One of the most phenomenal things about baseball is the Cubs organization’s ability to breed futility. Their reputation for failure is simply astonishing and every little thing is magnified to the fullest extent. As far as I’m concerned, it’ll be another 100 years before a World Series is won on the north side of Chicago.

The Cubs are nothing but overpriced and underachieving players who are simply unable to consistently win. The prime example is Milton Bradley, whose tirade got him sent home during the heated and intense weekend series with the Sox. Ten million dollars a season for a .232 average with five homers and 16 RBIs is the definition of underachieving.

If they want any chance of winning a game in the playoffs in the future, they really do need to unload everyone and start building within their farm system. This philosophy of acquiring stars has gotten them nowhere.

Take Alfonso Soriano for instance. His contract gets him $18 million a season. His OBP for a leadoff hitter is less than .300, which is obviously beyond fathomable. His inability to want to move down the order is something that manager Lou Piniella should not deal with and general manager Jim Hendry should make some changes.

Look at rookie Jake Fox. His hitting ability is outstanding but he cannot play a lick of defense. Just the Cubs’ luck, get a player of his caliber to the big leagues but he can rarely play because he truly is a prototypical designated hitter.

Until the Cubs make drastic changes, we can all watch and expect them to lose more than they win. Watching them lose 2/3 from the Sox and just watching the way the lost makes you realize how bad they are and they really are in a no-win situation.

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