In the face of a rather disappointing stretch of Chicago Cubs baseball, I’ve been okay. Yeah, the offense is inconsistent. Yeah, the Cubs could probably use a better bullpen or fifth starter, especially with the Dallas Beeler debacles and the Neil Ramirez gesundheit injury. But through it all, there have been positives that I would rather dwell on, and in this game, like many others before it, I figured that there was always a chance as long as there were outs left.
The trade deadline is less than a day away as of this writing, and by the time you read this, maybe a few guys get moved, but I am reminded that the Cubs front office has used the past few seasons to build up their options so that they can go any number of ways, and it will still be okay.