Chaotic Cardiac Cubby
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by user Demonboy
As a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, there have been many brutal years. But none more brutal than what is going on this year. During this past off season, the signings of Bob Howry and Scott Eyre to strengthen the bullpen, the outfield additions of Juan Pierre and Jacque Jones gave us loyal fans a glimmer of hope.
However, this is not the case today. They have gone from the hopeful to the hopeless. They have a manager that is a players manager. He puts players in the lineup that should only be bench players – like Neifi Perez. Ramirez is constantly swinging for the fences, Pierre is batting in the low .250’s, no one knows how to take a walk or run a pitch count up. The Cubs have 164 team BB’s vs 347 team K’s, batting an awful .257 as a team with only a .309 team OBP!
With the exception of Maddux and Zambrano, the pitching staff is a joke. Will someone please tell me why Rusch was even resigned?
The 2006 Detroit Tigers are basically the same team they were in 2003 when they lost 119 games (with the exception of a few players but the root of the team is still there). However, right now they (Tigers) have the best record in all of baseball. What’s changed? The coaching staff! They have a manager (Leyland) that not only is accountable, but also teaches how to win. He (Leyland) is also not afraid to show emotion when things get out of control – unlike Mr. Toothpick in a rock!
In order for the Cubs to be a contender, the whole coaching staff must go! From Dusty Baker to special assistant Sonny Jackson. The philosophy that they are instilling into the players just is not working nor do they seem to care.
Date
Mon 06/19/06, 11:46 am EST
