It's time for Cubs and Sweet Lou to part ways.

The 2010 MLB season is approaching the All-Star break, and my beloved Cubbies are playing terrible. Yes, Chicago fans recently celebrated a Stanley Cup championship, but when does winning ever get old? When it comes to baseball, [north side] Chicago fans have seen more losing than winning since, most likely, birth. As a fan that nearly bleeds Cubby-blue, I've experienced many memories watching the Cubs, both good and bad.

Lately, I've only witnessed Cubs baseball that I never wanted to see - a bunch of overpaid, underachieving baseball players with no sense of urgency or knack for winning. Our lineup was constructed to hit the ball, and the Cubs lack offense when it matters most. Forget about the bullpen. If the offensive lineup could produce, half of the problem would be solved.

The money that is invested into these players is absurd. All of these problems resort back to Jim Hendry and the idiotic contracts given to the our "star" players. The number one priority on Mr. Ricket's to-do list this coming off-season should be to fire Jim Hendry. He has single handedly run this organization into the ground, and it is going to take some time to fix this mess.

Aside from the Cubs GM, what is the team's second biggest problem? Lou Piniella. Oh, Lou. What should be done with you? I think it's time to hang 'em up. It's apparent that you do not care anymore. Just retire. Or in better words, resign. Sooner rather than later.

The organization needs to completely clean house, so begin with whoever you can. Sweet Lou is not helping the team win. I respect what he has done though out his career, but I think it's about time to call it quits...preferably before, or at, the All-Star break.

On that note, the second coming of Ryne Sandberg should begin immediately after Lou's resignation. Ryne has been coaching in the Cubs farm system for several years, and coaching a team like the current Cubs will be a challenge, but a learning experience for a new coach like Ryne-o.

I've heard people mention Joe Torre, but if that is the case, it is not going to work. If Joe were to coach the Cubs, he would come in next year, and by then, Sandberg has first priority. However, if Sandberg is not ready when Lou's tenure in Chicago ends, who else could take over the team at such a terrible time?

The answer: Bob Brenly. At this point in time, no one knows the team better than Bob Brenly. Tune in to any WGN broadcast and chances are that you'll hear Bob Brenly second guess one of Lou Piniella's coaching decisions. And you know what? More times than not, Bob Brenly is the one correct, and Lou is wrong.

If there's one person other than Ryne Sandberg that should coach this team, it is Bob Brenly. He's affiliated with the organization and he owns the thing that all Cub fans have dreamed of - a World Series ring.

After the GM and manager are replaced, it's time to completely rebuild the team. Aside from Starlin Castro, Tyler Colvin and Carlos Marmol, every other player needs to be traded or released as soon as possible. It is pathic. There is nothing else to be said about this team other than pathetic.

I said it last year before the trade deadline; Derek Lee should have been traded for something while he was still worth something. Now, he's nothing more than nearly every other scrub on the roster.

Carlos Silva has been everything that I thought he wouldn't be following the Milton Bradley trade. So before he turns into Carlos Zambrano, trade him while he's worth something.

Speaking of Zambrano, he showed how much his team mates mean to him. The Cubs are better off releasing him. We are paying him to fail, and fail miserably. What good is he doing for the team? He used to be that spark for the team, and now he's a bomb waiting to burst at any time.

This team is going no where fast. The time has come to completely rebuild the team. Like I said, keep the young stars: Castro, Colvin and Marmol. The rest should be history.

On that note, Cubs baseball has become a depressing nightmare.

Get used to looking at the L flag, people. We have another five years of disappointing baseball ahead of us.