Can Anyone give me an answer other than the Curse of the Billy Goat as to why the Cubs can't win a world serie

Answer 1

Year after year the Cubs pick entertainers rather than talent to fill the rosters. Sosa hurt the Cubs badly but year after year they kept him around as an example. Wrigley's short fences make it hard to attract good pitching and good pitching is what it takes to win. The Cubs on top of this poor management suffered bad luck when they finally did get good pitching (Woods and Prior) both wind up spending most of their careers on the DL. Still that's only 2 pitchers. The Cubs to survive the Wrigley effect need 5 good starters. Offense isn't a problem at home. Anybody can hit HRs in Wrigley.

If I were to build a Cubs team to win a series I would start with putting every penny I could get into developing pitching and grabbing a good #1 starter. Second I would find scrappy players to fill the starting 9. Mark Grace, Craig Counsel, Criag Biggio, Kenny Lofton are some examples of the kinds of players I'd look for but I'd look for them when they were young and will play for cheap. Then I'd let them develop. Foster a team spirit. Give them raises before they demanded them and hopefully keep them out of free agency.

The manager would be one who knew how to use the hit and run at home. One that handled a pitching staff well. Cox in Atlanta or Torre in NY are examples. On the road it'd be small ball, at home I'd have guys that knew how to use Wrigley to thier advantage. Who knew when the prevailing winds made for an easy homer and who knew when to beat it into the ground instead because the winds were unfavorable. Guys who could and would bunt a runner over or steal a base. Most of all guys who could play defense. The top priority is to keep the pitching strong. The fences are too short. That guy who reaches because of a defensive lapse could easily be crossing home plate a couple pitches later when somebody ripped it out of the park. The Cubs lose a ton of games that way. They also lose a ton of games when the lineup is filled with guys striking out while trying to rip thier own home runs out. Sosa was a human windmill most of his time with the Cubs for example. Strike outs kill rallies. At least put the ball in play and there's a chance for an error. .

Answer 2

Baseball at the pro level is not just a sport , it is a BIG BUSINESS also. As long as the cub fans keep filling the stands and spending the money Cubs management feels no pressure to get the players they need to win a world series.

Answer 3

As a life long Cub fan, thats a simple question, we just choke in those rare chances to get to big games, I was really excited when the Cubs had the staff of Prior, Wood, Zambrano, Clement what a staff. Things could be good again with Marshall doing well, but its going to take time

Answer 4

The answer is Wrigley Field. The ownership will always draw no matter what kind of team they put on the field. Don't get me wrong I love the park but it seems to have more "fans" then the Cubs.

Answer 5

The stress of being there and the stress of having to break the a curse and the negative attitude of fans about the curse

Answer 6

Poor roster management, mostly. They tend to sign a few superstar players but don't pay attention to the rest of their roster or how the team fits together as a whole.

Answer 7

Because they can't even make it to the world series.

Answer 8

Management, on the field and off.

Answer 9

Bartman!

Answer 10

YOU HAVE TO BE TALENTED AND LUCKY AS A TEAM TO WIN THE SERIES. TOO BAD THEY THEY DON'T HAVE BOTH, I KNOW THE FEELING, I'M A TRIBE FAN