Carlos Marmol was bad yesterday in Phoenix. Really bad. Either he is pitching with pain, or he has lost the feel for how to locate the strike zone. Of course, for the Cubs this is a bad thing. With Kevin Gregg bad yesterday, the bullpen looks a little short.
Thursday's beatdown by the Dbacks was definitely a team effort. The pitching and the hitting were both awful. It is difficult to really break it down and point out where the Cubs were lacking.
Now the Cubs are 10-10, looking way up at the Cardinals. This morning the Daily Herald (newspapers, remember those?) asked if the Cubs were overconfident coming out of spring training. As a fan, I took it for granted that we would be the class of the division again. It may still happen but it is time to put that complacency away.
Here come the Marlins for a 3-game series. Tonight there is a 7:05 night game, if it's not rained out, which looks like a real possibility from my window. The Marlins are reeling after a great start.
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