It's no surprise that the Cubs are in a rebuilding process.
The Cubs, and mostly its fans, have a lot to deal with considering they have a new team with new players, a new coach, new management, new owners, and even some new and overdue renovations to Wrigley.
But the one thing that the fans, the organization, and the coach shouldn't have to worry about are the players performing and to be blunt, know how to play the very sport that they're getting paid to play.
Unfortunately for the Cubs, an error by shortstop Starlin Castro cost the Cubs the game to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.
The error and loss frustrated Sveum, with good reason, and threatened to send two of its starters, Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo, to the minors to relearn the fundamentals.
"If people keep playing like that, you have to find options," said Sveum. "Give people playing time at Triple A to figure this stuff out"(Chicago Tribune).
Sveum sending the two to the minors isn't likely...BUT he did want to make clear that, " You have to perform. You can't keep not performing."
He believes that, at the end of the day, it doesn't matter if you're a starter or not, performance is necessary in this game.
"I don't think anything is invincible if you're not performing," he says. "That's still the main ingredient that has to happen to win baseball games. Say what you want about everything, but everything has to be clicking and you have to perform"(Chicago Tribune).
Well, here's hoping that not only the two stars perform, but the Cubs as well, because last place with a 5-13 record is pretty lonely.
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