2020 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 18

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty ImagesYeah, so it was door number two. I told you yesterday that there were two ways to look at Friday night’s loss. Door number was essentially, “no big deal” as they came up close. Door number two was essentially, “you sure hate to lose to them.” Now the Cubs have come up short twice in a row to the Brewers, losing two in a row for the first time in 2020.

Given the way that this wacky season is constructed there is a fairly decent chance that every time you lose you are losing to a division foe. Those losses tend to hurt the most. The Cubs still have the best record in baseball, though that’s getting closer. They also have a comfortable lead in the division,…