircles? What if the pitchers continue to improve, and what if everyone's batting average continues to rise?

But what if those things don't happen? The problem with the "What If?" game is that it makes predictions based on speculation. The best way to deal with all these possibilities is to forget them. We simply need to stay healthy and play the game the best we can.

That's all that Lou Piniella expects, and that's good enough for me.