Season undereway

12 games into the 2009 season, the Chicago Cubs have gotten off to a solid start.  They Are 8-4 and lead the National League Central Division.  The Cubs have taken 7 of their last 10 games.  Solid Pitching has been key with healthy starts from Carlos Zambrano, Rich Harden, and Ted Lilly.  Even though the ivy has yet to bloom, the Cubs' bats have been scoring a collective 66 runs so far with 16 of them coming as home runs.  This has them tied for third in in the National League with long balls.