CubUgly

Scoring one run in each of the two outings vs. Lorenzon is not acceptable. But we did make amends off their bullpen....well kinda. Pete getting picked off in the 7th and Happ and Nico whiffing with the bases loaded was really bad baseball.

Man, I really feel for Dansby - I do. It's brutal to watch his at bats. Everyone can see he's pulling off everything but he seems incapable of making adjustments and when he does try to go oppo on the rare occasion he pops it up. But you are starting to see the handwriting on the wall. It's the second time in recent times he was pinch hit for late in a game, may have been other times I've missed. There comes a point where you can't worry about feelings anymore cause it's costing you games. Hell, if Nico wasn't slumping so bad right now too - moving him to short and giving Pedro a run at second might not be a bad idea. But Nico has been scuffling just as badly as Dansby the last month or so.

That's 100% how we need to look at this - and if either or both of Steele or Wiggins get in before the season is out - it's gravy.

Wow - I don't recall that - must have blocked it out. But this most recent losing skit was just so hard to watch. Over the last 10 years, every year we go through these prolonged slumps where everyone stops hitting at once. I guess maybe every team has these but it seems ours last longer. I was cutting games off in the 4th inning knowing we'd not score enough runs to win.

Thank goodness that nightmare is over. Worst stretch of baseball I can remember since the 11-game losing streak that led to the sell off back in 21.

Yeah, I think because we see him every day we don't realize how many tough chances he makes look routine.

I thought that curious as well. And I know every team goes through this not just the Cubs, but man when we go through these stretches were no one is hitting for a sustained period of time, it seems like it will never end.

Yes, it's just a matter of time before this all catches up with us. It could well happen on this upcoming road trip.

Yes, this ai about as good as it gets, we need to hold on to this feeling as long as we can - there will be times, and likely multiple, later this year where we want to DFA everyone and fire everyone.

The Giants Park is really nice - of the trendy new parks folks started building around in the 90's I like that one and the Pirates the best. But nothing beats the Wrigley experience.

Yeah, they smoked about 5 or 6 balls at least that found gloves last night. We had some good fortune and them not so much in that regard.

That's the third game you could say he made a huge contribution to winning for us already this year. If he does nothing else that's pretty valuable.

I think he was at 102 pitches, that's probably the reason.

He got ALOT of swing and miss today.

Gallen's ERA is good but his underlying numbers are not. 1.36 WHIP. Hard hit rate is pretty high. He's a candidate for regression - hope it starts today. Weather may help him though.