Did the Cubs give up too much for Steve Trachsel?

[CubinNY]

Trachsel is a delusional moron. Good riddance.

 

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/deluca/578864,CST-SPT-deluca28.article

 

In case you haven't noticed, the Cubs haven't been getting much from their starting pitching. That trend continued with the work of Steve Trachsel, who was originally pushed out of this start, only to jump back in during the last week.

 

But don't try telling Trachsel he didn't pitch well Thursday.

 

Manager Lou Piniella was hoping for six solid innings from Trachsel. Instead, he got 4 1/3 shaky ones. Trachsel allowed five runs and five hits, but sticking to his script, didn't think he pitched all that bad.

 

''Couple of sacrifice flies, solo home run, they manufactured and took advantage of opportunities,'' he said, sounding as if he had practically shut down the Marlins. ''My stuff was pretty good. I had a foul ball that went for a double that cost us a run.''

 

On the bright side, those were probably the last pitches that will be delivered by Trachsel in a Cubs uniform. He was acquired on Aug. 31 as a safety net, but has offered little more than an uptight personality this clubhouse doesn't need.

 

The night before, Trachsel had a mini-meltdown, shouting obscenities at a small group of reporters who had joined some Cubs watching the Brewers game on a big-screen clubhouse TV. The outburst came just minutes after Piniella held a rare team meeting and told his players to relax and have fun.

 

He's a veteran, he's alloud to be a dick.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

cocaine's a helluva drug

[YearofDaCubs]

Trachsel is a delusional moron. Good riddance.

 

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/deluca/578864,CST-SPT-deluca28.article

 

In case you haven't noticed, the Cubs haven't been getting much from their starting pitching. That trend continued with the work of Steve Trachsel, who was originally pushed out of this start, only to jump back in during the last week.

 

But don't try telling Trachsel he didn't pitch well Thursday.

 

Manager Lou Piniella was hoping for six solid innings from Trachsel. Instead, he got 4 1/3 shaky ones. Trachsel allowed five runs and five hits, but sticking to his script, didn't think he pitched all that bad.

 

''Couple of sacrifice flies, solo home run, they manufactured and took advantage of opportunities,'' he said, sounding as if he had practically shut down the Marlins. ''My stuff was pretty good. I had a foul ball that went for a double that cost us a run.''

 

On the bright side, those were probably the last pitches that will be delivered by Trachsel in a Cubs uniform. He was acquired on Aug. 31 as a safety net, but has offered little more than an uptight personality this clubhouse doesn't need.

 

The night before, Trachsel had a mini-meltdown, shouting obscenities at a small group of reporters who had joined some Cubs watching the Brewers game on a big-screen clubhouse TV. The outburst came just minutes after Piniella held a rare team meeting and told his players to relax and have fun.

This is typical Trachsel. I don't know if you guys were able to hear the Score play back an interview that he did with Mike North when he left from the Cubs, he was delusional then by saying his defense let him down and that's why his ERA was so bad. He calls out his defense and 2 minutes later he says he's a team player, the guy was full of it then, and is full of it now. He's a piece of crap.

[Soul]

cocaine's a helluva drug

 

I can't figure out if Trax is smoking crack or Hendry.

 

This guy doesn't even belong on this team, and now he's freaking out in the clubhouse when the team needs to relax?

 

What the frakin' hell is going on here? Can we please leave this moron at a bus stop somewhere??!? :evil:

[CubinNY]

Trachsel is a delusional moron. Good riddance.

 

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/deluca/578864,CST-SPT-deluca28.article

 

In case you haven't noticed, the Cubs haven't been getting much from their starting pitching. That trend continued with the work of Steve Trachsel, who was originally pushed out of this start, only to jump back in during the last week.

 

But don't try telling Trachsel he didn't pitch well Thursday.

 

Manager Lou Piniella was hoping for six solid innings from Trachsel. Instead, he got 4 1/3 shaky ones. Trachsel allowed five runs and five hits, but sticking to his script, didn't think he pitched all that bad.

 

''Couple of sacrifice flies, solo home run, they manufactured and took advantage of opportunities,'' he said, sounding as if he had practically shut down the Marlins. ''My stuff was pretty good. I had a foul ball that went for a double that cost us a run.''

 

On the bright side, those were probably the last pitches that will be delivered by Trachsel in a Cubs uniform. He was acquired on Aug. 31 as a safety net, but has offered little more than an uptight personality this clubhouse doesn't need.

 

The night before, Trachsel had a mini-meltdown, shouting obscenities at a small group of reporters who had joined some Cubs watching the Brewers game on a big-screen clubhouse TV. The outburst came just minutes after Piniella held a rare team meeting and told his players to relax and have fun.

This is typical Trachsel. I don't know if you guys were able to hear the Score play back an interview that he did with Mike North when he left from the Cubs, he was delusional then by saying his defense let him down and that's why his ERA was so bad. He calls out his defense and 2 minutes later he says he's a team player, the guy was full of it then, and is full of it now. He's a piece of crap.

Before he was let go by the Cubs he went on the radio to complain that the Cubs wouldn't give him an extention that he thought he deserved (by losing close to 20 games). The guy is a complete tool.

[YearofDaCubs]

Trachsel is a delusional moron. Good riddance.

 

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/deluca/578864,CST-SPT-deluca28.article

 

In case you haven't noticed, the Cubs haven't been getting much from their starting pitching. That trend continued with the work of Steve Trachsel, who was originally pushed out of this start, only to jump back in during the last week.

