Thought of the Day
3, 2, 3, 6, 7, 1, 1, 4, 0, 3.
That's the run totals for the Cubs in their last 10 games going into this weeks Crosstown Classic. 30 runs in a week and a half. And trust me, I'm shocked it's that many. The Cubs offense has been so pathetic, they fired their hitting coach in the middle of a weekend series. They are approximately 4 for their last 275 in at-bats with runners in scoring position. Every single hitter in the lineup - with no exception - is under performing. Since Aramis Ramirez went down, which seems like five months ago, not five weeks, the team has been in a huge funk. I could go on and on. The point is, the team is tough to watch right now.
Yet in their last 10 games, those same 10 games where they have scored less than three-dozen runs, they are 5-5. Despite stinking up the North Side worse than a gang of skunks, the Cubs are at .500 for the season, only 2.5 games out of first in the NL Central, still with 101 games left in the regular season. The starting pitching has been phenomenal (amazingly, the Cubs are still +8 in run differential on the year), the bullpen has improved, and the team will eventually get healthy. For as bad as the team has been at the plate, it could be a lot worse. Then again, talk to me after Cubs-Sox and I'll let you know if the mood has changed.
That's the run totals for the Cubs in their last 10 games going into this weeks Crosstown Classic. 30 runs in a week and a half. And trust me, I'm shocked it's that many. The Cubs offense has been so pathetic, they fired their hitting coach in the middle of a weekend series. They are approximately 4 for their last 275 in at-bats with runners in scoring position. Every single hitter in the lineup - with no exception - is under performing. Since Aramis Ramirez went down, which seems like five months ago, not five weeks, the team has been in a huge funk. I could go on and on. The point is, the team is tough to watch right now.
Yet in their last 10 games, those same 10 games where they have scored less than three-dozen runs, they are 5-5. Despite stinking up the North Side worse than a gang of skunks, the Cubs are at .500 for the season, only 2.5 games out of first in the NL Central, still with 101 games left in the regular season. The starting pitching has been phenomenal (amazingly, the Cubs are still +8 in run differential on the year), the bullpen has improved, and the team will eventually get healthy. For as bad as the team has been at the plate, it could be a lot worse. Then again, talk to me after Cubs-Sox and I'll let you know if the mood has changed.
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