Things Will Only Get Better (Coming from a Cubs fan)

wait till we’re really pissed. clearly.

I’m partial to blueberry, can’t stand apple.

Ingredients
Crust:
One double recipe for all butter pie crust

Filling ingredients:
3 pints of blueberries, cleaned and stems removed
2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 cup all-purpose flour (for thickening)
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 Tbsp unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Egg wash ingredients:
1 egg
1 Tbsp milk

Method
1 Prepare crust. If you have made dough, on a lightly floured work surface, roll out half of the dough to 1/8-inch-thick circle, about 13 inches in diameter. Drape dough over a 9-inch pie pan and put into the refrigerator to chill for about 30 minutes. If you have purchased frozen pre-rolled circles, allow them to defrost and place one of the circles on and in the pie pan.

2 Whisk egg and milk together to make an egg wash and set aside.

3 Combine blueberries, flour, cinnamon, lemon juice, and sugar and place in the chilled bottom crust of the pie pan. Dot the top with butter pieces. Roll out the remaining dough to the same size and thickness. Brush the rim of the crust with the egg wash, place the other piece of dough on top, trim to 1/2 inch over the edge of the pan, and crimp the edges with a fork or your fingers. Transfer the pie to the refrigerator to chill until firm, about 30 minutes. Heat oven to 425°F.

4 Remove from refrigerator. Brush the top with egg wash. Score the pie on the top with two perpendicular cuts (so steam can escape while cooking). Bake for 20 minutes at 425°. Reduce heat to 350°F and bake for 30 to 40 minutes more or until juices are bubbling. Let cool before serving.

but this team isn’t going to be anywhere near first place.

The 2007 Cubs WERE in a similar position.

On June 2nd they dropped their 6th in a row to go to 22-31.

Then, as we all know, they were 32-39 on June 22nd, coming off 2 losses in a row to the lowly Rangers, and then then poof, they took off. They went on to sweep the White Sox, en route to winning 10 of their next 11 and never looking back at .500 the rest of the season. And they too had thoughts of ridding Jacque Jones similar to Uribe being threatened to be let go, and then Jones took off to be one of their most clutch hitters.

So, like waitonhim said in his own fanpost, maybe the AL Central HAS morphed into the NL Central and 85-90 wins will take the Division.

I just think it’s a little premature to start LOOKING AT THE DRAFT when this team could have won 3 more games (Opening Day, Bobby’s Baltimore blown saves in BAL & CHI). There’s reason to be pessimistic because of the offense on the road trip, but how can we count a team out after only being 2 under .500 with 132 games left and the pitching we’ve been getting? Some games even the littlest offense will be enough to win. Don’t be so quick to quit on this season, at least just not yet. It’s a LONG season and that’s why baseball is SO great. Hell, there were times we were panicking in ‘05 with their losing streak. I think everyone needs to relax and wait until the 10 game west coast trip is over to judge this team. That might be a true barometer.