The Cubs really suck thread

by JD Arney on May 27, 2006 11:01 AM EDT in News

No links today, instead I thought we could take a moment to enjoy this:

The only thing worse than hitting rock bottom is the anxiety that the real thud hasn't yet come.
That underlying fear is one the Cubs and manager Dusty Baker are trying to erase after a numbing 6-5 loss Friday to the Atlanta Braves left emotions in tatters.
''This beats all right here,'' Baker said, his face and words a reflection of frustration and disbelief. ''We gave them runs. You can't give away runs. We gave them four, five runs. We outhit them [12-5], but you can't give away runs.
''That was an awful loss,'' he said, cursing when no other words seemed to fit. ''That was just terrible. I don't know what's going on now.''

The Cubs have been the best part of this baseball season for me next to the Reds solid start. They're now 18-29 after a crushing loss to the Braves last night, and I'm hopeful that they haven't hit bottom yet.

They're playing Tony Womack now, which would seem to signify that things can't get much worse, but I'm still hopeful.

The Reds are 8.5 games up on the Cubs, and May's not even over. That's good stuff.

Tweet Comment 14 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

Cubbies

I was just about to post a diary about how much the Cubs suck! I'm not a Reds fan who especially hates the Chicago. You need to be consistently good to earn my disdain. But they're on an amazing streak of sucktitude right now. They've scored only 169 runs and allowed 239. By all rights they should be behind Pittsburgh with that differential. Only two more games then we get to play them...

And as soon as Womack was called up a Cubs fan on Primer declared him worse than Hitler.

by Red Menace on May 27, 2006 1:08 PM EDT reply actions

Get that runner over

3 times last night, runner on 2nd, no outs, either bunted or hit over to third with one out... I seemed like the only fan that was disappointed with this out giveaway. None of those 3 runners scored.

by TheDude @ Red Reporter on May 27, 2006 4:48 PM EDT reply actions

good point

it is the the ability to do the little things when the offense is struggling that make good teams great.

"There are only two places in the league - first place and no place." -Tom Seaver

by Caleb on May 27, 2006 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Take it easy on the Cubbies ...

This Reds team has been there, and may join them soon if they can't learn how to hit even above average pitching now and then.

by Billingsfan on May 28, 2006 6:29 PM EDT reply actions

Taking it easy

You're reading the wrong site if you're looking for someone to go easy on the Cubs. ;)

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. --Oscar Wilde

by JD Arney on May 29, 2006 8:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Cubs suck? Ha!

This type of thread would make a lot more sense if it were posted in a Cardinals or Astros forum. You know, teams that actually have more than 1 winning season in the last 10 and have placed higher than 5th in the last 6. But then again, who else would know suckitude better than Reds fans, right?

Hey you're right, the Cubs suck this year. But at least us Cub fans don't have the misfortune of having to live in Cincinatti.

by TheBigDeadMachine on May 29, 2006 7:03 PM EDT reply actions

Cin-cinn-ati

Of course living around here makes it easier to learn how to spell the name of the city, I guess. Or can we just assume that Cubs fans can't spell?

"There are only two places in the league - first place and no place." -Tom Seaver

by Caleb on May 29, 2006 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey...

"Of course living around here makes it easier to learn how to spell the name of the city, I guess. "

At least you've got that going for you. Which is nice.

by TheBigDeadMachine on May 30, 2006 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions

huh?

You would be right if any of that were true. The Reds have had 3 .500 or better seasons in the last ten . . . the ten worst seasons in franchise history, mind you. And they have placed better than 5th 3 times in the last 6 years . . . again the worst 6-year period in the history of the franchise.

So I think you have the wrong team thread, my little cubbie fan.

by Brian B on May 30, 2006 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Well

you're right. I posted without doing the research and what I said was severely lacking in facts. Shame on me. However, with the exception of 1995, 1999 and 2000, the Reds haven't really been relevant. And only one of those seasons was a playoff year. Granted, the Cubs haven't done much better in that time span (3 winning seasons and 2 playoffs) but its safe to say the Reds haven't really been lighting the NL on fire the last few years.

by TheBigDeadMachine on May 30, 2006 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Need Help: I'm not very good at math

You'll have to excuse me, I'm not so good with the numbers.

In each of the following, can someone tell me which one of the years is more recent?
1990 or 1908?
1976 or 1908?
1975 or 1908?
1940 or 1908?
1919 or 1908?

Is 5 world series wins greater than 2?

I guess I hadn't appreciated the Cubs' dominance of the Reds over the last 10 years. Which of these records is better since 1996?
Cubs: 796-875
Reds: 805-867

The Reds and the Cubs have met 150 times in the last 10+ years. The Reds lead the series 77-73. Is that over or under .500?

by Slyde on May 30, 2006 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions

number

Slyde, I'm not sure. I'll get some Cubs fans on this right away.

by Brian B on May 30, 2006 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions

It doesn't take a math wiz

or a rocket scientist to see that the Reds have historically been better than the Cubs. I'm not disputing that. Apparently you're not that great at reading comp. either since the point of my thread (which you obviously missed) is that the Reds haven't exactly been that much better than the Cubs the last few years. The same Cubs who apparently suck bad enough to warrant a lame "your team sucks" thread. Again, I could see this on a site for a team that has been regularly competitive, but from one that's been mired in the same black hole of suckitude for the entirity of this decade? That's a case of the pot calling the kettle black.

805-867 in 10 years isn't really anything to write home about.

by TheBigDeadMachine on May 30, 2006 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions

The Reds have sucked

Do you think I don't realize that the Reds have sucked over the last decade? I've watch them on a daily basis for over 20 years. I've seen the sucktitude in person.

I think you've missed the point of the entire thread, which is to say that the Cubs suck. It's just some nice little trash talking between opponents' fans. And the beauty of the whole thing is when the pot gets to call the kettle black because, frankly, the kettle is just a little bit more black.

by Slyde on May 31, 2006 5:36 AM EDT up reply actions