Well I’m sure all the Cubs fans out there have heard that Alfonso Soriano was hit by a pitch in last nights game against the Atlanta Braves and will be out the disabled list for a while.  Soriano broke a finger on his left hand, and then finger will be in a splint for the next three weeks atleast.  Expect Soriano to be out until around August.

So what will the Cubs do now?  Start Mark DeRosa in left field and give Mike Fontenot that majority of the starts at second base?  What about giving Ronny Cedeno some time at second base?  Micah Hoffpauir looks to be the guy that will get called up to take Soriano’s spot on the roster and he can see some time at left field as well as first base and DH in the upcoming interleage matchups.

Another name to look out for would be Eric Patterson.  We could see Patterson being called up along with Hoffpauir and a reliver sent back down to the minor leagues as the Cubs will need an extra batagainst the Toronto Blue Jays this weekend.

Ryan Dempster tossed a complete game for the Chicago Cubs on Wedneday night as they defeated the Atlanta Braves by the score of 7-2.  The complete game by Dempster was the first complete game by a Cubs pitcher this season.  The complete game was huge because it saved the bullpen from having to pitch in the game.

The Cubs got out to a good start at Kosuke Fukudome hit a three run home run in the first inning to put the Cubs up 3-0.  The Cubs then got two runs in the second inning and two more runs in the third inning.  In the second inning, Ryan Theriot had a two run double and in the third inning both runs came on a rbi single by Jim Edmonds.

One bad thing from the game however is that Alfonso Soriano was hit a by a pitch on his left hand and the pitch actually fractured part of his fourth finger.  Soriano will more then likely be out for two to three weeks as he as to be able to squeeze his fist and fit the hand into his glove before he can make a return.  It really sucks to see Soriano get hurt as he was just starting to get into another groove and hitting the ball pretty good.

I would expect Micah Hoffpauir is already on his way to Chicago or he will be early in the morning.

So how will the Cubs do as Soriano is headed to the disable list once again?  Leave us a comment and let us know your opinion.

Cubs infielder Mark DeRosa has flown back to Chicago so they can run some more tests on his heart as he suffered an irregular heartbeat on Saturday while taking groundballs.  DeRosa says there is a possibility that he could have an out-patient surgery to take care of the problem.  He would rather do that then take medication for the problem.

We will keep you updated on the situation if we hear anything more.

Bad news tonight as Alfonso Soriano has hurt his right quad while attemping to run to third base tonight.  It’s uncertain how bad the injury is, but either way it is not good news.  Joe Morgan reported that the quad is a lot harder to rehab then a hamstring and it takes longer so I would expect Soriano to make a trip to the disabled list and the Cubs to call up Felix Pie or another relief pitcher.

We hope to have another update tonight once we hear how severe the injury is.  Pray Cubs fans!

Ryan Dempster has been placed on the disabled list retro-active to last Saturday.  To take his place Billy Petrick has been called up from West Tennessee like we mentioned earlier today.

In another move, Wade Miller was moved to the 60-day disabled list.  I don’t know why he just doesn’t get released.  He isn’t going to do anything for the Cubs other then take up a roster spot somewhere in the minors.