Cubs 20 Athletics 5

The Cubs absolutely destroyed the Oakland Athletics yesterday at HoHoKam. The sudden surge in runs scored is a good sign that the Cubbies are starting to gear it up for the nearing regular season. A total of eight Cubs had at least 2 two hits. Theriot started as the leadoff man in yesterday's game and went a perfect 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored 2 RBIs off of a single and the other off of a triple. Theriot also drew a walk. The next big surprise came from Paul Bako the "wanting" to be backup catcher. He went a perfect 4 for 4 with a solo home run that came in the ninth. His hit in the sixth inning gave the Cubs their ninth straight game with at least 10 hits. The only other home run in the game came from Derrek Lee who went 2 for 5 but left 5 runners on base. He has struggled this spring like he did much of last season. I don't know if his wrist is hurting him or what but if this continues we got to move him down in the lineup a few notches to give someone else a chance to step in and pick up his slack. Reed Johnson drove in 3 runs off of his 2 for 3 performance. He continues to battle hard for that center field position which I think in the end will be a platoon of him and Fukudome. Fukudome should be coming back to the Cubs sometime soon as he has been playing in the World Baseball Classic, which his home country Japan won last night. He didn't play in the game last night which makes me feel unsure on how well he will perform again this season.