The Cubs seem to be taking it easy this off-season. The owners are in no rush to sell the team. For a while Mark Cuban was interested, but that has fell by the wayside. A few other investors have shown a spark of interest, but no deals have materialized. I'm just glad to see Cubs management being active and thinking with open minds even though when they don't make the best decisions. Since taking my mind off baseball the Cubs have signed Jon Lieber to a 1-year contract and another foreign player in reliever Shingo Takatsu from the WhiteSox. Kinda like the Lieber signing, usually a reliable guy to have in the rotation.
Sure the Cubs can always use a extra pitcher in the pen, but the main concentration by Cubs management ought to be hitting. I can't reiterate this enough, the Cubs can't have enough HITTING! It takes an idiot not to recognize the lack of production after witnessing the 2007 playoffs. Yeah, luck was just not on the Cubs side. Rather the Cubs had scoring droughts all throughout last season and showed no consistently at the plate. If they didn't hit homeruns sometimes they didn't score in games. Cub GM Jim Hendry better start admitting to their deficiencies and continue to make strides to reshaping the franchise. Management has until March to execute smart deals.
Monday, January 21
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