Monday, July 26, 2004
One of the frustrating things about trying to follow baseball intelligently is the gap between the factual and the experiential. For instance, statistics I won't bore you with show that the Cubs bullpen has really not been all that bad this year. In fact, it's been pretty damn good.
Those are the facts, but I never would have guessed them. The Cubs bullpen makes me want to puke. There's no other way to say it: nobody comes out of the Cubs' pen and makes me feel confident about winning. Generally, they make me feel like lying down and keeping a trashcan handy.
As you might have guessed, however, I feel better about the Cubs' chances since Prior and Ramirez are both healthy and back in the lineup. I am still real worried about Prior--23 year-olds just aren't supposed to come out of a game after 1.2 innings citing elbow pain, and then be OK for a start 10 days later. Is he really hurt? Is he just a pansy? I need to know the score.
I had more to say, but it has escaped me for now. I will try to post more often so I don't have to remember so much.
Those are the facts, but I never would have guessed them. The Cubs bullpen makes me want to puke. There's no other way to say it: nobody comes out of the Cubs' pen and makes me feel confident about winning. Generally, they make me feel like lying down and keeping a trashcan handy.
As you might have guessed, however, I feel better about the Cubs' chances since Prior and Ramirez are both healthy and back in the lineup. I am still real worried about Prior--23 year-olds just aren't supposed to come out of a game after 1.2 innings citing elbow pain, and then be OK for a start 10 days later. Is he really hurt? Is he just a pansy? I need to know the score.
I had more to say, but it has escaped me for now. I will try to post more often so I don't have to remember so much.
