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Wanted: Leadership
Written by wrigleyville   
Tuesday, 09 October 2007
While it would have been more timely to write this over the weekend, I wanted to take a couple of days to digest the sheer crapfest that was the Chicago Cubs post-season and share my thoughts about the season that wasn't. Overall, my reaction to the Cubs' post-season performance was "not surprised." While many fans waved signs reading "Believe," I just couldn't. This team displayed none of the characteristics of a championship team. The talent was there, especially to win in the National League. But did anyone who watched this team for an extensive period of time this year ever get the impression that this was a team of destiny? Teams of destiny tend to overperform, not underperform. Teams of destiny are focused, and want to win. So as the Cubs look to build for next year, the things they need are the things that will be toughest to find -- desire and leadership. Simply put, this team has no personality. That's not to say that it is a team devoid of personalities. There is Carlos' craziness and Soriano's playfullness. But as a whole, this team is like a guy sitting on a couch at a college party who doesn't seem to care that his girlfriend is making out with another guy. They're just terribly unmotivated, and nothing seems to really faze them. For example -- after the team endured a horrible first two months, Lou had to suggest to Derrek Lee that they have a players only meeting. Two straight months of terrible baseball, and the manager had to suggest a players meeting. And that pretty much tells me all I need to know about this group. A manager can be responsible for a lot of things, but it shouldn't be his responsibility to make the players care. I don't know what the fix is to this situation, but I know that signing A-Rod or any other number of high profile moves won't address the underlying problem. So while the focus will remain on what the big 3 of Soriano, Lee and Ramirez failed to do on the field in the playoffs, I believe the focus should be on what they failed to do in the clubhouse all season. Namely, lead. And if they continue to abdicate that responsibility, then maybe it's time to find them homes somewhere else.

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