Mark McGwire is still among the league leaders in home runs, despite pitchers working around him. He has a league-leading 36 walks in his first 28 games. It's such a relief and what a difference a year makes,'' says first baseman Mark Grace. The Cubs bullpen has been doing well, and now there's talk of trading Terry Adams, the closer of the future. You can tell the Cubs haven't been to the postseason in a while.
Deep bullpens are what win in the postseason.
The Cubs better hang on to what they have. They have a good chance to win the NL East. Cincinnati - Outfielder Jon Nunnally makes the catch of the season over the weekend in Milwaukee. He was on a dead sprint toward the outfield fence. Plays like that give the Reds hope as contender.