Bleed Cubbie Blue · Aug 27, 2023
2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 129
As per usual, Saturday is a family day for me. I’m usually good in the afternoon when the Cubs are at home. But these Saturday night games are tough for me to follow too closely. Did I miss anything?
Obviously, I was right there with many of you when the ripple went through social media on Friday. Actually, I’d been following it like many of you since even earlier in the week when he was a healthy scratch from his start. He threw a bullpen that day and in the aftermath of Drew Smyly getting shelled again, it didn’t take Sherlock Holmes to sleuth this one. Then on Friday it was clear that Jordan Wicks was heading to Pittsburgh to get his first crack at the major leagues.