The third-worst record in baseball (thanks, Pittsburgh and Kansas City!). Isn't it time to fire Dusty already? What started out as a decent-looking team in April and May (remember those good old days?) has now degenerated into a sad-looking bunch of hacks that might be given a run for their money by the local community college on the right day. The bullpen is decimated, the fielding is sloppy, and the offense seems to have forgotten that just getting on base doesn't win games. Now, we Cubs fans are used to not always having the best record. But just three short years ago, we were five outs from the World Series. What people don't remember is that just after the "Bartman incident,"the Cubs had a complete meltdown. One that a competent manager could have stopped. That episode to me summarizes the problem with having Dusty Baker at the helm. You can have remarkably talented team, but when there's trouble, he's either unable or unwilling to pull the team back together. Either way, it's unacceptable. Sure, the Cubs may be the "lovable losers," but we have our limits, too. Time to clean some house. Maybe we'll see some solid additions tomorrow before the trade deadline is over. Maybe Dusty will be gone by the end of the season. Maybe there's next year.
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Let's just get this over with.
Ninety-seven games down. Sixty-five left to go.
The third-worst record in baseball (thanks, Pittsburgh and Kansas City!). Isn't it time to fire Dusty already? What started out as a decent-looking team in April and May (remember those good old days?) has now degenerated into a sad-looking bunch of hacks that might be given a run for their money by the local community college on the right day. The bullpen is decimated, the fielding is sloppy, and the offense seems to have forgotten that just getting on base doesn't win games. Now, we Cubs fans are used to not always having the best record. But just three short years ago, we were five outs from the World Series. What people don't remember is that just after the "Bartman incident,"the Cubs had a complete meltdown. One that a competent manager could have stopped. That episode to me summarizes the problem with having Dusty Baker at the helm. You can have remarkably talented team, but when there's trouble, he's either unable or unwilling to pull the team back together. Either way, it's unacceptable. Sure, the Cubs may be the "lovable losers," but we have our limits, too. Time to clean some house. Maybe we'll see some solid additions tomorrow before the trade deadline is over. Maybe Dusty will be gone by the end of the season. Maybe there's next year.
The third-worst record in baseball (thanks, Pittsburgh and Kansas City!). Isn't it time to fire Dusty already? What started out as a decent-looking team in April and May (remember those good old days?) has now degenerated into a sad-looking bunch of hacks that might be given a run for their money by the local community college on the right day. The bullpen is decimated, the fielding is sloppy, and the offense seems to have forgotten that just getting on base doesn't win games. Now, we Cubs fans are used to not always having the best record. But just three short years ago, we were five outs from the World Series. What people don't remember is that just after the "Bartman incident,"the Cubs had a complete meltdown. One that a competent manager could have stopped. That episode to me summarizes the problem with having Dusty Baker at the helm. You can have remarkably talented team, but when there's trouble, he's either unable or unwilling to pull the team back together. Either way, it's unacceptable. Sure, the Cubs may be the "lovable losers," but we have our limits, too. Time to clean some house. Maybe we'll see some solid additions tomorrow before the trade deadline is over. Maybe Dusty will be gone by the end of the season. Maybe there's next year.
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