Cubs show potential in 16-4 clout over Seatte.
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Much work still has to be done leading up to April 1. The players look to finally be getting into good shape. Everyone is keeping their eye on Mark Prior and Kerry Wood day-to-day. It's only a matter time until the duo rediscover their magic on the mound. Monday was definitely a productive day as the Chicago Cubs busted out the big bats against the Seattle Mariners. It was pretty much a done deal after a 10-run inning which was tapped off by a solo homer by Soriano then an RBI single from Lee, a 2-run blast by Ramirez followed by about half a dozen more hits. I like to see the offense functioning at full force because they'll need this kind of run scoring during the season.
Other notable positive points of the game yesterday was Michael Barrett's two homeruns. He delivered with big hits last year and I think with more runners on base in 2007 he be able to manufacture at least 20 extra RBIs. His efforts shouldn't be wasted with Soriano, Lee, and Ramirez batting in front of him. The pitching was decent as Wade Miller threw 3.3 innings and allowed 3 earned runs on 6 hits. Neal Cotts came on later and pitched 2 scoreless innings and fanned 2 batters. Today let's see if the Cubs can do more of the same as they travel to Tucson to play the Rockies.
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