The utter agony and torment for Cubs fans is over for a while. Ending 2006 when the season already began to crumple in April only made one wonder when the real turmoil would surface. Thanks to horrible records in consecutive years manager Dusty Baker and President Andy McPhail are gone. Whew! What a relief to get rid of such incompetent management. I realize Baker didn't have a full, healthy team this season and faced uncontrollable factors prior to his departure. However, the franchise, no matter the coach or owner they shouldn't accept losing.
Merely allowing the rest of year to "play out" and see what happens was unacceptable. Andy McPhail finally came to grips with reality, not helping this team return to postseason caliber or making smart investments in talent. (God, normally I wouldn't say this, but this guy should be beaten for trading Greg Maddux to the Dodgers for Csar I???) I wanted to know why the hell there was so much inaction by management when all season the Chicago Tribune and fans criticized them for such bad decision-making. I think an owner or President is worthless and not doing their job when they just rely on high attendance to carry a team through the season no matter how awful they perform.
With all the chaos within the organization the bright spots for the Cubs in the future are the young pitchers. Sure they're still maturing and learning the game, but are also going to give the Cubs a lift in the coming years (barring another dimwitted douchbag doesn't take over again). The guys like Rich Hill, Sean Marshall, and Juan Mateo are going to have more innings under their belts and will help the Cubs win close games. With another potent bat to join forces with Derek Lee and Aramis Ramirez the offense will be in good shape.
This time around the Cubs will have to decide whether they want to spring out the big bucks or settle for yet another low-tier player that's nothing but dead weight. I can only pray that someone in power this off-season will know what the hell they're doing and resurrect this club.
Sunday, October 8
Tuesday, October 3
Cubs finish '06 at the bottom of the NL, Baker terminated
Wow, what a truly crappy season this has been for the Chicago Cubs. Baring witness to the team's performance was enough to cause fans to drive a steak knife to their gut (Don't recommend doing this, that would be crazy and besides the season is over anyway). The Cubs, with what dignity if any they had left completed the season with a win over Colorado at home then as expected Dusty Baker was fired. The score was insignificant really because the Cubs record is so despairing. At 66-96 they finished with the worst record in the NL. This is such an embarrassment.
President, Andy McPhail has also followed Dusty out of the door. He finally accepted responsibility for his failures and resigned. To be fair I won't say everything that happened this year was his fault, but he wheeled the most power in the organization and didn't acquire the right talent before the trade deadline or in the off-season. The CEO was quoted as saying, "The McPhail o-meter has run down to 0." First of all, who the hell talks like that? (what a dork!) The last good move as I remember he made was trading for Aramis Ramirez 3 or 4 years ago. I hope GM Jim Hendry has learned something from this diastrous season. Much of the pressure and heat will be riding on him now.
I don't understand why the organization keeps waiting around to make a decision with Kerry Wood. He is not going to be the God Sent to the Cubs, so why risk wasting another year on him? The Cubs had around a $94 million payroll and guess who ate up $9-10 million? It doesn't make sense to pay a guy who doesn't even play for 2 months, especially in consecutive years. This so frustrating for Cub fans to watch year after year. In their search for a new leader, the organization needs to find a veteran who exudes poise, determination, and a proven track record for success. Don't allow any more indecisive, candy-ass buffons to take over this position in the future. Chicago and the fans have seen enough bullshit and demand satisfaction!
President, Andy McPhail has also followed Dusty out of the door. He finally accepted responsibility for his failures and resigned. To be fair I won't say everything that happened this year was his fault, but he wheeled the most power in the organization and didn't acquire the right talent before the trade deadline or in the off-season. The CEO was quoted as saying, "The McPhail o-meter has run down to 0." First of all, who the hell talks like that? (what a dork!) The last good move as I remember he made was trading for Aramis Ramirez 3 or 4 years ago. I hope GM Jim Hendry has learned something from this diastrous season. Much of the pressure and heat will be riding on him now.
I don't understand why the organization keeps waiting around to make a decision with Kerry Wood. He is not going to be the God Sent to the Cubs, so why risk wasting another year on him? The Cubs had around a $94 million payroll and guess who ate up $9-10 million? It doesn't make sense to pay a guy who doesn't even play for 2 months, especially in consecutive years. This so frustrating for Cub fans to watch year after year. In their search for a new leader, the organization needs to find a veteran who exudes poise, determination, and a proven track record for success. Don't allow any more indecisive, candy-ass buffons to take over this position in the future. Chicago and the fans have seen enough bullshit and demand satisfaction!
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