How(ry) Bad Is This Cubs Team?

This should be an exciting Cubs year. More than half the starters are hitting over the .300 line. We have a new, young prospect that is actually living up to the hype. The end result of last year's mistake (Silva) is pitching the shit out of the ball and already has more wins through mid-May than all of last year (5-0), and the rest of the starting pitching is doing pretty good as well.

But this year has thus far sucked. The team barely peaked at .500 and now hovers around the 5 games under mark. We have been almost swept twice by the Pirates. THE FUCKING PIRATES! Our power hitters, Lee and Ramirez, can't hit the ball. Our bullpen can't hold a lead.

And then shit hit the fan. Someone, be it Lou or Hendry, decided that in order to make this team better they should move the ace and Opening Day starter to the setup role. The guy you're paying almost $20 million dollars to pitch at most 20 pitches in a game a couple times a week. Yeah, that worked out. And so the worst experiment in Cubs history since the college of coaches has finally come to an end as Big Z was moved to long relief and then back to the rotation.

Nothing really angered me more than the Z move. Being my favorite player, I was obviously going to be pissed. Since then I've kinda given up and so has the writing. I listen to the beginning of games, but by the time I leave work they are usually around the 7th inning and by then the Cubs are either getting shellacked or are winning by a couple runs which I know the bullpen will give up by the time I get home.

The Blackhawks playoff push has helped. Big Buff and Niemi are having awesome runs and the Hawks are helping all us Cubs fans by winning. But now that Z is returning back to his rightful place, I might pay a bit more attention.


That was until I found out that the Cubs have resigned Bobby "Brown Spot" Howry. Howry was released by the D-Bags a couple days ago. Yeah, a team with an even WORSE bullpen than our own doesn't want the washed-up has-been. So of course Hendry goes out and signs him.

And so I stop caring once again. I guess I can get back to my "ways to be cool" list. See you on Saturday, Steve.


Go Hawks!


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