This may very well be the year the Chicago Cubs turn the NL Central into a two team race.  For the last couple years, the St. Louis Cardinals have dominated the division, making the old rivalry a one-sided affair.  Yesterday’s game the Cubs made their comeback in the eighth inning, and did most of their damage by Michael Barrett’s grand-slam off of closer Jason Isringhausen.  This is what is great about baseball, with the power of hindsight, we can second guess Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa, and ask why wasn’t Braden Looper or a different reliever wasn’t in the game to start the eighth inning?  Isringhausen was not close to the plate the entire outing but was expected to record a six-out save.  Izzy though was well rested having not pitched the last couple of days.