I almost figured I'd wait to post again until the Cubs won a game, but that might result in the end of this exercize in meaninglessness.

What we have here with this ex-team is a reversion to the mean. Sure, they were playing above .500. But they were doing so with an offensive performance so dismal that made it certain that below .500 was in the offing. As Phil Rogers noted yesterday:

In 2003, the Cubs were 11th in the National League in batting average and 13th in on-base percentage. They were sixth in batting and 11th in on-base in '04 and third in batting and 11th in on-base in '05. So far this year they are 14th in both categories, with a .247 batting average and .311 on-base percentage.

Anyone who says this team has talent is wrong. The talent is in the numbers. Anyone who says this team needs some luck is also wrong. The Cubs had luck for the first 24 games.

What this team needs is an overhaul. There are three position players worth keeping, and one of them is trying to make that only two. That would be Matt Murton, Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez, and A Ram is cratering worse than Tunguska.

Keep the pressure up, true fans. Don't accept this crap team we've been given to "entertain" us. We finally have the MSM focusing on Jim Hendry and his negligence. Don't let up.