Back to the basics
So, once again, the Cubs are the worst team in the NL. Not only that, they're behind teams like the Pirates, who actually have about the same problems as the Cubs, except they have a lot of good young players. They're also way behind the Marlins, who started the season with only 3 players on their 25-man roster who weren't in AAA or lower at some point last season. Those same Marlins are now making a push for the wildcard. While I don't blame this entirely on Baker, I blame it on Hendry because the Marlins managed to trade away basically their entire team and build prospects, while Hendry would rather hang on to worthless losers (or at least underachievers ahem Jones, Pierre) than get young talent.
But anyways, here, again, is yet another reason why Dusty Baker should be fired. Not allowed to finish out the season. Fired. We're tied with the fucking Devil Rays. The Devil Rays have no coach that I know of (especially not one who is as 'big of a name' and 'good' as Dusty Baker. Of course, we all know he's not good. He's not even the absence of good. He's like a black hole, where baseball goes to die. But I digress.
Let's look at the game yesterday. On chicagosports.com they have two articles about yesterday. One is about how low the Cubs feel.
Oh, poor Cubs. They're making millions of dollars to go out and do shit. Literally, if they were taking a shit on the field, I bet they could win more games. They should feel bad about how terrible they're playing. If only they could do something about it. But how would they do that? I sure as hell don't know. And I'd rather not. Oh wait, maybe they should just not feel terrible about playing like dogshit. Maybe that will work.
The second article is where Dusty Baker comes in. Now, I'm not going to lie, he manages a bullpen like a magician. Pure success whenever he goes to the bullpen. He brings out a winner. Ok, enough sarcasm and anger. The article says 3 Cubs are waiting in line to take blame for the loss yesterday. Now, for some reason, it says nothing about Baker taking blame for the loss. I mean, why would he? It's only his call who pitches, his call who is in the lineup, and it's only his call who he puts in when he pulls one of his many double switches. The most like problem no doubt was that Scott Moore played because he's just not experienced. And either one of his RBI's, or 2 hits prove it. How dare he hit a double or a homer? Inexperience. He won't be in the lineup today (just a guess, but I don't see how he could be in Dusty Baker's eyes).
That was a huge tangent. I need to focus here. Okay, anyways, three players accepting blame for yesterday's loss. First was Scott Eyre. He said he lost focus in the dugout between the 8th and 9th innings. Hmm, I'm glad Baker has rules that might keep his players focused. Also, Eyre chose to ignore the scouting report on Chris Duffy, who homered off of him. Great choice Baker. Glad you decided to keep Eyre in, because I'm sure only 3 other pitchers (one named Ryan Dempster) in our bullpen could have given up a homerun in that situation. I applaud your work.
Second, Freddy Bynum made an error. HE DID??? I thought he was a gold-glove caliber utility man. I guess he did have a hit and a run yesterday, but still, did he need to stay in the game to make an error? Yes. The obvious answer is yes. Another great choice.
Third, Sean Marshall didn't cover first on a grounder to end an inning. This was earlier in the game, so it's more forgiveable than the other two. But I sure am glad the Cubs don't practice. Covering first on grounders isn't something you can practice. It's like an X-factor, you either have it or you don't. Practicing covering first doesn't make you able to cover first on a grounder. Henry Aaron never practiced covering first on grounders, and look how great he was.
I could do this on a game-by-game basis. Even in wins that I don't watch, I can usually find something in an article that makes me livid and requires that I give Dusty Baker a verbal beating. But I suggest we don't follow the Marlins recipe for success. They've won 2 World Series with something like 6 years in between, and they entirely built their system up from the bottom twice, and they're doing it again now. Jim Hendry, I'm glad you're holding on to old dudes past their prime, because obviously our lack of winning shows how great of a team you're able to build. I hate these Cubs so much. No one should have a job at the end of the season.
But anyways, here, again, is yet another reason why Dusty Baker should be fired. Not allowed to finish out the season. Fired. We're tied with the fucking Devil Rays. The Devil Rays have no coach that I know of (especially not one who is as 'big of a name' and 'good' as Dusty Baker. Of course, we all know he's not good. He's not even the absence of good. He's like a black hole, where baseball goes to die. But I digress.
Let's look at the game yesterday. On chicagosports.com they have two articles about yesterday. One is about how low the Cubs feel.
Oh, poor Cubs. They're making millions of dollars to go out and do shit. Literally, if they were taking a shit on the field, I bet they could win more games. They should feel bad about how terrible they're playing. If only they could do something about it. But how would they do that? I sure as hell don't know. And I'd rather not. Oh wait, maybe they should just not feel terrible about playing like dogshit. Maybe that will work.
The second article is where Dusty Baker comes in. Now, I'm not going to lie, he manages a bullpen like a magician. Pure success whenever he goes to the bullpen. He brings out a winner. Ok, enough sarcasm and anger. The article says 3 Cubs are waiting in line to take blame for the loss yesterday. Now, for some reason, it says nothing about Baker taking blame for the loss. I mean, why would he? It's only his call who pitches, his call who is in the lineup, and it's only his call who he puts in when he pulls one of his many double switches. The most like problem no doubt was that Scott Moore played because he's just not experienced. And either one of his RBI's, or 2 hits prove it. How dare he hit a double or a homer? Inexperience. He won't be in the lineup today (just a guess, but I don't see how he could be in Dusty Baker's eyes).
That was a huge tangent. I need to focus here. Okay, anyways, three players accepting blame for yesterday's loss. First was Scott Eyre. He said he lost focus in the dugout between the 8th and 9th innings. Hmm, I'm glad Baker has rules that might keep his players focused. Also, Eyre chose to ignore the scouting report on Chris Duffy, who homered off of him. Great choice Baker. Glad you decided to keep Eyre in, because I'm sure only 3 other pitchers (one named Ryan Dempster) in our bullpen could have given up a homerun in that situation. I applaud your work.
Second, Freddy Bynum made an error. HE DID??? I thought he was a gold-glove caliber utility man. I guess he did have a hit and a run yesterday, but still, did he need to stay in the game to make an error? Yes. The obvious answer is yes. Another great choice.
Third, Sean Marshall didn't cover first on a grounder to end an inning. This was earlier in the game, so it's more forgiveable than the other two. But I sure am glad the Cubs don't practice. Covering first on grounders isn't something you can practice. It's like an X-factor, you either have it or you don't. Practicing covering first doesn't make you able to cover first on a grounder. Henry Aaron never practiced covering first on grounders, and look how great he was.
I could do this on a game-by-game basis. Even in wins that I don't watch, I can usually find something in an article that makes me livid and requires that I give Dusty Baker a verbal beating. But I suggest we don't follow the Marlins recipe for success. They've won 2 World Series with something like 6 years in between, and they entirely built their system up from the bottom twice, and they're doing it again now. Jim Hendry, I'm glad you're holding on to old dudes past their prime, because obviously our lack of winning shows how great of a team you're able to build. I hate these Cubs so much. No one should have a job at the end of the season.
posted by Jtrouble at 9:46 AM
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