Woes continue, Maddux has short outing

Good Lord! Do the Cubs need hitting and fast. The Cubs finished the series at San Diego, dropping to 14-17 and getting swept by a Padres team, who overall performance last season was decent. Greg Maddux had another rough game, only lasting 3.2 innings while surrending 7 ER on 2 walks and 9 hits. Nothing at all is going the Cubs way (How am I not surprised?). Everyone in the organization seems more concerned about the rehabitation and progress of Kerry Wood rather then the team's horrid performance the last 2 weeks.

Somebody needs to wake up the Cubs or get them hunger to win. If that doesn't work use aggressive anger. Obviously, there needs to be new additions made to the lineup. Scoring 2 or 3 runs a game isn't going to cut it. Hell, the Cubs were shutout against the Padres, Diamondbacks, and the Pirates at least one game in each series. This is unacceptable; these teams don't have the best pitching by far in the National League.

The only good point about Monday's loss against the Padres was that the Cubs managed 3 runs, a slight improvement and Jacque Jones homered. I still blame this scoring problem on the club's management. Andy McPhail and Jim Hendri are two of the cheapest ass baseball owners around and don't want to make wise investments. You can't be frugal when the mounting lack of success in the franchise history (I'm talking about winning championships of course and postseason achievements) is riding of the line. The owner and GM have the power to make huge decisions, yes there is always pressure, although these guys suck big time at what they do.

The only thing they can boast is being a failure for the past 10 years in a row. Maybe the franchise needs a new owner, who is a baseball-oriented thinker that can strategize well and has the passion of a fan. Help better be on the way for the Cubs or they will indeed be in for another long, dreadful season. All the optimism in the world won't prevent this from happening. Let's just pray that the club makes some smart turnarounds soon.