More junk

After watching the loafers get ground up on Saturday, they actually won Sunday, then went to Houston & promptly lost 2 of 3, then the first in Milwaukee. Well, Aramis, I guess it wasn't the pitching tonight, unless you expected Maddux to give up -1 run. Maybe if you guys had a halfway intelligent approach against Capuano, you might have scored 3 runs and won a game.

Grinders vs. Loafers part 2

Well, the 3 game rematch at Wrigley started today. To no one's surprise it was Grinders 6, Loafers 2. Grinders went up 3-0 in the 1st, and the Loafers scored 2 in the home half of the 1st. Of course, the loafers scored nothing after that, as usual. Hopefully, they learned a little about playing winning baseball by watching the Grinders play today. I think Maddux starts tomorrow for the Fox game. Remember when he used to be good, like back in April?

These idiots just don't get it

This is from the Daily Herald a few days back:
http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/cubs.asp?id=199823

Todd Walker, who usually is one of my favorite Cubs (not that there's much to choose from these days) said this:

"Despite results such as Thursday’s, Walker said manufacturing runs is a greater priority for the Cubs this season.
“A couple years ago, we were talking a lot about (Wrigley) was a home run park and we were waiting on the 3-run homer,” he said. “Then a lot of people started complaining about us not playing enough small ball. I actually think this year we’ve played a lot of small ball, and it’s not working out either. "

No, Todd, you stupid, dumb, idiot. We never complained about you guys not playing enough small ball. What we complained about is you guys being too stupid to figure out when to do what. Here are the Cliff notes for just that:
When the wind is blowing out, and you guys are hitting, it's OK to hit 3 run homers.
When the wind is blowing in, and you can't get a homerun with a cannon, then you need to be able to bunt, hit to the right side, all that stuff.
When the bases are loaded in a tie game in the 9th, just make good contact.
The point is, you should be able to figure out what type of ball you need to play in order to win that day. It's really not all that hard. Also, playing solid fundamental baseball is more than being able to bunt. It's throwing to the right base, hitting the cutoff man. making contact when you just need a run, things like that.

Back to Garbage

Figures, don't it? They get back home and get blown out 9-2. I hope people were booing, because the Cubs were boo-worthy.

Just when you think they're out, they try to pull you back in

There's no figuring this team. After they lose 7-1 to Cincinnti on Thursday, they win the next 3 games; 6-5, 4-2 and 9-3. It looks like they may have a potential 1-2 punch of Carlos and Carlos, after Carlos Marmol followed Big Z's game on Saturday with his 1st major league win on Sunday. I still don't expect much, but who knows? Maybe they'll surprise me. There's always a first time for every thing.

Whoever Had June 7 in the Kerry Wood injury pool...

won, as the Cubs put him back on the 15 day DL retroactive to that day. If anyone else reads this blog, I'll just put the link to Cubs.com out there and let the idiotic comments by Wood, Baker and whoever else speak for themselves.
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060609&content_id=1497223&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc

Dumpster Almost Swallowed by the Cubs Cone of Incompetence...

But recovered in time to make the save as the Cubs held on to win 6-5. As usual, I didn't watch it, but I did see afterward he gave up a run and had bases loaded with no one out, then lucked his way out of it, as Griffey grounded out to short right field, where Womak was playing. I guess he gave up 3 walks and a hit before he started getting outs.

Death rattle, or while I've been busy...

It looks like the Cubs decided to cocktease us for awhile. I've been busy doing home improvement type of stuff, so Ihaven't paid attention too closely, but after the Braves swept the Cubs, they went 2-1 vs. Cincy, 2-1 vs. the Cards (@ Toilettown, MO), and after Big Z almost no-hit the Stros, that left the Cubs @ 5-2 in the last 7 games. Alas, they regressed back to their old ways. Retard Dusty batted Itchy vs. a lefthander who shut down the Cubs 4-1,or 7-1, or 15-1, hell, I don't know... all I do know is that the 10 million dollar blunder, ol' no. 34, was tight and only lasted 3 2/3innings, then had to see the doctor in Cincy today. Then they lose 1-0 to a pitcher who was a JUCO coach for 2 years or something, then they lose to Cincy today 7-1. Don't write those playoff ticket checks just yet.