Show up or Shut UP

Today's game between the Phillies and the Cubs will be a big indicator of how the rest of the season will fare. Here's a few things to look for, in addition to (or instead of) the score.

1. Prior- was his last start a fluke, or were the first 3? I'm inlined to think he'll have a good outing.
2. Cub's offense- how will they respond to losing the last 3 games by one run? Will they show the patience they need, or show the frustration that they have. How many K's-BB's will we see? The cubs have been a bit more aggressive on the basepaths lately, trying to force the action, unfortunately, they've run into a couple outs at home and stranded a bunch at 2nd. Will they continue to try to move runners over, or completely rely on the long ball. I'm curious to see how many total bases lee will have vs. the rest of the team by the end of the year, heck, I'm curious about april. Lemme check on that.
3. Bullpen Management- a lot of this depends on Prior's effectiveness but how will dusty use the bullpen today. With Novoa's struggles wed. and Weurtz and Hawk's struggles yesterday, will What will dusty do?
4. Lineup- what will dusty do to get this lineup to succeed? Ramirez and Barret are both heating. How will he use this to their advantage today.... probably by resting them.

I don't know if saying " they've only played one month" is uplifting, or depressing, guess we'll see today.