The Heartbreak Cubs.

I’d rather make my Chicago Cubs respectable now than wait until the year 2015, and beyond. Thing is, the Cubs could do it. But management seems inclined to trade away the Cubs best players now. For young prospects. Expected to blossom in two or three years. Meanwhile, Cubs fans are supposed to accept losing on a grand scale as a normal way of life.  Thing is, we have.  For over 100 years. Except for an occasional rise above mediocrity. I’m willing to even settle for mediocrity. A team that barely wins more games than it loses. And the Cubs could have that. This season. If the Cubs became buyers instead of sellers before the July 31 trading deadline. All the Cubs need to make that possible are two or three decent relief pitchers.  The Cubs lead the league in losing games in which they led after the seventh inning. Time to change the team’s name. From the Chicago Cubs. To the Heartbreak Cubs. –Jim Broede