2019 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 14

It’s possible I use the phrase train wreck too often. That’s my instinct for describing Saturday’s game. But that’s what this was. It was a slow moving train derailment. The insanity started in the first inning and whatever the heck Justin Bour’s play was, what with him basically calling himself out on a close play (when the umpire had called him safe). And it didn’t end until the final moments of the game when an umpire decided to end the game on a judgment call.

It is always unfortunate when a game ends on a judgment call. As someone who did some amateur umpiring, I can say that you never want to see the game end with umpire’s discretion. You want to be part of the background. But no, this…