Look folks, we are all confident the Cubs are going to be rebuilding for the next year or two. The lineup and overall roster is dwindling in age, which is a great thing. But that decrease in age is being matched inversely with an increase in talent. Most of that talent resides in the lineup, however, not the with the pitching staff.Though the Cubs may be rebuilding with young talented players like Starlin Castro, Darwin Barney and Anthony Rizzo at the Major League level, and the likes of Javier Baez, Albert Almora and Jorge Soler coming up through the system, ...
The Chicago Cubs have been lost in mediocrity and sometimes sub-mediocrity for some years now. Locked into bad contracts and stuck with a farm system that has not been producing top talent, the Cubs have struggled to stay competitive.Organizational management has been a bit of an issue to say the least. With the old regime gone and the new Theo Epstein regime steadily in place, Cubs fans have a future to look forward to.But when does that future become the now?Before we move any further, let's define what we mean by competitive. We aren't talking about lovable-loser, "we almost won, ...
The 2012 Major League All-Star Game is just around the bend and league rosters were announced earlier today. Like each and every year, there were a few surprises—some players who were snubbed and some who were given an honor that they didn't deserve.This year's most erroneous All-Star selection is hands down Bryan LaHair, who continues to gain undeserved acclamation from Chicago Cubs fans. Let's take a statistical look at these claims.LaHair's overall stats this season look like this: .284/.364/.526 with 13 HR and only 28 RBI. That last number is just disturbing. Let me repeat it: only 28 RBI. Wow, are you kidding ...
