What is the biggest Cubs concern for 2010?

[cardslesson101]

I think if Soriano, Soto hit along with Ramirez being healthy, this team will be good, but that is still a concern. What do you think is the biggest concern for the Cubs? Edited April 21, 2010 by cardslesson101

[TruffleShuffle]

all of the above, plus the manager and general manager.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

locusts

[BeerHere]

I don't know how anyone voted for something other than pitching.

[jersey cubs fan]

I don't know how anyone voted for something other than pitching.

 

This team has been a bad hitting team for the better part of a decade. 2008 was the outlier season, but ever other year they were either mediocre or terrible. They have absolutely zero pre-prime or prime stars whom you could count on to be as good or better than last year. Their best hitters are old and/or physically questionable. On the other hand, for the past decade they have been mostly a good and sometimes great pitching team.

 

I think it's quite possible the pitching will let them down this year, but there's at least as much reason to worry that the offense once again comes up short.

[NCCubFan]

They have absolutely zero pre-prime or prime stars whom you could count on to be as good or better than last year.

Considering how bad he was last year, I think that Soto can be counted on to be at least as good as last year.

[jersey cubs fan]

They have absolutely zero pre-prime or prime stars whom you could count on to be as good or better than last year.

Considering how bad he was last year, I think that Soto can be counted on to be at least as good as last year.

 

Right, you could count on him to be a bit better, but better than awful doesn't make you a star.

[Sammy Sofa]

I don't know how anyone voted for something other than pitching.

 

This team has been a bad hitting team for the better part of a decade. 2008 was the outlier season, but ever other year they were either mediocre or terrible. They have absolutely zero pre-prime or prime stars whom you could count on to be as good or better than last year. Their best hitters are old and/or physically questionable. On the other hand, for the past decade they have been mostly a good and sometimes great pitching team.

 

I think it's quite possible the pitching will let them down this year, but there's at least as much reason to worry that the offense once again comes up short.

 

Yeah, this is basically why I picked hitting myself. The Cubs have seemed to be pretty consistent in pulling good or at least serviceable pitching out of their asses, whereas the offense seems to be a rollercoaster of different types of fail more often than not.

[NCCubFan]

They have absolutely zero pre-prime or prime stars whom you could count on to be as good or better than last year.

Considering how bad he was last year, I think that Soto can be counted on to be at least as good as last year.

 

Right, you could count on him to be a bit better, but better than awful doesn't make you a star.

True; the first time I read your post I overlooked where you specified star.

[jersey cubs fan]

I voted for offense, is there anyway I can vote 5 or 6 more times for it?

[jersey cubs fan]

currently 15th in runs scored, 14th in OBP

 

It's deja vu all over again.

[Tracer Bullet]

if only there was evidence of a connection between obp and runs, maybe we'd have some idea of how to improve the team

[jersey cubs fan]

if only there was evidence of a connection between obp and runs, maybe we'd have some idea of how to improve the team

 

And yet people keep harping on the RISP thing and leaving men on base. The Cubs are batting .242 overall, .239 with runners on, and .250 with RISP.

[cardslesson101]

With Zambrano being moved to the pen, I have to say pitching.

[E.J.]

With Zambrano being moved to the pen, I have to say pitching.

 

I'd have to go for secret option number 4: Management.

[cardslesson101]

With Zambrano being moved to the pen, I have to say pitching.

 

I'd have to go for secret option number 4: Management.

 

 

I added Lou/Hendry, does that work?

[bukie]

With Zambrano being moved to the pen, I have to say pitching.

No, with Z moving to the pen, it's still the offense.