And I'm sick of any and all Cubs apologia.
It's been 103 years without winning a championship. Think of all the hall of famers we had at once in the late 60's, early 70's and still never got it done. And it all gets blamed on a damn goat. To make things worse, we aren't winning it anytime soon. It is truly time to rebuild, yet we aren't even doing that like we should be. Reports from MLBTR today said that the Cubs and Pena have mutual interest in him returning too. So we aren't rebuilding, and we aren't going to go after the best there is? That means that we are still stuck in the same spot. The only thing this franchise is doing right is spending on the draft. I also love that we are working to improve our complex in Mesa which is to be shared by Arizona State University, the Chicago Cubs, Mesa Cubs, and Mesa Solar Sox, and our complex in Boca Chica (Dominican Republic), which is to be shared by the DSL Cubs1 and DSL Cubs2, but what about our Chicago Complex? The one that is actually the most important and is used during the regular season. I know there is that whole Wrigley 2014 plan, but look at this mess. It's bound to fall apart mid-season sooner than later, and is a huge hazard to fans and players alike. I don't care about Ricketts meeting his wife there or it's history. You want to know what it's history is? How about losing and failing to win a championship. In fact, the only Chicago baseball team to win a championship in a season in which their home games were played at Wrigley Field was the Chicago Whales of the Federal League, and the FL talent pool was much weaker than either the AL's or the NL's of the time. I'd go as far to say that Wrigley has a better history as a football or soccer stadium than as a baseball stadium. Beyond Starlin Castro, there is no real upside on this team. Might as well become an Iowa Cubs fan, except for the fact that they suck too, but at least they have bright sides like Brett Jackson and Welington Castillo who are only in the minors because of bums like Marlon Byrd and Geovany Soto blocking them. Don't get me wrong, I like Soto, but he is one of the few players who could have net us something and had a replacement ready in the wings over the off-season but we passed on trading him. What makes things worse about the 103 years is that you should expect your team to win abut once every 30 years because there are 30 teams, but when this drought started, that rate would be once every 16 years because there were 16 teams, meaning that we were even worse than if it was always at the rate of once every 30 years. What really disappoints me though, is that this organization is in such bad shape that something has to change, but the Ricketts are too reluctant to even change their General Manager. Zambrano leaving was a change, yes, but that's because that situation blew up in their face. What I am wondering is, how hasn't the situation this franchise is in blown up in their face too?
