Sandy Gemmiti

Sorry for not writting much on the preseason games for you Texans fans but it is half because I am busy watching my Cubs, the Olympics, the PGA Championship, and I am getting married this weekend.  However the other part is the fact that I can’t stand preseason NFL or NHL or NBA or MLB or any other sport.  Waste of money, time, and effort.  Not only is it a terrible deal for fans who see good players for like 2 minutes, but it is a waste for vets to suit up for these games.  NFL clubs should all bring bubble guys and nobody else….better yet just cancel preseason and let them play 1 or 2 more games a season.  Training camp is very important and that is where 99% of the choices are made I am sure.  Games against second and third string players proves nothing to me. 

So sure I could talk about how the Texans beat the Broncos but lets be honest does anyone care?  The only way a major roster spot will be decided in a preseason football game is if the starter gets hurt.

Yep that was a small little rant that I had to get off my chest….and it may have stemmed from the 11th hole argument I had with a budd on the weekend….he claimed preseason can help develop a team flow and blah blah blah.  GARBAGE.  It is all garbage.  How many NFL champs say in their speech that it was due to the fact they got a great flow from preseason football games.  Come on.

Sandy Gemmiti

The Cubs only took 2 of 3 on the weekend to miss my call of a sweep of the Cards.  Zambrano has a bad starts which needs to happen every now and again I guess which cost the team the 1 game.

Jim Edmonds was a monster in the first game of the series knocking out a couple and giving his team a chance to win…which they did.  For all of you who bashed me saying Edmonds was a solid pickup I would like to hear what you think of the “old washed up guy” now.  Edmonds is proving to be very valuable to this club and looks to have his groove back.

In other Cubs outfielder news Fukudome has been on a very cold stretch and needs to pick his game up so he doesn’t lose time.  Lou has beeen heard talking about how he needs more out of Fukudome or else he will be pulled in favor of guys like Reed, DeRosa, and Fontenot to get into the lineup.

What do you folks think of Fukudome at this point?  I myself think he has done a solid job still to this point as a rookie.  I think he needs to pick up his slack for sure however I think perhaps the bar has been set too high for him to come in and be Superman right away thanks to guys like Ichiro.  I think he might benefit from hitting the pine and letting Reed go out and provide some pop and allowing him to take a mental break.  Reed also doesn’t prove to be a worse player in the field where Johnson is more than capable.  Fukudome has alot to deal with.  He has come over from his home country, doesn’t speak a lick of english, and is playing more baseball and doing more flying then he is used to. At the end of the day if the Cubs keep winning games I am happy and I think Fukudome will be just fine.

Harden takes the hill against the Braves to start the series so put another W on the board for the Cubs!

Sandy Gemmiti

I am not even going to waste my breathe on the last series with the Astros.  The Cubs took a loss early and then pumped them.  11 runs in two straight games..not much more to say other than super!

Now the Cubbies will look to keep rolling with a big series against the Cards.  Now I imagine you all have noticed I hate the Cubs more than any team in the league so not hard to imagine me saying the Cubs will take every game in this series.  However this should be a good one and would give the Cubs another boost from smoking the “other” good team team in their division.  If the Cubs could pull off a sweep of this series they would be feeling very very good about themselves headed down the stretch.

The pitching should be on the Cubs side for the whole series. Lilly, Zambrano and Dempster will take to the hill for the next 3 games with Looper, Wellemeyer and TBA on the other side of the ball.