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.
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