The All-Star break came at a bad time for the Cubs. They finished the first half with a 3-game winning streak (which, sadly is their longest in 2006). Before the break Juan Pierre had started to heat up. As a result with him being on base often the Cubs scored more runs. This makes sense, so why couldn't this happen more often in the early months of the season? Without Lee in the lineup this club still had the speed and enough hitters in the lineup. I'd like to see them churn out a 15-20 game win streak as impossible as it sounds.
Many inside sources thought for sure Dusty Baker would be terminated after the All-Star break. Jim Hendry claims he had no plans of determining Baker's future until later. What bothers me is he also doesn't see the need to evaluate Dusty either. This sends up another red flag and poses a serious problem. When a team has performed as poor as the Cubs then everyone, including players and coaches should be assessed and evaluated. That's if management actually cares and wants to create a winning club. So far I've seen different with the Cubs management.
The Cubs have another off-day and will resume play tommorrow against the Mets at Wrigley. They really needed to avoid this team at this point in the season. Normally it wouldn't matter, but the Mets are tearing up the NL East this year with a 53-36 record. For the Cubs, being intimidated though is not an option. They have play at their best and not allow any screwups to ruin their chances of taking the series. Okay, it's time to turn it around and starting WINNING at Wrigley!
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