2022 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 8

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty ImagesI started writing daily about baseball in 2017. As someone writing about the Cubs, that meant that, though frustrating at times, I got to write about a lot of pretty good baseball, a lot of wins and a team that was at least in the periphery of the championship picture. That actually continued to be a little true through June of last year. Though there was a lot of frustration and disappointment among the fanbase heading into the season, that team got itself into contention for a while with a good start. At least for a division title and playoff baseball. But then an extra swoony June 2021 cut the legs out from under the team and then the front office cut out the rest by trading away almost every meaningful player on the roster.

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