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Are the Cubs a .500 team yet? One more game and they will have it. Oh Wrong Way.

Maybe he shouldn't have. .250 5 HRs 19 RBI's - 7.08 ERA 1.72 WHIP

Attendance is not down, so do they really care?

I guess last night was the exception. Back in the dumper.

Did that really happen? Maybe this is the big turn around. FIngers Crossed.

Are the Cubs ever going to turn this around? No pitching. No timely hitting. Season over?

That's two. Back in second place.

The Cubs heard that Andrej Stojakovic was returning to Illinois and celebrated by tromping the Pirates to start another 10 game streak of the right kind.

The 2017 Dodgers are the only other team in MLB history with two 10-game winning streaks and one 10-game losing streak in the same season, according to Elias. 2017 Los Angeles Dodgers Statistics Record: 104-58, Finished 1st in NL_West Postseason: Lost World Series (4-3) to Houston Astros Won...

No problem. Clinched a tie for last. That's 10. In 55 games. 2 10 game winning streaks and a 10 game losing streak.

My mistake. They need to lose tomorrow to fall to last place.

Only one more to make it 10 in a row. I have been following the Cubs since the mid 50's when they were buried in the second division. Don't ever remember it being this painful. May 8- Best record in Baseball, 3.5 game lead in first place. May 25 possibly tied for last place in the division if...

Ugly!

Three hits. 1. a pop up that the second baseman lost in the sun. 2. Single by PCA who was thrown out stealing on the next pitch. 3. Single with 2 out in the 9th.

Has a team ever had two 10 game winning streaks and a 10+ game losing streak in the same season?