That should be the tagline for the Cubs. Put a little TM next to it if you will.

I'm going to go on the record before this post and say I have never been quick talk up Alfonso Soriano. Today, that will change.

It's been so strange the last few weeks that people have even turned it into a conspiracy. What is it? It's Kerry Wood's blister.

I have to admit that even in my mind, Kerry Wood and his persistent blister created a few moments of doubt in terms of sincerity. Given Woody's injury history and the Cubs' post-All-Star slide, it wouldn't be far-fetched to think the Cubs were hiding something.

But in an interview of ESPN Radio 1000, Wood says he's ready to close and that he would tell the team today that he...more

So today's 3:00 pm trade deadline has come and gone and there has only been silence from the Cubs' news wire.

And the question remains: is this a bad thing?

For the last week or so, Cubs fans have been under the impression that Jim Hendry was not going to be aggressively pursuing any particular trade; clearly that was correct. That doesn't mean, however, that the Cubs couldn't benefit from any roster moves. But that doesn't mean they needed to make them either.

It's tricky. The Cubs could very well...more

I knew that would work.

Back off, Brewers, the Cubs have proved they can take care of your pair of aces. That, or the bats are getting hot at the perfect time. Either way you look at it, one thing's for sure: it's time to go on a tear.

A three-game winning streak with three really solid wins is always the point in which you either go on a substantial roll or you can fall back into baseball anonymity. Not that a first place team ever leaves the spotlight, but that...more