 

But don't try telling Trachsel he didn't pitch well Thursday.

 

Manager Lou Piniella was hoping for six solid innings from Trachsel. Instead, he got 4 1/3 shaky ones. Trachsel allowed five runs and five hits, but sticking to his script, didn't think he pitched all that bad.

 

''Couple of sacrifice flies, solo home run, they manufactured and took advantage of opportunities,'' he said, sounding as if he had practically shut down the Marlins. ''My stuff was pretty good. I had a foul ball that went for a double that cost us a run.''

 

On the bright side, those were probably the last pitches that will be delivered by Trachsel in a Cubs uniform. He was acquired on Aug. 31 as a safety net, but has offered little more than an uptight personality this clubhouse doesn't need.

 

The night before, Trachsel had a mini-meltdown, shouting obscenities at a small group of reporters who had joined some Cubs watching the Brewers game on a big-screen clubhouse TV. The outburst came just minutes after Piniella held a rare team meeting and told his players to relax and have fun.

This is typical Trachsel. I don't know if you guys were able to hear the Score play back an interview that he did with Mike North when he left from the Cubs, he was delusional then by saying his defense let him down and that's why his ERA was so bad. He calls out his defense and 2 minutes later he says he's a team player, the guy was full of it then, and is full of it now. He's a piece of crap.

Before he was let go by the Cubs he went on the radio to complain that the Cubs wouldn't give him an extention that he thought he deserved (by losing close to 20 games). The guy is a complete tool.

I'll tell you what though, Mike North got him good. He called him out on his "team player" BS. It was great.

[Soul]

Trachsel is a delusional moron. Good riddance.

 

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/deluca/578864,CST-SPT-deluca28.article

 

In case you haven't noticed, the Cubs haven't been getting much from their starting pitching. That trend continued with the work of Steve Trachsel, who was originally pushed out of this start, only to jump back in during the last week.

 

But don't try telling Trachsel he didn't pitch well Thursday.

 

Manager Lou Piniella was hoping for six solid innings from Trachsel. Instead, he got 4 1/3 shaky ones. Trachsel allowed five runs and five hits, but sticking to his script, didn't think he pitched all that bad.

 

''Couple of sacrifice flies, solo home run, they manufactured and took advantage of opportunities,'' he said, sounding as if he had practically shut down the Marlins. ''My stuff was pretty good. I had a foul ball that went for a double that cost us a run.''

 

On the bright side, those were probably the last pitches that will be delivered by Trachsel in a Cubs uniform. He was acquired on Aug. 31 as a safety net, but has offered little more than an uptight personality this clubhouse doesn't need.

 

The night before, Trachsel had a mini-meltdown, shouting obscenities at a small group of reporters who had joined some Cubs watching the Brewers game on a big-screen clubhouse TV. The outburst came just minutes after Piniella held a rare team meeting and told his players to relax and have fun.

This is typical Trachsel. I don't know if you guys were able to hear the Score play back an interview that he did with Mike North when he left from the Cubs, he was delusional then by saying his defense let him down and that's why his ERA was so bad. He calls out his defense and 2 minutes later he says he's a team player, the guy was full of it then, and is full of it now. He's a piece of crap.

Before he was let go by the Cubs he went on the radio to complain that the Cubs wouldn't give him an extention that he thought he deserved (by losing close to 20 games). The guy is a complete tool.

I'll tell you what though, Mike North got him good. He called him out on his "team player" BS. It was great.

 

Unforgivable for Hendry to get this idiot.

 

Just unforgivable.

[jersey cubs fan]

Lots of 20/20 hindsight being applied here.

 

Hendry got a guy that might've been of help down the stretch in

 

That's absurd. Trachsel was awful and anybody could see it. It was a predictable disaster.

[rawaction]

Lots of 20/20 hindsight being applied here.

 

Hendry got a guy that might've been of help down the stretch in

 

That's absurd. Trachsel was awful and anybody could see it. It was a predictable disaster.

 

Agreed 100%. There's threads dedicated to Trachsel before the trade went down that outlined how bad of an idea this was.

[NCCubFan]

I really believe we've seen the last of Trachsel as a Cub. He obviously won't be pitching any more in the regular season, and I doubt he'd be considered for the postseason roster since you don't use five starters in the postseason. I just hope he hasn't already done too much damage.

[Soul]

Hooray for veterans who snap under pressure more than the young guys do.

 

Nice pickup, Jimbo :roll:

 

I only hope he hasn't doomed the entire team. It's pretty clear they played tight as hell against the Marlins. Lou's trying to relax them, and here comes Trax to blow up any gains he might have made. It's incredible.

[SouthSideRyan]

Lots of 20/20 hindsight being applied here.

 

Hendry got a guy that might've been of help down the stretch in exchange for two guys that weren't going to be of help down the stretch, and probably weren't going to be of help in the future, either.

 

Say what you will about Trachsel's peripherals (yes they're historically bad), but he kept the anemic O's in the game in most of his starts for them this year.

 

And if we're being honest here, he gave the Cubs two good starts too.

 

The mystery here is why Marshall has seemingly vanished. That's on Lou, not Jim.

 

20/20 hindsight? People here were down on the trade the second it was rumored. People here hammered it the second it went through. This was sight, not hindsight.

 

Trachsel gave the Cubs one "good" start in which he was extraordinarily lucky to get out of there with a win.