- Carlos Silva with the best start a Cubs pitcher has had since the beginning of time.
- The Braves are one of the hottest teams in baseball.
- The Mets are 22-9 at home.
- Galarraga came one out away from a perfect game and still recorded what would’ve been 28 outs in a perfect world.
- It would’ve been the third perfect game thrown this season.
- The Baltimore Orioles were the first team to fire their manager this season.
- Carlos Silva is 8-0!
- Zambrano starts a record of consecutive Cubs Opening Days, moved to pen, then back to rotation all BEFORE June.
- Schilling has hardly said anything controversial this season.
- Griffey Jr. retires during the season instead of waiting until the off-season.
- Jimenez of the Rockies leads the majors in wins (11) and ERA (0.93)
- Robinson Cano is hitting .363
- The Rays own the best winning percentage in the majors at .649
- The Reds holding strong in the NL Central at 33-25, .5 games behind the Cards and 6.5 games up on the third place Cubs.
- The PIRATES are 12-6 in one-run games. The PIRATES.
- Dontrelle Willis is a D’back. How is he not the Tigers’ own long time dominator he was supposed to be?
- I actually watched about 10 minutes worth of the MLB draft. I guess that’s something.
- Ted Lilly is 1-5. Leading the club at 8-0? Flipping CARLOS SILVA!!!
- The Blackhawks are in the Stanley Cup finals. WHAT?!?
- Seriously. That Carlos. Unreal.
This season has been full of surprises. Some more unfortunate than others. Most unfortunate: Griffey. Next: Lilly. Least unfortunate: Silva leading the club in wins and being the man. Someone tell the Reds that’ll be enough out of them please. I mean, really. Go Cubs Go! Let’s start surprising some folks and move our way on up the NL Central standings!
Prose and Ivy 
Carlos Silva has definately been a surprise for the Cubs. And he pitched well enough to get another win against the Sox, but our offense decided not to show up.