Losers lose. . .

[bhogg]

Losers lose. Period. The end.

 

I don't care about ERA, run differentials, or any other bullcrap.

 

The world is full of losers. 25 of them reside at Clark and Addison.

 

I pray they prove me wrong, but until further notice, the Cubs are losers.

 

Maybe this is a rant.

[Omar]

Amen that.

[Sarcastic]

I know we all have our gut reactions, but how many here actually believe that it is possible that, despite scoring substantially more runs than their opponents, it is possible for a team to have an extreme losing record because they can't "man up" or some other BS? It is possible that the real fluke is that the Cubs have outscored their opponents, not that despite that, they have a terrible record. It is more likely that there will be stretches in which they outscore their opponents in every series and still lose, and stretches (though they admittedly seem rare as hell) in which they do the opposite.

 

I don't think they are total losers. But they'd better prove that the run differential isn't the real fluke soon, or we'll have to abandon the season again in late May/early June.

[Soriano12]

I know we all have our gut reactions, but how many here actually believe that it is possible that, despite scoring substantially more runs than their opponents, it is possible for a team to have an extreme losing record because they can't "man up" or some other BS? It is possible that the real fluke is that the Cubs have outscored their opponents, not that despite that, they have a terrible record. It is more likely that there will be stretches in which they outscore their opponents in every series and still lose, and stretches (though they admittedly seem rare as hell) in which they do the opposite.

I don't think they are total losers. But they'd better prove that the run differential isn't the real fluke soon, or we'll have to abandon the season again in late May/early June.

 

Don't count on it.

[Magnetic Curses]

things happen to the cubs that don't happen to any other team, there's no explanation for it, except one.

[Sarcastic]

things happen to the cubs that don't happen to any other team, there's no explanation for it, except one.

 

No. There are valid explanations, and there are invalid explanations. Many teams have gone through long stretches of failing in close games. The Cubs seem to have done so for longer, but it appears that way to the fans of many teams. I would like to see statistics for the Cubs in 1 run games over the last 100 years, and compare them to the statistics of other teams. That might shed some light on the curse garbage.

[CUBZ99]

things happen to the cubs that don't happen to any other team, there's no explanation for it, except one.

 

No. There are valid explanations, and there are invalid explanations. Many teams have gone through long stretches of failing in close games. The Cubs seem to have done so for longer, but it appears that way to the fans of many teams. I would like to see statistics for the Cubs in 1 run games over the last 100 years, and compare them to the statistics of other teams. That might shed some light on the curse garbage.

 

Tonights valid explanation was putting a terrible relief pitcher into a crucial situation. I'm tired of seeing Lou make the same moves over and over expecting something to change.

 

The only relief pitchers that have been decent this year are

Wuertz and Cotts, and yet Lou continues to use Eyre in big situations.

[Sarcastic]

I know we all have our gut reactions, but how many here actually believe that it is possible that, despite scoring substantially more runs than their opponents, it is possible for a team to have an extreme losing record because they can't "man up" or some other BS? It is possible that the real fluke is that the Cubs have outscored their opponents, not that despite that, they have a terrible record. It is more likely that there will be stretches in which they outscore their opponents in every series and still lose, and stretches (though they admittedly seem rare as hell) in which they do the opposite.

I don't think they are total losers. But they'd better prove that the run differential isn't the real fluke soon, or we'll have to abandon the season again in late May/early June.

 

Don't count on it.

 

It may not happen often this season, but it will most likely happen at some point, so say the laws of probability.

[Sarcastic]

things happen to the cubs that don't happen to any other team, there's no explanation for it, except one.

 

No. There are valid explanations, and there are invalid explanations. Many teams have gone through long stretches of failing in close games. The Cubs seem to have done so for longer, but it appears that way to the fans of many teams. I would like to see statistics for the Cubs in 1 run games over the last 100 years, and compare them to the statistics of other teams. That might shed some light on the curse garbage.

 

Tonights valid explanation was putting a terrible relief pitcher into a crucial situation. I'm tired of seeing Lou make the same moves over and over expecting something to change.

 

The only relief pitchers that have been decent this year are

Wuertz and Cotts, and yet Lou continues to use Eyre in big situations.

 

Eyre is not a terrible reliever. He's actually had a pretty decent career, but like most relievers, is not consistent. I'll agree that he probably shouldn't be coming into close games until he finds his next hot streak.

[CUBZ99]

things happen to the cubs that don't happen to any other team, there's no explanation for it, except one.

 

No. There are valid explanations, and there are invalid explanations. Many teams have gone through long stretches of failing in close games. The Cubs seem to have done so for longer, but it appears that way to the fans of many teams. I would like to see statistics for the Cubs in 1 run games over the last 100 years, and compare them to the statistics of other teams. That might shed some light on the curse garbage.

 

Tonights valid explanation was putting a terrible relief pitcher into a crucial situation. I'm tired of seeing Lou make the same moves over and over expecting something to change.

 

The only relief pitchers that have been decent this year are

Wuertz and Cotts, and yet Lou continues to use Eyre in big situations.

 

Eyre is not a terrible reliever. He's actually had a pretty decent career, but like most relievers, is not consistent. I'll agree that he probably shouldn't be coming into close games until he finds his next hot streak.

 

Eyre has been a terrible reliever since the end of last year. It was a bad idea for Hendry to sign a mediocre LHP like Eyre and strap the Cubs with him for 3 yrs. The only thing that makes his suckiness worse, is that he is always smiling and joking around like something is funny.

[Sarcastic]

things happen to the cubs that don't happen to any other team, there's no explanation for it, except one.

 

No. There are valid explanations, and there are invalid explanations. Many teams have gone through long stretches of failing in close games. The Cubs seem to have done so for longer, but it appears that way to the fans of many teams. I would like to see statistics for the Cubs in 1 run games over the last 100 years, and compare them to the statistics of other teams. That might shed some light on the curse garbage.

 

Tonights valid explanation was putting a terrible relief pitcher into a crucial situation. I'm tired of seeing Lou make the same moves over and over expecting something to change.

 

The only relief pitchers that have been decent this year are

Wuertz and Cotts, and yet Lou continues to use Eyre in big situations.

 

Eyre is not a terrible reliever. He's actually had a pretty decent career, but like most relievers, is not consistent. I'll agree that he probably shouldn't be coming into close games until he finds his next hot streak.

 

Eyre has been a terrible reliever since the end of last year. It was a bad idea for Hendry to sign a mediocre LHP like Eyre and strap the Cubs with him for 3 yrs. The only thing that makes his suckiness worse, is that he is always smiling and joking around like something is funny.

 

Terrible and terrible since the end of last yera are two totally different things. He will find his stuff again at some point. He'll probably even get hot sometime this year, even if it proves to be an off year for him. He'll have a good year, then a mediocre one, etc, etc...

[Roast]

The cubs do this to spite me.