To say that Dale Sveum's first year as skipper of the Cubs didn't go as planned would probably be an understatement. With a 10-game decline from 2011, the Cubs finished the 2012 campaign with a miserable 61-101 record. Injuries, players who didn't perform to expectations, new management, etc., all led to a underachieving season. Theo Epstein has a track record of taking a group from underachieving to wearing the bling that comes with a World Series championship.To say it will take time to right the ship for the Cubs is something Captain Obvious would say. But with the right group in ...
