2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 48

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty ImagesBy my count, this is the first time I’ve picked a picture that included new third base coach Quintin Berry. Former third base coach Willie Harris was particularly expressive and photogenic over at third in years gone by and when a photographer captured one of those, I liked to grab those photos.

This game may be the first time this year for what I’ll call one of Tom’s tropes. Probably the theme I’ve used most often in my writing is glass half full, glass half empty. Often, I use that as a thought on the big picture of the Cubs. I hope the vast majority of you still have a cup that is more than half full. The team is very likely to be a playoff team assuming…