Chicago Cubs Fans Brutally React To Yet Another Late-Game Collapse

After losing yet another late-game lead, Chicago Cubs fans let the team have it in brutal fashion.

Jun 13, 2024; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; Chicago Cubs first baseman Cody Bellinger (24) reacts after striking out against the Tampa Bay Rays in the sixth inning at Tropicana Field. / Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

The Chicago Cubs have done it again. On Thursday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Cubs found a way to lose yet another late-game lead.

After leading by a score of 2-0 entering the bottom of the seventh inning, Chicago gave up three runs and were unable to muster up another run. They lost by a final score of 3-2.

At the beginning of the season, the Cubs showed so much promise. They were finding ways to win games, even with injuries. Now, they can't seem to finish off games that they should be winning.

Following the latest version of a Chicago blown lead loss, fans brutally ripped into the team on social media.

Here are just a few of the posts that were made about the Cubs.

The Cubs are so painfully mediocre. All the games feel the same. They can’t hit consistently, the bullpen is bad — and what makes this group even worse is they’re boring. No compelling personalities, nobody who makes you feel like anything is really going to change.

— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) June 14, 2024

This bullpen is such a joke. Keep doing nothing about it. By the way, that’s their 15th blown save. #Cubs

— David Kaplan (@thekapman) June 14, 2024

Literally every single game is the same.

-Starting pitcher is great. Leaves game with a small lead.

-Offense manages just a few runs. Leaves a lot of men on base.

-Relief pitcher immediately blows small lead.

Just another Cubs game on a day that ends in “Y”

— WhenClarkMetAddison (@ClarkMetAddison) June 14, 2024

I have no faith in humanity. Look at how stupid you are. Every single day you watch the Cubs lose games by 1 run with errors and late inning bullpen meltdowns. And you expect things to be different, hilariously. There is no hope.

— Brendan Miller (@brendan_cubs) June 14, 2024

If cruel and unusual punishment is unconstitutional why do I have to watch the Cubs bullpen blow a lead every night?

— Morale Supply Co.™ (@moralesupplyco) June 14, 2024

Obviously, Chicago fans are not doing very well right now.

With the loss, the Cubs fell to 33-36 on the season. They are still very much in the hunt for a spot in the postseason, but they won't be for long if their recent run continues.

Craig Counsell and company have absolutely no excuses for what is happening. They may need more talent in the bullpen, but losing this many games in the same fashion is out of countrol.

Jed Hoyer is another person to be held accountable. He has constantly held off on adding pieces to the bullpen that bring legitimate and proven talent to the field. Instead, he has kept signing projects that other teams let go.

Thankfully, the trade deadline is right around the corner. There is no guarantee that Hoyer and the front office will make any substantial moves, but there is always hope.

If Chicago doesn't do anything to address the bullpen issues, the catcher issues, and possibly even the impact bat issues, the 2024 season could turn into a very long process for Cubs fans.