El Hijo's recap; good excuse for no updates

This marks El Hijo's first post in a week.
Now, this honestly can't be attributed to the predictable malaise that sets in the first month or so after a blogger gets going. No, he has a good excuse.
El Hijo ran off and got married last weekend to his longtime galpal.
So, let's recap the past week in Cubs news:
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The Cubs managed to split the 4-game series in San Francisco.
That led them into St. Louis with a 2.5-game lead for a huge weekend series.
There, the Cubs took 2 of 3. Although Kerry Wood gave up three runs in the 9th on Saturday to hand the Cards a 5-4 win, the Cubs were perhaps fortunate to win on Friday, thanks to some questionable strike calls in favor of Wood against Troy Glaus. On Sunday, Sean Marshall turned in his best start to date and the Cubs' bats came alive in a 7-1 win.
They entered this week with a 3.5-game lead over both St. Louis and Milwaukee.
The Brewers shook things up on Monday, finalizing a trade for plus-sized Cleveland lefty C.C. Sabathia, which seemed to shift the balance of power in the Central...