this past weeks’ losses and regroup mentally and positively. We all know it’s a marathon and not a sprint, but winning fairly often this season has spoiled us because of all the past failures and coming up short when we felt we should have won.

I actually found myself wondering about losing streaks of winning teams recently. (Can’t imagine why.) We all got pretty spoiled with this Cubs team’s ability to avoid losing streaks earlier this season. (They never lost more than two games in a row until running into the devillish Rays).

Well, now an inevitable reality has come home to roost. Let’s hope the Cubs soon cast it from the nest like a…aw hell, I’ve lost control of this metaphor. Please win tonight!

When you’ve done one for a while, you can sorta forget how to do the other. Remember the winning streak we had just a short time ago? You had people thinking this team was pretty much unbeatable. I’m thinking one great play, one key hit, one great AB might just send a ripple of positivity back through this team and you could see another hot streak. You just never know, so let’s sit back and let Sweet Lou and his boys figure it all out for us.

P.S. Thanks for the post!

Good teams find ways to fight through the hard times and then they are usually stronger for it…...As long as we avoid the major injury to 1 of 4-5 key players, then this team shouldn’t have many prolonged losing streaks.

The last weekend doesn’t feel very good, does it? You could even compare the 1989 or 2003 Cubs, both of whom had tough stretches late in the year, and both of whom made the playoffs.

Yes, but here is a little more historical perspective. In 1977, the Cubs were flying high. it’s interesting because people are comparing this year to 1977 because in 77 both the Cubs and Sox were doing very well for a while. On June 28th, they were 25 games over .500. Lou Boudreau was making statements like “When you get to 25 games over .500, you will not see .500 again”. Well…that year the Cubs did see .500 again. they ended the season 81-81 (they did this by losing their last 5 games). Now I am not saying that the 2008 team is the same as the 1977 team, but things can swing both ways. It’s up to the mamangment to make sure that the team goes the way of the teams you listed in your post and not the way of the 1977 Cubs

Kasey

The Cubs are 0-1 in the second half of the season, which started Sunday.

Since the 162-game schedule started, these are the best Cubs half seasons.

1969: 53-28 First Half
1977: 51-30 First Half
1984: 50-30 Second Half (1 game rained out)
1989: 50-31 Second Half
2008: 49-32 First Half

Whether we want to admit it or not, subconsciously we all envisioned some hardships throughout the season. With big Z coming back and Sori ahead/right on schedule, you’d like to think this hiccup won’t be extended. Let’s hope we can get our act together against the lowly Giants.

Especially since this is the Cubs only four game losing streak.

I knew that even when we were winning it seemed everyday we would hit a point where not all the breaks and not all the calls were going our way. Sure it sucks right now but we are still a very good team, and your research proves even the teams that have ended up on top over the last 7 years have had there low spots. Lets get a W tonight and right the ship a little! Go Cubbies!!

when the Cubs haven’t had Soriano, Zambrano, Johnson, and even a stretch without Theriot.

The Cubs have the lowly Giants coming up (though they do have a few VERY good young pitchers) plus a nice All-Star break, they’ll be fine.

I felt like the sky was falling, but this post kept it in perceptive. Thanks

It’s baseball. There is absolutely no way to avoid bad stretches. It’s just a matter of how bad they are, and how many of them you have. This is a bad stretch, and I’m okay if it even gets a little worse before it gets better. As long as it gets better, and as long as the Cards hit a bad stretch, too. And the Brewers. They are certainly due.

you saved about 500 ledge jumpers