2021 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 62

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Author’s warning: Before I get into my normal stream of consciousness intro, I’m going to talk about the numbers. A lot of the 2021 season, and actual to my recollection 2020 as well, was kind of paint by numbers in Heroes and Goats. Sure, there was a surprise or two along the way. But when I looked at today’s numbers, I was pretty surprised. I actually went to the Fangraphs numbers after the game to see if today’s Superhero even made one of the three spots. But I absolutely, positively would not have guessed that in a 3-1 game where two of the three runs were homers, neither of them would be in the top three. So keep that in mind when you get to that part. This is a little bit unusual. And to try to save Al from having to note it in the comments, none of the placements are subjective. This is all based on data.

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