Cautiously Optimistic...

Sure, the injury to Joe Borowski was a bad blow to the Cubs, but there are some reasons to be optimistic about the team so far this spring. For one, Kerry Wood will make a Cactus League start today, hopefully without any complications from his shoulder. Also, Mark Prior is at least throwing the ball right now, which is better than this time last year when he was, well doing nothing. Nomar is tearing the cover off the ball, and so are Ramirez, Lee, DuBois and even Burnitz looks good this spring. Jerry Hairston looks like he may prove to be a useful player after all, and Carlos Zambrano is an absolute stud. So, there you have it, no smart ass comments, no doom and gloom, just a shiny, happy summation of the Cubs spring so far. And you can pretty much read between the lines to see where the problems lie.