2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 97

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn ImagesA quick heads up to start, I will be on vacation beginning today through next Saturday. All things equal, I should be writing next Saturday’s recap as my next one. That’s the game on July 26. Al is graciously filling in for me while I’m gone with a brief form of this. Expect standings to return somewhere around July 29. If I can catch them up faster, I will. But I’ll be more concerned with just getting back into the flow of things. And, of course next week figures to be one overflowing with baseball news.

With that out of the way, let’s talk about the fun part. The Cubs started the second half exactly where they ended the first. That is, they won 4-1. Against an…