And then they went cold against the Dodgers. Like they did against the year
before against the D-Backs. It's not as if this were a new thing, yet Hendry did
not address it. We are reaping the consequences of his complacency now. And the
sad thing is that the complacency apparently continues. He says that this is a
good team and that not much needs to be done to fix it. He just cannot see that
it's a team of streaky, inconsistent hitters who can't handle pressure.

--- On Fri, 7/10/09, Jael Sisera <spydurqueen@...> wrote:

> From: Jael Sisera <spydurqueen@...>
> Subject: Re: [The Cubhouse] This weekend
> To: thecubhouse@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 10:21 AM
> That's what has been bothering me
> about this team this year as well.
> Their inconsistant hitting. They keep switching back and
> forth from steaming hot to icy cold. Last year in addition
> to winning 97 games,
> Cubs lead the league in most runs scored and I think most
> base on balls. Our starting pitching has been pretty
> consistant so far,but the offense needs to crank it up and
> the bullpen has to start getting it together. The four game
> series with the cardinals this weekend is going to either
> make or break this team.-Jael
>
>
>
> --- In thecubhouse@yahoogroups.com,
> "Robb" <sanuriel@...> wrote:
> >
> > I have to agree with you guys that the offense is
> confounding. I believe it really frustrates Santo as well.
> Its sad to see..Last year's line drives are this year's
> outs. I thought I saw a light at the end of the tunnel for
> Soto and Bradley as their batting averages raised in May and
> June, but thus far in July aren't looking so good. Kosuke
> has started hitting again, but the enigma thus far has been
> Soriano (as except for April he's not posted a OBP higher
> than .274 any other month), and I hope the two days off for
> Soriano and Soto with Von Joshua can get them going. We're a
> shave past the halfway point and somehow this anemic offense
> has gotten us to .500, and I believe part of that is our
> strong pitching...others might be Cubbie luck if there might
> be a thing.
> >
> >
> > --- In thecubhouse@yahoogroups.com,
> Frank Bales <frank.bales@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Not me. I'd rather have it the other way. 
> The way it is now I'm miserable
> > > the whole season, not just the playoffs.  I
> loved watching the Cubs last
> > > year; this year's another story.
> > >
> > > Frank
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:08 PM, Dewayne Matteson
> <girabaldi_b5@>wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I agree, Better to miss the playoffs than
> have to go through that again.
> > > > This team is just so frustrating this year.
> At this point there is no longer
> > > > any reasonable excuse for how bad they are
> playing, especially with the
> > > > pitching they have gotten.
> > > >
> > > > -Dewayne
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
> > >
> >
>
>
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