Bleed Cubbie Blue · Sep 8, 2019
2019 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 141
Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports It took all of three games on this road trip for me to feel wrong about my recent upturn in optimism. I was of the mistaken impression that this team was healthier than it actually is. I did not realize that the Cubs were in such a poor state of health that Willson Contreras, Ben Zobrist, Javier Baez and Yu Darvish were all going to be limited on this trip.
Contreras sat out the loss on Friday night. That made sense to me. Willy wasn’t going to start every game. But not starting Saturday against a lefthander? A lefthander who has given the Cubs fits? Yeah, that doesn’t feel like the right call.