2018 Major League Baseball!!!!~ You have what it takes? Cubs lose, Rockies move on in a game that went on till after midnight

[theRepublic]

Metallicube said:

amp316 said:
Today is the beginning of the Cub's quest for the World Series.

They and the Nationals meet while both being undefeated. Something's got to give.

Heh, don't expect much.. This year is pretty much a throwaway as far as I'm concerned. I don't think I've ever been more certain about a team having a bad season than the 2012 Cubs. I mean just look at the lineup, absoltely brutal.. Litterally the only bright spots on the team that I see right now are Castro and Garza. I'm not just basing this cynicism on the first two games either. I knew this team was screwed before they even stepped on the field.

While I will say the future looks bright, it is a VERY distant future. I got us down for contending again in 2014 at the very earliest, as Theo has a hell of a mess to clean up left by the incompetent Jim Hendry.

I read an article today that painted a bleak picture for the Cubs future too.  Theo will have a more difficult time signing drafted players under new MLB rules.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/chicago-cubs-problems-grow-worse-with-change-in-mlb-draft-rules-040912