December 18, 2009 was a day that saw many Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs fans mutually happy. A majority of Cubs fans were happy to see Milton Bradley go and many Mariners fans were elated to accept him for what they considered to be a cancerous Silva.

In fact, a Seattle Times poll asked fans what they thought of the trade. An astounding 11,022 (93%) voters said, "Yes" it was a good deal back in December. That was compared to 822 (7%) that thought it was a bad move.

To this point Silva has been a sparkling gem to an otherwise dull season start. Currently he is the only Cubs starter that has a winning record. At 8-0 he has the best start to a season since Ken Holtzman went 9-0 in 1967. My father was 8.

Silva has a legitimate shot at being the only Cubs player to make the All-Star game, but that might not be the only great moment of his season. June 22-24 the Cubs play a series at Safeco Field and it's looking as if Silva will have a shot at pitching against the club and fans that couldn't wait to see him leave on June 24th.