Nearly six months after the Chicago Cubs signed right-hander Jake Arrieta, a pairing both sides envisioned as a fruitful reunion, he briefly paused while weighing a postgame question.
“I’ve got nothing for you, man,” Arrieta said. “I’m doing the best I can, and that’s what I’ll continue to do.”
With a quick “thanks,” Arrieta stood up from behind the table in the Cubs interview room Wednesday night at Wrigley Field, punctuating six minutes of the veteran trying to explain what had transpired in a 10-0 blowout loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in which he surrendered seven of his eight runs and heard boos during an ugly first inning.