Cubs Lose Seven Straight
Resilient Diehard Fans Pack It InSo the Cubs have lost seven straight games. The good news is they're still in third place! The bad news is that they enter action today already six back of St. Louis.
I don't feel like giving a detailed analysis of why the Cubs are performing so disastrously. Their most important players have proven to be as durable as a papier-maché sledgehammer. Their pitching is, for the most part, awful; they can score runs but not manufacture them; and while I haven't really studied the defense I'll just assume it stinks, too. As for coaching and management . . . well, I haven't yet bought a Mothers' Day gift for my mom, and if I get started on Dusty Baker I can easily run past Fathers' Day.
While I'm not quite ready to completely give up on the season, others have. The Uncouth Sloth has already eulogized them.
The Cubs look to avoid getting swept today by the also-hurt, also-disappointing Phillies. A reminder for the hitters: the idea is to hit the white thing with the wooden stick. And to the pitchers: try to aim for over that funny-shaped object, somewhere between knee- and chest-high.
Thanks.
posted by Marsh @ 2:11 PM
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