One can't really make a judgement this early, but while injuries to the starting rotation were one of the things that helped bring the team down in 2011, blowing late leads just took the heart out of the Cubs. You fight for six, seven innings to get a lead and then the bullpen blows it.
Sound familiar?
Of course there's a long, long way to go yet—we're just getting started—but the first two games of this season certainly bear a striking resemblance to what we watched last year.
Two well-pitched games by Cubs starters–in this case Ryan Dempster and Matt Garza–all for naught once Kerry Wood and ...
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