Yahoo! Sports - MLB - No Nomar, no offense?
The interesting thing about this column is that it is written by Ryne Sandberg. While it doesn't provide any earth-shattering analysis or predictions, I think it's cool that Rhino has found gainful employment. :-)

The injury to Nomar Garciaparra is a big blow to the Chicago Cubs.

Nomar was swinging one of the hottest bats in the spring, and the Cubs were counting on him to contribute out of the three spot in the lineup all year long. Also, with this season being his contract year, I felt he would get back to his superstar status on the field.

In all likelihood, Garciaparra – despite his cold start to the season with a .157 average – was going to be an All-Star this year. Now, the Cubs may have to play the rest of the season without their starting shortstop.

Garciaparra suffered a torn left groin on Wednesday and is expected to miss at least two to three months. But any groin injury is very difficult to come back from during a season. There are so many movements on the baseball field that can affect that area of the body. Sometimes a groin injury, especially a groin tear like Garciaparra's, can last for more than a year.

The Cubs still could have a good offense with Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez and Jeromy Burnitz in the heart of the lineup, and Hairston has a chance to add a spark in the leadoff spot when he's playing second base. But even if the rest of the team stays healthy and the starting rotation pitches up to its ability, it'll be tough for the Cubs to ease the pain of losing their starting shortstop for most of the season.

Damn, I will miss Nomar. This really sucks.