The Cubs are struggling with only 57 wins this year and a below .500 season but are slowly improving the offense is the key for most of those wins this year and there's good reason for that with guys like :

Lance Johnson(.289,22 doubles,4 triples,7 homers,34 rbi's,and 48 steals)

2B Damion Easley(.264,26doubles,1 triple,14 homers,43 rbi's,and 11 steals)

RF Derek Bell(.258,24doubles,2 triples,19 homers,43 rbi's,and 24 steals)

RF Orlando Merced(.304,44 doubles,1 triple,10 homers,38 rbi's,and 4 steals)

RF Brian Jordan(.248,16 doubles,1 triple,16 homers,46 rbi's,and 21 steals)

LF Tony Phillips(.265,24 doubles,12 homers,41 rbi's,and 2 steals)

1B Andres Galarraga(.271,11 doubles,12 homers,30 rbi's,and 2 steals)

3B Ed Sprague(.278,12 doubles,9 homers,25 rbi's)

3B Bj Surhoff(.304,11 doubles,5 homers,13 rbi's)

C Mike Hubbard and Greg Myers combined for(.240,30 doubles,14 homers,48 rbi's,and 7 steals)

There is more guys like Mark McGwire on the Cubs but he has been traded to the Braves in a deal for Tino Martinez and Carlos Perez.The pitching plain out stinks except P Marino Riveria has done a decent job since coming to Wriggley.....