This has to be the biggest news for anyone that cares deeply about baseball and the least important news to absolutely everyone else.

And even those that care deeply about baseball, like myself, may be completely uninterested.

Anyone that knows me, or that has had a 10-30 second conversation with me on the topic of drafts, knows that there is nothing I despise on television more than draft coverage. Or selection shows. Or lotteries. It’s such a waste of time. Why spend an hour (or 24+ for the football draft) watching when you can read who each team took at any time during or after.

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May is here? I can hit again. (AP Photo)

It was a day of firsts for the Cubs on Sunday. The cubs landed their first one-run win, their first season sweep, and their first night over .500 since the fifth game of the year.

The cubs attacked the Nationals bullpen, blowing closer Chad Cordero’s save in the 9th, and winning it with a string of hits in the 10th.

It seems the arrival of May has sparked this Cubs team. The pitching has been surprisingly fine, and Ted Lilly and Jason Marquis are holding their own.

The awakening has also been spurred by Alfonso Soriano, who was told May arrived and so he decided to hit. He had no homers and one RBI in all of April. He already has two homers and four RBIs in May.

Part of his solution may have been the switch back to left. I thought it was funny that Soriano wanted to play second base for the Nationals last year, but they moved him to the outfield. Then Soriano wanted to play outfield for the Cubs this year, and ended up playing second base to end the game against, who else? The Nationals.

But I digress. It’s hard to pinpoint how much Soriano’s “happiness,” if you will, could be affected his hitting. Perhaps the better word would be “comfort.” He’s more relaxed in the field and it’s translating during his at bats.

The Brewers also scored a win yesterday…against an equally atrocious team in the Pirates. This will be an exciting season for the Cubs and the Brewers, who will probably be battling all the while.

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: The key to the Brewers season is Ben Sheets. If he remains healthy, the Brewers will probably take the division. The key for the Cubs is the bullpen. The Cubs offense will put up the runs; can the bullpen hold the lead?

Time will tell.

Just, out.