Welcome back. Last time, we covered a five game road trip in which the Cubs won three games. Given that the opposition was the Braves and Marlins, that’s a pretty good trip. Alas, the baseball gods didn’t do the Cubs any favor. They actually dropped another 1½ games in the standings and were now in third place and four and a half games out. The Cubs had lost their starting center fielder in Corey Patterson. With Troy O’Leary and Tom Goodwin on the bench there was outfield depth, but Patterson was one of the more productive hitters on the team.
Cubs Historical Heroes and Goats: 2003, part 18
