Craig Counsell Delivers Familiar Message After Another Cubs Loss

After securing another series loss, this time to the Athletics, Counsell delivered some familiar words to the media. Via Marquee Sports Network, he said, “We’re not winning a lot of baseball games right now … and we’re not playing well enough to win a lot of baseball games. You have to earn it, and we’re not earning it.”

Craig Counsell has Same Message After Another Gut-Punch Loss.

What Craig Counsell said to the media after yet another Chicago Cubs loss is the same thing that’s been said through the skid. The Cubs are not winning; they’re not playing well enough to win. They’re not hitting well; they’re not scoring enough runs. The pitching is giving up too many home runs.

No one seems to have a fix, and everyone seems content to ride the struggle out to the turn. There is a belief that this is just how baseball goes, and the ebbs and flows continue, even for the good teams.

But are the Cubs a “good” team? Good teams win 10 in a row; bad teams lose 10 in a row. Good teams go on 10-3 stretches; bad teams go on 5-18 stretches.

The pitching injuries sustained are catching up. Even as glimpses of an offensive revival seem present, it’s hard to ask for five or more runs per game. Counsell has his work cut out for him. However, words can only take him so far. Something has to change.