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A lot of baseball fans and analyst are already giving the championship to the Cubs, but what you don’t hear in the latest baseball news is that they have been sliding for a while. The latest baseball news talk about how great the Cubs pitching is and how they have the best hitting, but if you take a closer look you might be able to see all the kinks in their armor. During baseball spring training and the first third of the season Chicago was overtaken by Fukudome. He put on quite a show during this time, but go ahead and find out what his average has been since—I would be shocked it its above .200. Another thing that you won’t hear in the latest baseball news is how much Dereck Lee has been struggling all season long and even worse with runners in scoring position. He is supposed to be the heart of the Cub offense and as of right now it needs a crash cart. In addition, did anyone notice how well the Cubs played without Soriano? They barely played .500 ball which is not indicative of a championship team. Finally, the latest baseball news on the Cubs bullpen is not too good. Kerry Wood and Marmol have been less then spectacular and both of them have been hit pretty hard lately—even the outs hurt. The Cubs might have had a great first half, but they are stumbling their way to the end and if it translates into the playoffs, the latest baseball news will be just like last years: Wait till next year.