30 Teams in 30 Days is more than 2/3 done, and today will cover the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs finished 5th in the National League Central, which isn't very hard to do when the Pirates win 57 games. The Cubs finished with 75 wins and 87 losses in 2010, which is actually bad for the Cubs in recent years. In 2009 they finished with 83 wins, and in 2008 they had 97 wins. What do you do when you have a bad season? That's right, come back the next season with a better team. Chicago signed new players to a few different positions. Blake DeWitt, Carlos Pena, and Matt Garza were the three largest names acquired by the Cubs in the 2010 off season. Pena can bring the long ball to Chicago, but he is also known to strike out. Matt Garza will add to the depth within the Cubs rotation, but Chicago newspapers did not know what Garza looked like. It was after Garza was acquired by the Cubs that The Chicago Sun-Times placed a picture Joaquin Benoit on the front page of their paper with "Big G" on the cover. Some call it stereotyping, others call it lazy editing. I just find it funny. The outfield for the Cubs is the same as in 2010 with Soriano, Byrd, and Fukudome. Aramis Ramirez and Geovany Soto have had off seasons in recent years, but are looking to return to their former glory. Carlos Zambrano is also looking to do that. Zambrano is known for pitching well and being a bad teammate. But regardless of that fact, Zambrano is back in the starting rotation for good, and is pitching behind Garza. I wish the Cubs luck in the 2011 season.
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