Cubs fans,
Lets be realistic here! Cubs have a nice pitching staff on paper but besides Maddux who should be counted on less and less imo, there is not one of these guys who have even won 20 in a season let alone like 16 if I am correct. They all have outstanding stuff and always find a way to lose though a lot of that can be due to closer and lack of hitting. D2 is all fired up about this season thinking Cards fold but I will tell you that I am even more confident they won't beat the Cards at this point. What in the hell has Chicago done besides resign their middle infield and lose Clement and Alou. Hendry has failed to address the teams needs in any capacity. They want to trade Sosa but if they do there is no one to replace his offense out there. They will probably get Maggs but he is only replacing Alou and I question his health until proven otherwise. All in all they still have done nothing to improve their station to station offense which is moving runners over, bunting, and stealing a base. Still way too many strike outs in that lineup imo with not enough production when not striking out. Cubs imo will finish 2nd or 3rd once again this year based on what I see on paper as they have gotten worse not better imo.
Lets be realistic here! Cubs have a nice pitching staff on paper but besides Maddux who should be counted on less and less imo, there is not one of these guys who have even won 20 in a season let alone like 16 if I am correct. They all have outstanding stuff and always find a way to lose though a lot of that can be due to closer and lack of hitting. D2 is all fired up about this season thinking Cards fold but I will tell you that I am even more confident they won't beat the Cards at this point. What in the hell has Chicago done besides resign their middle infield and lose Clement and Alou. Hendry has failed to address the teams needs in any capacity. They want to trade Sosa but if they do there is no one to replace his offense out there. They will probably get Maggs but he is only replacing Alou and I question his health until proven otherwise. All in all they still have done nothing to improve their station to station offense which is moving runners over, bunting, and stealing a base. Still way too many strike outs in that lineup imo with not enough production when not striking out. Cubs imo will finish 2nd or 3rd once again this year based on what I see on paper as they have gotten worse not better imo.
