2006-06-07 07:58:52 · 24 answers · asked by Scooter 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
they blow.
2006-06-07 08:00:33 · answer #1 · answered by Jedi Master . 1 · 3⤊ 5⤋
Cubs pitchers already had served up a franchise-record eight home runs, while Cubs hitters had none. Not only were the Cubs getting hammered, their soon-to-be-suspended hammer from the City Series, Michael Barrett, opted to slide into the plate for an easy out instead of ramming Braves catcher Todd Pratt.
It was a psychological letdown to fans expecting a repeat of last week's crash-and-burn incident with White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski, only with Barrett on the front end of the crash this time. Of course, the fans who left early missed a four-run Cubs rally in the bottom of the ninth, a ball bouncing off Aramis Ramirez's head, another heartbreaking loss and, if they were near the Italian stand, Maggert finishing at 9-under to win the St. Jude tournament.
2006-06-07 08:06:06 · answer #2 · answered by Halle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing some good pitching and some timely hitting would not cure. Sadly, Cub fans have waited too long for another shot at the World Series. As a Red Six fan who waited so many years, let me tell you, it is sweet!! I hope the best for the Cubs, but I don't think they have the weapons to do it this year. Sorry.
2006-06-07 09:22:02 · answer #3 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have a terrible manager. Their owner does not care about winning or baseball or putting a winning team on the field. The players are scrubs and the good ones are hurt. All the good players they trade away, and bring in guys that can't play anymore. Their scouts and coaches are terrible at evaluating talent. Their park is old and decreppid. They have sucked so bad for so long, the fans and city expect it. the fans are the most obnoxious, whining, cry-baby, jealous fans in the league.
cubs suck, and always will.
2006-06-07 08:32:53 · answer #4 · answered by greencaddyman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What isnt wrong with them?
Derrick Lee (their best hitter) is out for the year with a broken wrist.
Mark Prior and Kerry Wood can't stay healthy. They have no closer. Juan Pierre (their leadoff man) is having a terrible year at the plate.
Nothing's gone their way and they're about 3 or 4 players away from being a good team to begin with.
2006-06-07 08:20:30 · answer #5 · answered by Offended? Aww Have a Cookie! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are just being the Cubs. After so many years a as fan I have come used to their run of luck.
2006-06-07 08:01:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
injuries and bad luck. dont think just losing an allstar 1st baseman can destroy a team? just watch the cardinals collapse. it is coming and it will be GLORIOUS. since the astros are terrible and the reds are playing WAY over their heads, the cubs can still win the division. go ahead and laugh. I will be laughing all the way to the playoffs.
2006-06-07 08:09:30 · answer #7 · answered by mr_sparkle6666 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a curse. The Cubbies have been breaking hearts and dashing hopes for almost 100 years now.
In my lifetime, I have seen them reach the playoffs only to be beaten by the NY Mets in 1969, by the SD Padres in 1984, and by Florida in 2003.
However,. the Chi White Sox did win the series last year.
2006-06-07 08:04:21 · answer #8 · answered by myhous99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The issues that are flowing with the aid of my head now..wow. None of it particularly is Pg-13. I enjoyed this team, referred to as them attractive names like the cubbies and the cute losers and such yet actually in one day, this sequence has thoroughly replaced my opinion of them. I borderline hate this team now, in the event that they lose this sequence, then they have extra of much less lost me consistently. For me, if a team and a team of gamers won't be able to get it accomplished interior the postseason, then they dont deserve that multi million dollar contracts that they sign. they are not extra perfect than the final joe, basically lots richer and lots extra hateable. The cubs now are crammed with a team of pathetic little ***** who won't be able to even generate some situation-unfastened offense. the way I see it, this team isn't equipped for the submit season with the aid of fact every person in this team has the psychological composure of somebody who's 5...perchance it is doing the 5 twelve months previous's injustice. we would desire to do away with soriano, who as quickly as back proved what a turd he's interior the postseason, Fukodome could be an stunning protecting participant yet I wager my grandma would desire to bat extra perfect than him(heavily, she would not choke as undesirable as those gamers). I say sink this team, do away with those sort of over-paid underachievers and positioned across in adult adult males like Manny(even however his innovations-set sucks) and build this team around an experienced pitching artwork stress that wont disintegrate below the stress no longer basically like the bunch of losers the cubs have stunning now. With that reported however, the cubs won't win a international sequence interior the close to destiny. i might quite be a mets fan and journey sadness interior the variety of lacking the playoffs quite than dealing with this ache that the cubs gamers satisfaction putting their followers in. i think of they'd desire to alter their call to the Chicago Chokers..and their motto would desire to be choking with the aid of fact that 1908. it would bypass completely with the way they play interior the postseason. p.s. Sorry If I have been given a sprint off subject remember, yet I basically had to get stuff off my chest.
2016-10-30 09:03:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No pitching, pathetic defense...plus the fact they just don't play "smart ball". I don't know how many times I've watched them this year throw to the wrong base, or like the time the pitcher tried to pick the guy off third base but no one told the 3rd baseman so the throw went into the stands.
2006-06-08 07:03:52 · answer #10 · answered by auntsarastrikesout 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 of there 5 starting pitchers have been hurt this whole time (i think prior and wood should become doctors to perform each others surgeries) and once d lee went down their offense struggled big time, get everyone healthy and on paper theyre a great team but damm!t they need to win a few here.
2006-06-07 08:03:47 · answer #11 · answered by cornholio9631 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