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Cubs already in last place

Five games into the 2012 season and the Cubs are 1-4 and sitting in the cellar of the central division 3.5 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals who have gotten off to a 5-1 start even with out Albert Pujols. The team is in a rebuilding process but the way they have been losing is very frustrating for every Cubs fan. Plain and simple the bullpen STINKS.

You would think having Kerry Wood in the eighth inning and Carlos Marmol in the ninth inning they Cubs would be in good shape if they have the lead late in the game. However that has not been the case as both pitchers have sucked in the teams first five games. A blown save by both players have Cubs fans saying here we go again. Things don’t look bright out of the bullpen as all the guys are young and haven’t had much experience.

One thing I’d like to see happen is come up with a set lineup on offense. Stop plugging guys in here and there and set a damn lineup. Use your bench in the late innings with good subs (replace Soriano for defense) etc but don’t start guys once or twice a week for the hell of it. Set the line up depending on lefty/righty pitching and go with it.

We will have to see how the team responds against the Brewers today. Ryan Dempster will be getting the start and he needs to stop the bleeding and have a good outing. Your number one pitcher should be capable of that. The team could really use a win as they are heading into a tough part of the schedule and they could easily find themselves with a 2-10 record before they even know what hit them.

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Cubs Season Ticket E-mail

Well I have finally received that e-mail that I have been waiting for. The opportunity to purchase Cubs season tickets is right in front of me after being on the waiting list for over 10 years. It’s really too bad that the only seats being offered are in the Bud Light Bleachers. I love to sit in the bleachers, but no way do I want season tickets out there as I’m not a local and wouldn’t be able to use them as often as I would like and the resell value on them is terrible when the team is not doing good.

So no, I’m not going to take the team up on their offer. For those of you that are wondering what the price would be for one season ticket in the bleachers for the upcoming season and for all 81 home games, you are looking at spending $3421.60 per seat or $42.24 per seat per game. Sorry but if you are smart, you would just purchase for select games during the ticket on-sale or on the secondary market where you can already purchase bleacher tickets for $15 bucks to midweek games.

So here I am on the waiting list one more season as least. I expect to get called / emailed during the the next off season and then I will hope there are two or four reserved seats in the 200 or 500 levels that I would like. Until then, I’ll continue saving up my money and hope this rebuilding process turns around quick!

Aramis Ramirez Signs With the Brewers

Cubs fans will still be seeing quite a bit of Aramis Ramirez as he will be signed a three year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers pending he passes a physical. It will be weird seeing A-Ram in a Brewers uniform and I have to wonder how Cubs fans will react the first time he is announced as a Brewer at Wrigley Field. I hope he gets a standing ovation for his first at bat and after that it’s time to see him strike out

Ramirez played the last eight-plus seasons with the Cubs. He hit .306 with 26 home runs and 93 RBIs and won the Silver Slugger award as the top offensive third baseman in 2011.

Wouldn’t it be interesting if Prince Fielder chooses to come to Northside? It would be a Ramirez for Fielder trade. Except for the many millions more Fielder would cost the club.

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Cubs Tickets Going Fast

Whats going on everyone? Spring training is under way down in Mesa and the Mike Quade has the squad pretty much setup for opening day and the 2011 season. I really don’t start getting excited for the season until I start buying tickets to games and that all started today.

I don’t mind spending the extra 15%-20% to get tickets early. A lot of times it’s your only chance at getting some tickets in certain sections of the stadium so I feel the mark up is ok to pay. I came away with the Yankees and White Sox tickets that I wanted pretty easily through the virtual waiting room. It took me exactly seven minutes to get selected and once I was in, I could continue placing orders one after another.

So how did everyone else do? Get the tickets you want? Waiting until the on-sale on Friday and hope you get lucky? If you  happen to strike out, head on over to Ticket City and get the tickets that you need. They are a sponsor of the blog, and we do enjoy working with them.