This is getting ridiculous Cubs
Ok Jim Hendry. I see what you're trying to do. You want to keep all of the terrible players the Cubs have who won't/shouldn't be around next year to make Dusty look terrible. You're quite the fox. Although I hate you and you should have no job next year.
So today's reason Dusty shouldn't be around next year? Last night's game. I don't even know where to begin. Ok, first. 4 errors in one baseball game. That is a solid defensive effort. There's no reason to practice when you're fundamentally sound enough to make 4 errors in one game. The Pirates only made one error. It's obvious why they're in the bottom of the NL central.
Second: LOSING THE SERIES TO THE PIRATES. There are approximately 3 teams that have worse records than the Cubs right now. Notice how I didn't say there are three teams worse than the Cubs. The Royals are probably the only actual team worse than the Cubs. My proof? Well the Pirates are kicking our ass right now. And the D-Rays play in the AL. Hell, The Royals do too, and as good as the AL central is, the Royals, as terrible as they seem, may just be able to beat this 'team' called the Cubs.
Third: Pinch-hitting John Mabry for Carlos Zambrano. Z is a much more feared hitter than Mabry if for no other reason than he can actually turn around a fastball. But enough speculation about who's better, the result? Mabry struck out. I doubt Carlos could have done that, it takes a 'professional hitter' or, as I saw in one article today, a 'super sub'. At least Mabry didn't start.
Fourth: Bullpen management. We took the lead in the top of the 11th. On Monday night, Baker said he pitched Dempster just so he'd be ready in case we 'needed' him for Tuesday. I scoffed at the idea that the Cubs would be in an actual save situation against a team as great as the Pirates, but sure enough, on Tuesday night, there the opportunity for a save was. So, no big deal, the 4th error in the game by Freddy Bynum (he's not even as good defensively as Neifi) and the Cubs walk the bases loaded to try to save the game. Well, maybe when you walk the bases loaded, you should try to, you know, not walk the next guy to lose the game.
So Dusty can't use Dempster unless it's a save situation, or if he needs to get him out there once a week so he's 'fresh' for any saves we need blown, but Howry can pitch 5 of 6 days?
I have other reasons about the game last night, but I'll stop. I would, however, like to point out the huge mistake Len Kasper made in announcing the game last night. I think I was watching in the 7th, when the Cubs took the lead. Kasper said that the walks were really helping the Cubs because everyone who had walked had scored. How dare he say that? Doesn't he know walks are meaningless? He is ruining all of the work Dusty has spent years on trying to instill that walks don't help you win games. Unless of course you can take a walk with the bases loaded to end a game.
So today's reason Dusty shouldn't be around next year? Last night's game. I don't even know where to begin. Ok, first. 4 errors in one baseball game. That is a solid defensive effort. There's no reason to practice when you're fundamentally sound enough to make 4 errors in one game. The Pirates only made one error. It's obvious why they're in the bottom of the NL central.
Second: LOSING THE SERIES TO THE PIRATES. There are approximately 3 teams that have worse records than the Cubs right now. Notice how I didn't say there are three teams worse than the Cubs. The Royals are probably the only actual team worse than the Cubs. My proof? Well the Pirates are kicking our ass right now. And the D-Rays play in the AL. Hell, The Royals do too, and as good as the AL central is, the Royals, as terrible as they seem, may just be able to beat this 'team' called the Cubs.
Third: Pinch-hitting John Mabry for Carlos Zambrano. Z is a much more feared hitter than Mabry if for no other reason than he can actually turn around a fastball. But enough speculation about who's better, the result? Mabry struck out. I doubt Carlos could have done that, it takes a 'professional hitter' or, as I saw in one article today, a 'super sub'. At least Mabry didn't start.
Fourth: Bullpen management. We took the lead in the top of the 11th. On Monday night, Baker said he pitched Dempster just so he'd be ready in case we 'needed' him for Tuesday. I scoffed at the idea that the Cubs would be in an actual save situation against a team as great as the Pirates, but sure enough, on Tuesday night, there the opportunity for a save was. So, no big deal, the 4th error in the game by Freddy Bynum (he's not even as good defensively as Neifi) and the Cubs walk the bases loaded to try to save the game. Well, maybe when you walk the bases loaded, you should try to, you know, not walk the next guy to lose the game.
So Dusty can't use Dempster unless it's a save situation, or if he needs to get him out there once a week so he's 'fresh' for any saves we need blown, but Howry can pitch 5 of 6 days?
I have other reasons about the game last night, but I'll stop. I would, however, like to point out the huge mistake Len Kasper made in announcing the game last night. I think I was watching in the 7th, when the Cubs took the lead. Kasper said that the walks were really helping the Cubs because everyone who had walked had scored. How dare he say that? Doesn't he know walks are meaningless? He is ruining all of the work Dusty has spent years on trying to instill that walks don't help you win games. Unless of course you can take a walk with the bases loaded to end a game.
posted by Jtrouble at 8:28 AM
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