Who still believes that this team can reach the postseason?

this happens to be your first input at BCB. Great. It has been a tough year, glad you pointed that out.

This team, quite literally, just isn’t that good.

I know, I’m in the minority. But still… there’s still 1/4 of the season for these guys to play the way we KNOW they are capable of. Keep the faith.

But VERY, VERY, VERY unlikely and it will won’t happen as long as Lou plays Soriano and Miles is on the roster.
They are clearly trying to hold out till Sept.1 to add Blanco etc but they don’t have that time. I know seems silly to say
Blanco would make a difference but I think he would and Fox/Fuld in for Soriano would help too. Still you see no life from the team, starting with Lou and going down.

The fun starts Tues. and then this is going to be one exciting Sept.

So just out of curiosity, did you jump ship to some other team or not? and is there really another baseball team in Chicago?

Because it’s not over till you’re mathematically eliminated.

Have you eaten any good Calzones lately?

I have a question for you, sunshine: If you’ve been a Cubs fan since 1987, why do you call yourself “steinbrenner”?

When the first week of September passes, and the Cubs have not yet transformed into a more interested team that is putting together convincing wins or opportunities to win every night, I will officially give up. But not before then, there’s still way too much talent on this roster.

(maybe 7 of 9 or something like that). If they can do that, and play consistently (the way we know this team CAN play) for the rest of the season, I think they have a chance. I think if they can be within 4-5 games by September 1st then they have a very good chance.

But i just don’t see this team (the way they have been the vast majority of the year) making it to October. I know that when these guys are playing to their potential, they can make it. But most of the players just look like they’ve lost all hope. And i know i curse and boo at home whenever SOri K’s and when Gregg takes the mound, but when every Cub fan boos in the stadium, it can’t feel to good on their confidence. This team is beaten and worn. They need to regroup. I know they aren’t out until mathematically eliminated, but my morale is pretty low right now, especially when Gregg blew that save.

  
   in the postseason this year.. we will win the wild card race and face the Dodgers,
  first of all get out of batting SLUMP.. se ya on OCTOBER¡¡¡

    greetings from SONORA, MEXICO¡¡

Sure, anything is possible. Probable? I don’t think so. I thought we had the best team in the division at the start of the season, but I think that the Cardinals are proving that isn’t the case. Plus, there are just too many teams between the Cubs and that one wildcard slot. There is a very slight chance that they could finish really strong and make the playoffs, but I personally don’t think they have it in them at this point. I certainly hope that they prove me wrong.

I’m at work right now so it’s kinda hard to read all of em, but I’ll eventually get em all.

Yes I am a new member but I’ve visited this forum after Dusty Baker was fired. (I used to visit firedustybaker.com). So I come to this forum to read comments and laugh whenever the Cubbies frustrate me.

I’m not a fairweather fan, I started being a Cubs fans when I was 6 in 1987 watching Andre Dawson have his magical MVP season. After 1987 I was hooked.

2005 was one of the worst times in my life. I really envied what the other team won, while us……

Finally don’t get me wrong, I never said I refuse to watch anymore Cubs games. Of course I’ll still watch and follow them until the season is over. I just don’t care about them trying to reach the playoffs. Either I gave up believing or I’ve accepted the fact that we won’t. Is that wrong? I don’t knock Al and other’s beliefs, but that’s just me.

(Al why was I warned? What did I do wrong?)

someone also said here on another fanpost that sports supposed to make you feel good, and when that doesn’t happen, why should you blame the fan for feeling negative? Or something of that nature.

Its 2004 2.0

I’m not against being surprised, but this ship has been taking on a lot of water lately. It looks as if they just got red hot after the AS break and went back to playing at pre-AS break levels.

To those who coninue to cling to hope since we’re not yet mathematically eliminated all I can say is that if that kind of thinking works for you, great. Whatever gets you through the night, etc.
To the rest of us, it’s “wait til next year time” (yet again). I’ll be back in the Spring, excited, refreshed and optimistic (within reason).

Will they? I don’t know. Not if they don’t play better. But this team has the ability to make a run, and they still are not too far out of it. So yes, of course, they can make the postseason even if it remains unlikely.

I will not say you are fairweather, and I respect that you have had enough this season. I will ask that you do not post 100000000000 negative posts and comments, as not to ruin it for others please

but I think there is still an outside chance for the playoffs. I am starting to root for .500 with each pathetic showing of this offense, however. It’s still too early for me to give up, but I am not optimistic.

so there is still a chance for the Cubs to get hot and with a lot of luck, the Cardinals falter at the same time. I would love to have that happen, but I am not hanging on every at bat to see if it WILL happen. Realistically, they are done. The Rockies’, Phillies’ and this series has shown me that they aren’t battling for wins at all. If they were losing 5-4 7-5, or something like that, fine. They are scoring and just need to prevent the other team from scoring. But Colorado, Philly and the Dodgers are shutting us down. This weekend is a perfect example. I’m sure there is motivation to beat them because of them sweeping us last year in October and we are fighting for our playoff lives. So, what do we do? We go out and score 3 runs in 3 games, and get 1-hit in one of them.

When was the last time a team tipped their cap to one of our pitchers and said that he was too tough? We have done that an awful lot this year to the other team. I said in another thread, the Cubs hitters should get a share of the NL Cy Young award for making middling pitchers look great.