05-14-2009, 10:42 AM
We're doing pretty damn well. The Cubs are 5 games over .500, only a half game out of first place. That's not too shabby considering:
The reigning Rookie of the Year has been injured and currently sports a line of .193/.316/.253 and hit his first home run over a month into the season.
The biggest signing of the off season, Bradley, has spent plenty of time on the DL, has been hitting .194/.341/.375 when he was expected to be a significant part of the middle of the lineup.
DLee has continued his downward trend to the point where he's hitting .194/.270/.337.
Fontenot, who was supposed to be a sure-fire replacement for DeRosa at 2B is hitting a paltry .218/.319/.406.
ARam will be on the DL for at least the next 2 months.
Our utility guys, Johnson and Miles, are both hitting less than .225 and have 0 hr and 7 rbi combined.
The workhorse Zambrano is out for another week.
The bullpen has been an absolute mess.
With all that in mind, the Cubs are still playing pretty well. I have no doubt most of the guys will come around. The bullpen can't possibly be this bad, this consistently. Soto's just started to hit the ball and Bradley's looking much better. If/When this team starts clicking, I think we'll be pretty tough to beat.
The reigning Rookie of the Year has been injured and currently sports a line of .193/.316/.253 and hit his first home run over a month into the season.
The biggest signing of the off season, Bradley, has spent plenty of time on the DL, has been hitting .194/.341/.375 when he was expected to be a significant part of the middle of the lineup.
DLee has continued his downward trend to the point where he's hitting .194/.270/.337.
Fontenot, who was supposed to be a sure-fire replacement for DeRosa at 2B is hitting a paltry .218/.319/.406.
ARam will be on the DL for at least the next 2 months.
Our utility guys, Johnson and Miles, are both hitting less than .225 and have 0 hr and 7 rbi combined.
The workhorse Zambrano is out for another week.
The bullpen has been an absolute mess.
With all that in mind, the Cubs are still playing pretty well. I have no doubt most of the guys will come around. The bullpen can't possibly be this bad, this consistently. Soto's just started to hit the ball and Bradley's looking much better. If/When this team starts clicking, I think we'll be pretty tough to beat.
I got nothin'.
Andy
Andy