Worst Cubs team since _________

[JonnyRed]

I know there have been many pathetic Cubs teams for me to choose from in my 28 years as a Cubs fan, but this might be the worst. What makes it so painful is that this team has much more than than some of the dregs in the early 80s and 90s. We didn't have anyone like D-Lee and the potential of guys like A-Ram, Prior, Wood and Zambrano to bring hope to Wrigley. That's what makes this truly sick and it gets my vote for worst team in my lifetime.

[srbin84]

I know there have been many pathetic Cubs teams for me to choose from in my 28 years as a Cubs fan, but this might be the worst. What makes it so painful is that this team has much more than than some of the dregs in the early 80s and 90s. We didn't have anyone like D-Lee and the potential of guys like A-Ram, Prior, Wood and Zambrano to bring hope to Wrigley. That's what makes this truly sick and it gets my vote for worst team in my lifetime.

 

It's rivaling '99 for the worst I've seen.

[otis89]

This is the worst Cubs team I have ever seen. I didn't start seriously paying attention to the Cubs until 2003.

[Derwood]

2006 has:

 

Lee

Ramirez

Prior

Wood

Maddux

 

 

Playing like they have:

 

Bullinger

Young

Bullett

Timmons

Buford

[erik316wttn]

The 1999 and 2000 teams were pretty bad. This one is worse.

 

Without Sammy, though, the 1999 team is worse than this one.

[TruffleShuffle]

Easily the worst since 2000, I'd say. It may be the worst since the early '80s. What a disgrace.

[srbin84]

A few games ago Len said the Cubs were 8-12 in their last 20. I was impressed. That's when you know it's going bad.

[CubsBullsBears]

I got into baseball in 1998, and I say this is the worst team ever.

[ctcf]

I started caring in 02. This is easily the worst.

[Pinktermite]

Picking the worst cubs team in history is like asking me what my favorite movie is, there's just too many to choose from. You guys remember the late 80's? There was talent on those teams too, Sandberg...Hawk...Lee Smith...

 

Then there was the late 70's with Buckner, Sutter, Kingman...

 

Come on, this is a really really really bad team, but to pick it as the worst is maybe true...but not clearly so.

 

And no curses please...the team sucks for many reasons...we don't need a goat to make us look bad.

[thedaymen]

I was just thinking, "worst team since 1987?" But that team had an-all star at second, the MVP in right, and a player who was one "voting point" away from being the Cy Young winner.

[Balsa]

To quote from Bleed Cubbie Blue:

You're going to hear this a lot in the next little while, so let me start: the Cubs are 19 games under .500. The last time they were this far under .500 was the final day of the 2002 season, 28 games under at 67-95.

[erik316wttn]

To quote from Bleed Cubbie Blue:

You're going to hear this a lot in the next little while, so let me start: the Cubs are 19 games under .500. The last time they were this far under .500 was the final day of the 2002 season, 28 games under at 67-95.

 

That stat is off. It should go by the last time they were 19 under, which they were at some point in the 2002 season.

[goonys evil twin]

To quote from Bleed Cubbie Blue:

You're going to hear this a lot in the next little while, so let me start: the Cubs are 19 games under .500. The last time they were this far under .500 was the final day of the 2002 season, 28 games under at 67-95.

 

That stat is off. It should go by the last time they were 19 under, which they were at some point in the 2002 season.

 

Games under isn't really as interesting as winning percentage. 67-92 is actually a significantly better W% than where the Cubs are now.

[erik316wttn]

To quote from Bleed Cubbie Blue:

You're going to hear this a lot in the next little while, so let me start: the Cubs are 19 games under .500. The last time they were this far under .500 was the final day of the 2002 season, 28 games under at 67-95.

 

That stat is off. It should go by the last time they were 19 under, which they were at some point in the 2002 season.

 

Games under isn't really as interesting as winning percentage. 67-92 is actually a significantly better W% than where the Cubs are now.

 

How many are we on pace to lose?

 

I figure if you're gonna suck, go all-out and lose 100.

[cl smooth]

1994 was really bad, but 2000 takes the cake. i stopped watching after shane andrews and rondell white were deemed "key pick-ups." remember when rondell slid into second base head first and dislocated his shoulder about a week or two after acquiring him? good times.

[goonys evil twin]

To quote from Bleed Cubbie Blue:

You're going to hear this a lot in the next little while, so let me start: the Cubs are 19 games under .500. The last time they were this far under .500 was the final day of the 2002 season, 28 games under at 67-95.

 

That stat is off. It should go by the last time they were 19 under, which they were at some point in the 2002 season.

 

Games under isn't really as interesting as winning percentage. 67-92 is actually a significantly better W% than where the Cubs are now.

 

How many are we on pace to lose?

 

I figure if you're gonna suck, go all-out and lose 100.

 

28 - 47, .373 W%.

60 - 102 .370 W%

61 - 101 .377 W%

[MustangMike]

1994 was really bad, but 2000 takes the cake. i stopped watching after shane andrews and rondell white were deemed "key pick-ups." remember when rondell slid into second base head first and dislocated his shoulder about a week or two after acquiring him? good times.

 

Didn't 1997 start with 17 straight loses...that was fun to be disapointed and giving up and the team hadn't even won 1 game.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

1994 was really bad, but 2000 takes the cake. i stopped watching after shane andrews and rondell white were deemed "key pick-ups." remember when rondell slid into second base head first and dislocated his shoulder about a week or two after acquiring him? good times.

 

Didn't 1997 start with 17 straight loses...that was fun to be disapointed and giving up and the team hadn't even won 1 game.

 

0-14, 2-17

[impaler_240]

I think they were dead last when the Hawk got MVP in '87...still last MVP from a last place team if I remember correctly. :shock:

[Cubzfan64]

Worst team since the last time I decided it was the worst Cub team I'd ever seen :(.

 

For what it's worth, there were some truly awful teams in the 1970's.

[cl smooth]

1994 was really bad, but 2000 takes the cake. i stopped watching after shane andrews and rondell white were deemed "key pick-ups." remember when rondell slid into second base head first and dislocated his shoulder about a week or two after acquiring him? good times.

 

Didn't 1997 start with 17 straight loses...that was fun to be disapointed and giving up and the team hadn't even won 1 game.

 

only thing worth watching that year was sandberg's quest for the all-time HR mark by a 2nd baseman and he achieved that in april. that and just watching ryno play during his final season and (ultimately) jim riggleman benching him in favor of some other dudes.

[bhogg]

I think they were dead last when the Hawk got MVP in '87...still last MVP from a last place team if I remember correctly. :shock:

 

 

They were fairly solid for the 1st half of '87. I'm thinking they were less than 10 games out at the break and 4-6 games above .500. In typcal 80s Cubs fashion, they fizzled in August (see 1985 and 1988).

 

I think that's why I don't recall the cubs always "sucking" like people like to think. when I was a kid, I did most of my watching from opening day til August (when school started). For the most part, the cubs were decent-to-good during that time.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Worst Cubs team since baseball was invented.

[halplm]

Given the team's makeup from top to bottom, players, management all that good stuff... the only team this can really compare to since '98 is 2002.

 

Baylor was worse than Baker. Yes, he really really was! He had a more coherant lineup, though, and the team was more fun to watch.

 

That team quit playing, just as this team has quit playing.

 

That year was saved by Baylor getting fired... made it almost worthwhile. Hopefully this year will be the same... but I'm not entirely convinced it will be...