Chicago Cubs aim at steering clear of 100-loss mark – MLB News
The Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations said on Friday, September 14, that the club aims at improving their record and trying to avoid losing 100 games this season. The Cubs had lost over 100 games the past season and have been unable to win any major title for decades now.
However, with the arrival of young players along with a combination of veterans, the Cubs are gradually overcoming the problems they had confronted for years. Theo Epstein, therefore, finds winning enough games to avoid 100-losses as a victory; however small it is.
"No one wants to be associated with a 100-loss team," said Theo Epstein. "We're going to try to win every game. But if we can win enough to avoid 100, it would be a very, very small victory, but certainly better than losing 100."
In Epstein’s view, this is one of the best clubhouses he has been around. Given the past record of Theo Epstein wherein he radically altered the fate of Boston Red Sox and helped them win the World Series after decades, there are hopes Epstein will be able to achieve that here in the Cubs as well.
One of the achievements, which will obviously not go unnoticed, is the Cubs ability to steer clear of the Houston Astros, keeping themselves fifth in the National League Central. With Houston Astros at the bottom of the league, Cubs are gradually attaining what they had aimed.
Theo Epstein realises it will not be an easy road. Slowly, but surely, he thinks it will change.
“Our goal from the beginning is we're going to do what we need to do to put ourselves in a position to be a contending team year in and year out, and that means no shortcuts and taking the long approach," he said. "When you acquire young players and trade for prospects, it's pretty obvious it's not a quick road.”
With the end of 2012 season near for the Chicago Cubs, they will be looking to take a lot from here; enough to put into use in the coming season wherein they make further improvements and try to attain some success.
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