The Turning Point

I was forced to listen to the game on WGN radio (thanks again MLB.tv) so I can't tell you much about the game other than our beloved Cubbies eeked out a 4-3 victory over the hated Cards and Ron Santo is the funniest Cubs announcer since the Great Harry Carey.

Ryan Dempster notched his 17th save by getting Albert Poo-Holes to ground out with a runner on in the 9th. Big Z picked up his N.L. leading 13th win despite, according to Santo, "not looking good".

Unfortunately, both the Brew Crew and the Fathers won so the Lovable Ones didn't gain any ground. The Cubs remain 3 games behind the Brewers in the N.L. Central and just 1.5 games out of the Wild Card.

The Cubs are now 30-15 since June 2, the day of Sweet Lou's infamous meltdown, and have the best record in baseball since that day (Detroit is second at 28-16). The Cubbies were 7.5 out of the Central lead and a full 9 games out of the wildcard on the day Sweet Lou went loco. Can you say turning point in the season?