Cub Wins Gold Glove

He deserves it and he got it. Derrek Lee has received his third Gold Glove Award. The tall first baseman with the sure eye and dexterous hands had to surpass a gathering of strong rivals, but he had the reach to do it.

During the 2007 season, Lee played in 147 games, gave up seven errors, and recorded a .994 fielding percentage. He won the award previously while with the Cubs in 2005 and with the Marlins in 2003.

Lee Returns

Carlos Zambrano is ready to take on the Cardinals tonight in St. Louis. Since June 6, Zambrano has a record of 7-2 and an ERA of 1.43. He has struck out 66 over 63 innings during the same period.

For tonight's game, Derrek Lee returns to the Cub lineup after serving a five-game suspension for a bit of trouble with Chris Young of the Padres. Lee is hitting .339 with 112 hits and 49 RBIs. The Cubs have dropped two games in a row during Lee's absense.

The game starts at 7:10 Central Time, with Rip Wells on the mound for the Cardinals.

Where's Lee?

The Cubs need Derrek Lee and so does the staff of New Moon. On Wednesday, Lee started serving his 5-day suspension for an altercation with a certain pitcher awhile back.

Some observers may find it trivial, but the entire staff of New Moon is playing fantasy baseball, and Derrek Lee is on our team. Not being privy to all the secrets in Chicago, we didn't know Lee would decide to start his suspension Wednesday.

It ain't right. It ain't fair. We're going to kick dirt at an umpire.