Da Coach's Blog

There was no joy in Cubville -- those loser Cubbies have chumped out ...

They went down without a whimper -- show me some competitive fire, dammmitt!!! 

Why wasn't that leadoff hitter put on his ASS in his 2nd at bat on Saturday???

Lou Piniella is Dusty Baker without a toothpick, ferchrissakes!!!

What a bunch of WIMPS.

(Don't worry -- I'll be over it by the time pitchers and catchers report ...)

Put me in Lou!

My cousin Dean Klassman's Buddy Baseball outing was at Wrigley Field on 8/12 from about 12 to 4 pm -- we had a blast there! Watched the developmentally disabled kids from Keshet (the NFP sponsoring organization, God Bless 'em) play a modified 2-inning game of baseball, which was pretty amazing in itself.  Then took the Wrigley tour, which I highly recommend:  Saw the visitor's clubhouse (pretty small), then the Cubs' (not much bigger), then the press box -- what a view. Finally, I got down on the field ...

"Put me in Lou -- I'm ready!"

Maybe Sweet Lou should lose his mind more often?

Lou Piniella threw a hissy-fit last Saturday (6/2) in a losing effort to the Braves and got suspended for 4 games.  The Cubs have won four out of five since -- is there a clue there?

Sweet Lou on the North Side ...

So the Cubbies went out and got Lou Pinella to manage them.  I hope he doesn't blow a blood vessel whipping these lames into shape.

After his press conference yesterday, Pinella was filmed outside Wrigley signing autographs.  And there was Ronnie Woo-Woo, in full Cub regalia, crowing, "Pinella WOO!  Pinella WOO!" right in his face.  As he walked away, the new skipper gave a look like, "Who IS that IDIOT???"

Welcome to CubVille Lou!

WHAT? The Cubs aren't going to the World Series AGAIN???

OK Post-Season Baseball Fans:

I guess after finishing 30 games UNDER .500 this season, my Chicago Cubs have maintained the rights to "The World's All Time Losingest Sports Franchise."  How far we have fallen from 2003!  Ninety-eight years and counting since the 1908 World Championship, and we're back to rebuilding yet again ..

To rub salt into my ongoing wound, my Cousin Dean (the biggest White Sox fan I know) held me at gunpoint last night to watch this HBO special with him, "Wait Until Next Year."  I don't have cable TV but I hear they're gonna be showing it throughout the month of October, when the Cubs almost never play.

If you happen to tune in, I hope it sheds some light on why us Cubs fans keep showing up year after year, and why anybody can have a bad century ..

Why I hate soccer ...

I'm NEVER watching World Cup Soccer (or any soccer for that matter!) again.  Italy and France play regulation, then two overtimes, and the cup goes to the winner of a bleepin' SHOOTOUT??? 

Maybe the NBA will adopt that:  If game seven of the Finals is tied at the end, let's have the five players from each team shoot free throws to determine the champion -- GETOUTTAHERE!!! 

A shootout is like headbutting your sister.  Speakin' of which, you may be wondering why French star Zidane suddenly landed a world class headbutt into the Italian player's chest.  You may not know it, but he was a recent attendee to Chicago Cub Michael Barrett's "Unsportsmanlike Conduct Workshop for Professionals ..."

Can it get any worse?

I don't think I can recall Da Cubs getting swept on an entire 6 game homestand, can you?

This team has no spark, so I think it's high time the Dusty Baker experiment is ended -- he's Jerry Manuel with a toothpick!

We need a spark-plug type of guy who can light a fire under their asses, get them to perform -- right now I'd rather watch a World Cup Soccer game  than these chumps.

Whatever Ozzie Guillen has got, I want it on the North Side!

Cub joke time ...

It's getting so bad, even Sox fans are coming up to me expressing their concern for my well being.

But Dan the Man Strutzel shared a great joke:

Q:  Why are the Cubs dismantling their web site?

A:  They can't seem to put three "W's" together ...

Hate is SUCH an underrated emotion ...

Here's a recent post from one of my big blog fans:

You are a successful coach correct? And you still lament the Cubs? If you were/are a true Cubs fan, you remember those days in late August. The Cubs already out of it with nobody in the stands. Jack "Hey Hey" Brickhouse on the TV when you got home from playing baseball in the park, still trying to root root root for the "Cubbies". Although they weren't called that back then. When did that stupid name start? It's only recently with their purchase by the Chicago Tribune did they become the medi "darling", led because of the advent of cable TV and WGN's superstation status. Recall the true facts of the Cubs. A real coach wouldn't get lost in the false realities of memories.
Try a decent team for a change.  There's a great team on the other side of town, and oh yeah they have won a World Series!

Mike, I guess that makes me a fake coach -- please don't tell my clients, OK?

But lemme try to explain my choice of team with this article:

The Success Secrets of the Chicago Cubs

It'll hit you like a sucker punch from Michael Barrett ...

Question for all you Cub fans ...

Alrighty fellow Cub fans, lemme ask you a question: 

Do you think the ENTIRE TEAM should be sent down to Iowa to rehab, play a few simulated games, get the feel for what it would be like to compete with other professionals before coming back up to the major leagues to finish this season?

Or shall we just wait until next year?

Just askin' ...