A Little Mike & Mike on the Cubs

With apologies to the real Mike & Mike, my friend Mike and I engaged in a little email exchange on the Cubs the last few days that sum up the feelings of typical Cubs fans.  It started Monday (after the Cubs swept the Indians) with an email from MikeB: MB: Boy, I thought we had problems until they came to town and redefined the term “struggling.”  Have you ever seen a bullpen that made you half as eager to pick up a bat and join the fun?  That was a feel-good three days, but I’m not buying it.  You hit on some good points in your blog, but one thing I haven’t seen mentioned enough, in my opinion, is how much the Cubs have flailed against staggeringly mediocre, and even poor, pitching.  As soon as I see a guy waltz to the mound looking for his first win of the season or sporting a 5+ ERA, I head straight for the booze cabinet.  A few of my most favoritest, very special examples:  May 23 – The immortal Josh Greer, who now owns a 5.98 ERA ...