Oh noes! If we play even below average, nothing will change

[RegulusBlue]

I'm growing concerned that the cubs might string together another decent stretch with the likes of blanco, jones, cedeno, et al. playing above their normal levels of suck. This is horrid news, because it will convince our leadership that some of these pieces are actually worth a crap, which will set us back.

 

About a month ago we were in full meltdown mode and it was all good. I hope we can get back to top form soon. This is scaring the hell out of me.

 

I don't want Jim to think that anything short of a huge overhaul to every position not held by a man with an OBP of .350+

 

Please God, help us lose.

[biittner77]

It's hard to imagine how anything that happens between now and the merciful end of the season will make much of a difference either way. Success can be attributed to Sept. callups/ watered down talent/ not having a book on that guy.

[chuckywang]

Have you read other teams' message boards? They think that we are just pathetic since we have to root for the Cubs to lose. I can just hear them talking among themselves about how awful it must be to be a Cubs fan.

[halplm]

well, it's not worth rooting for them to win, as long as the front office is stupid.

[TheDude]

I'm growing concerned that the cubs might string together another decent stretch with the likes of blanco, jones, cedeno, et al. playing above their normal levels of suck. This is horrid news, because it will convince our leadership that some of these pieces are actually worth a crap, which will set us back.

 

About a month ago we were in full meltdown mode and it was all good. I hope we can get back to top form soon. This is scaring the hell out of me.

 

You've got nothing to worry about. The business isn't run this way. The only non-rookie player who some fans on this board would quickly dispose of that appears to be playing for next year is Pierre.

 

I don't want Jim to think that anything short of a huge overhaul to every position not held by a man with an OBP of .350+

 

That is not going to happen, whether the Cubs win or lose the rest of the way. There isn't a team in baseball (besides the $200 million Yankees) that sports an entire daily lineup of .350 OBP or better.

 

There are 4 teams with a team OBP of .350 or higher (2 of which are at .350 exactly), and they are all American League teams (DH naturally) whose team totals are inflated by exceptional individual numbers from the best names in baseball (Manny Ramirez, Travis Hafner, etc).

 

Only the Yankees have what you desire.

[UK1679666180]

To desire the best is idealistic, to desire adequate and properly placed higher OBPs is definitely realistic and should be expected given the Cubs financial resources.