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[Patrick]

Are there any sadder words in baseball right now than "Soto, Byrd and Volstad will round it out"?

[MaxM1908]

I predicted a LaHair 3 run homer earlier in this thread. Make it happen La-Air.

[Ben in Nebraska]

Are there any sadder words in baseball right now than "Soto, Byrd and Volstad will round it out"?

Holy shit if that doesn't sum up the cluster fucking mess that is the 2012 Cubs, I don't know what it is!

[cubmig]

Question: Is there a downside to the day-after-day losing on guys like Castro, LaHair and others?

[rcleven]

Are there any sadder words in baseball right now than "Soto, Byrd and Volstad will round it out"?

CUBS

[Ben in Nebraska]

Oh, and the whiff! That's really surprising a Cubs hitter would whiff like a dumbass in a big spot...

[gratefulled]

Are there any sadder words in baseball right now than "Soto, Byrd and Volstad will round it out"?

CUBS

That's only one word

[TWC]

Ugh. I'm not gonna turn it off, but I can't even commiserate with you folks. I'm out... maybe I'll check back in after lunch.

[rcleven]

Are there any sadder words in baseball right now than "Soto, Byrd and Volstad will round it out"?

CUBS

That's only one word

Chicago Cubs

[Brett]

How do you hit a ball that far with a broken bat? I thought for sure that was going to bloop in. Sigh.

[cubmig]

One good thing about Cubs losing; beer sales go up.

[cjdubbya]

Hey - there you go. Way to rebound. Only seven pitches that inning! #littlevictories #longseason

[rcleven]

1-2-3 for once

[cubmig]

......what must Sveum be thinking......?

[rcleven]

Good catch