The problem with Cub owners and GMs has been that they thinl all they need is a guy who can hit 40 homers and the fans will be happy. I wore my #14 jersey Sunday in memoriam. And I don’t think it will be this year, although a playoff appearance is possible. 2016 is more likely.
When I die, I expect heaven to be a warm sandy beach...and across the road behind the beach is Wrigley Field. You can’t miss it; it’s right between IU’s Assembly Hall and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
So, compared to Petco, it's much easier, not that much of an accomplishment really, to have a 40-HR bopper in Wrigley (25± at home, 15± on the road). But to have an adequate offense there, you'd really need two of them, or the equivalent.
(The corollary, of course, is that statistical expectations for pitchers in Wrigley must be tempered.)
If ownership gives its fans bread-and-circuses in the form of just one slugger, and the fans buy into it, then ultimately who's responsible? Seems like there are always butts in the seats...Isn't it Homer whose tagline claims that people get the governments they deserve?