Cubs vs Phillies 8/11/2009

[Baron]

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How can you say that when the whole team has been healthy for maybe 3 games?
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Great teams put together several sustained winning streaks throughout the year
Great teams consistently win close games
Great teams find ways to win

And last but not least...great teams win playoff games. This team at it's core, is a big fat fucking donut for 6 in the playoffs.

I agree that I'd much rather see the team play together as a whole but we can't deny the fact that this squad simply finds ways to give away games. If it's not our bullpen who can't hold a lead, it's our offense who can't hit. When one key player comes off the DL another heads right to it....then there is that whole counting to three thing.

I thought earlier in the year that once we were healthy we'd run away with the division but the Colorado series REALLY put a dent in my confidence of the team (which was heavily waning leading up to that series).


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Waitaminute. You said that even healthy this isn't a great team, yet you have lost confidence on road trip where the Cubs played without their platoon CF, had a C coming off the DL, played without their 3B and pitched 2 guys that don't pitch if our starting pitchers were healthy?