Has anyone else gotten the feeling during this series that the Cubs are giving up?  It looked like late Semptember of 2005 the last two days.  I realize that they’re without Lee, Prior, and Wood, but they just don’t seem like they really want to play yet.

I think ther’s a tendency to find some psychological cause for a team’s poor performance. It seems like the reasons the Cubs looked bad are performance related:

1) Capuano is a very good pitcher.
2) Doug Davis has always seemed to give the Cubs fits.
3) Glendon Rusch is a bad pitcher.
4) Carlos Zambrano did not have it today. I feel comfortable in assuming that he didn’t just give up.
5) The Milwaukee lineup is really good.

I was talking mostly about hitting, and how lazy the Cubs looked when they were at the plate.  Capuano is a bit above average, and Davis is a decent pitcher, but the Cubs should do better.

The Cubs performed poorly this weekend because their lineup isn’t that good without Derrek Lee. But I still think the Brewers deserve some credit.

Capuano has a 2.36 ERA this season. He’s given up 27 hits, nine walks and struck out 40 in 42 innings. It’s not just the Cubs he’s shutting down.

there is finally a GC article up

Electric Kool-Aid Mediocrity Test - 30 April 2006 07:33 PM

Has anyone else gotten the feeling during this series that the Cubs are giving up?  It looked like late Semptember of 2005 the last two days.  I realize that they’re without Lee, Prior, and Wood, but they just don’t seem like they really want to play yet.

there saving us from getting worked up, mail it in earily that way thefans hearts arnt broken

I remember about 10 days ago when everyone seemed stunned at the very thought that the Cubs without Lee might actually be worse than the Brewers.

From the Keyboard of dJf - 30 April 2006 10:36 PM

I remember about 10 days ago when everyone seemed stunned at the very thought that the Cubs without Lee might actually be worse than the Brewers.

Amen.  I remember that, too.  How wrong were all of those guys? 

Yes, I am guaranteeing the Brewers finish ahead of the Cubs.