And the world, once again, falls into perfect balance

Just as the sun rises in the east, trees grow green and birds sing, nature has righted itself to maintain a natural balance.

Just 10 days removed from mathematically proving the Cubs would win the 2008 World Series, baseball's supernatural powers corrected things in the form of Jeff Bennett pitch that broke Alfonso Soriano's hand. He could miss six weeks.

For Cubs fans, this is a real bummer.

"That's a real bummer," said Chicago starter Ryan Dempster.

Dempster is Canadian. Betcha didn't know that.