The series in Pittsburgh concluded with another 11-inning game, again with the same result. Both teams cranked out 20 hits a piece, but it was the 2-run single by Freddy Sanchez which made the difference. The Pirates rallied again and won 10-9. For the life of me, I can't find any positive points for the Cubs. They battle and battle, but seem to get absolutely no where. For some reason, Dusty Baker pulled Mateo from the game after 2 innings of work. The right-hander had yielded 3 earned runs on 4 hits and a walk.
Well, another odd, unexplained trade was made this week as Phil Nevin is now a member of the Minnesota Twins. The Cubs even added cash in the deal in exchange for a player to be named later. Wow, this is truly another idiotic move by management. Why the hell do these incompetent bastards still have jobs in the front office?? Nobody is made responsible for shit! What is the point in bringing over a player at first base to serve as a fill-in for 4 months then trading him for nothing? This franchise is hell bent on losing while not thinking twice about the mindless, assinine decisions they make.
With all the B.S. going on within this organization I did like the fact that the Cubs bats are generating higher run production. Rookie Ryan Theriot went 5-for-6 yesterday with an RBI and two runs scored. Jacque Jones also added 4 hits in the losing effort. It's plain and simple, the Cubs are not a well-balanced team. They have too many holes in the rotation and don't have enough high-caliber veteran hitters. They'll try to snap a 6-game losing skid today against the Giants at Wrigley. Rich Hill (3-6, 5.81 ERA) gets the start against Noah Lowry (7-7, 3.75 ERA) scheduled for 2:20 p.m. ET.
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