Cubs Being the Cubs
Well, after 100 years of relative futility you think the Chicago Cubs would be coming out of the gates hungry to win and prove they can be a force to be reckoned with in Major League Baseball. Instead they have come out and sputtered in their first 2 games against a key division rival.Initial analysis would suggest that they are picking up where they left off last year with minimal run support for starting pitching and stranding runners throughout the game. On paper this team is built to dominate a weak NL Central but in reality they just don't seem to live up to expectations, excluding a handful of players. If they don't start playing with some fire, fans will soon begin to think that this team just has no fire in their belly and are content going through the motions.
The average rabid Cubs fan does have to keep in mind that most of these players haven't suffered through the years of frustration that we have gone through following this team and may not understand when fans become pessimistic and upset. But the players also need to remember that they are out there putting a product on the field for the entertainment of the fans and one begins to wonder if they are giving it their all. I have no doubt that there are competitors on this team, but sometimes I wonder if they are out-weighed by those who are "just happy to be here."
I know the season just started, and believe it or not, I still think this team is going to pull it together, but it is tough to watch them struggle, yet again right at the beginning. I am considering putting together a separate blog for this year's Cubs team as a way to celebrate and commiserate the, no doubt, roller coaster ride this team will be putting us through this year. I will let you know where to find it once I put it together.
Go Cubs Go
posted by Heath @ 4:50 PM
1 Comments:
Good idea.
I feel for you. Many people picked the Tigers to meet the Cubs in the World Series. After two games, they are both 0-2. Agh!
The Tigers are so solid offensively (don't ask about yesterday's zero runs ... who knows!), as well as their starting pitching, but their relief pitching (middle) stink. I heard that they might be pulling a starting pitcher up from the minors to act as a relief pitcher this year, then once Rodney and Zumya get healthy, that pitcher can go back to the minors, starting again.
It's a long season. Just remember the Yankees last year. They started out terribly, then ended up making the playoffs.
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