There comes a time in every baseball season when it becomes obvious that the Cubs are done for the year. This season it happened last Thursday when Carlos Marmol gave up five runs without recording an out, blowing a 2-0 lead. Today the Cubs are 38-58 and 13 games out of first place. Their pitchers are last in the National League in ERA, batting average against, walks, and quality starts. I don't see much chance for improvement. The Cubs have also committed the most errors in the Major League. Unless they can find some way to turn things around, they are ruining their chances of luring Albert Pujols or Prince Fielder to the team next year.
Each year when this happens, I choose a team to root for down the stretch, usually the Not Yankees. This year I choose the Pittsburgh Pirates. They are 49-44 and only half a game out of first place. The Pirates have not had a winning season since 1992, so it would be a nice change to see them keep winning this season. That being said, I will still be rooting for the Cubs to win this year. Even during the seven remaining Pirates vs Cubs games, I will be longing to sing Go Cubs Go.
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