Chicago Cubs outfielders Micah Hoffpauir, left, Milton Bradley, right, and Kosuke Fukudome, back, celebrate after the Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 in a baseball game in Chicago, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

Chicago Cubs outfielders Micah Hoffpauir, left, Milton Bradley, right, and Kosuke Fukudome, back, celebrate after the Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 in a baseball game in Chicago, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009.

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  1. Chicago Cubs outfielders Micah Hoffpauir, left, Milton Bradley, right, and Kosuke Fukudome, back, celebrate after the Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 in a baseball game in Chicago, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009.
  2. Chicago Cubs right fielder Kosuke Fukudome, lower left, watches as a ball hit by St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday sails over the outfield fence for a walkoff home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in St. Louis. The Cardinals won 3-2.
  3. Chicago Cubs' Kosuke Fukudome is greeted in the dugout after he scored on a double by Jeff Baker off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Kevin Hart during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
  4. Chicago Cubs' Kosuke Fukudome hits a double off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Kevin Hart during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
  5. Chicago Cubs' Sam Fuld scores against the San Francisco Giants' in the sixth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, in San Francisco. Fuld scored on a hit by Kosuke Fukudome.
  6. San Francisco Giants left fielder Eugenio Velez, right, gets wrapped around Chicago Cubs' Kosuke Fukudome, left, while turning a double play during the first inning of their baseball game in San Francisco, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009.
  7. Chicago Cubs' Sam Fuld celebrates with third base coach Mike Quade after hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Arizona won 5-2.
  8. Chicago Cubs' left fielder So Taguchi watches Arizona Diamondbacks' Chris Young's three RBI home run in the fourth inning during a baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Arizona won 5-2.
  9. Arizona Diamondbacks' catcher Miguel Montero, left, tags out Chicago Cubs' Sam Fuld during a rundown between home plate and third base in the third inning of a baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Arizona won 5-2.
  10. Chicago Cubs' left fielder So Taguchi drops a fly ball hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' Chad Tracy in the third inning during a baseball game against the at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  11. Chicago Cubs starter Ryan Dempster delivers a pitch in the first inning during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  12. Chicago Cubs closer Carlos Marmol, left, celebrates with catcher Geovany Soto after they defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 in a baseball game in Chicago, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009.
  13. Cincinnati Reds' Brandon Phillips, right, is congratulated by manager Dusty Baker, left, after the Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 in a baseball game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Cincinnati.
  14. Cincinnati Reds Scott Rolen, left, slides safely into third past Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Andy LaRouche, right, for a RBI-triple in the fifth inning during a baseball game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Cincinnati. The Reds won 6-0.
  15. Cincinnati Reds' Brandon Phillips, right, watches his RBI-double off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Donnie Veal in the fifth inning during a baseball game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Cincinnati. Pirates catcher Robinson Diaz, left, looks on. The Reds won 6-0.
  16. Cincinnati Reds third base coach Mark Berry drops to the ground while dodging a line drive foul ball from Reds' batter Brandon Phillips in the third inning during a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Cincinnati.

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