I was going to make a snarky comment about Kerry Wood‘s blister the other day, but I decided I was already looking for the worst. But now he might missing his next start due to the blister.

The offense finally broke out, and as pathetic as it’s been, Sosa‘s doing just fine with five homers already. Hope the Cubs can take the rest of the series from the Pirates. As I’ve said before, the Pirates are one of the Central teams the Cubs need to take care of to compete for the wild card, let alone the division.

But looking at the longer-term picture, Mark Prior could be a solid starter for years to come, and perhaps a bona fide ace. Corey Patterson is delivering on his promise, and Bobby Hill will be ready to take over at second base year. As exciting as last year was and this year could be, the big deal about the Cubs is still the future, as in the No. 1 farm system according to Baseball America.