And lo, on this final day of June, 2015, the Chicago Cubs earned their 40th victory of the season. And we rejoiced, for our favorite team had been mired in a slump and had gotten schooled by the best team in the land (I know, it’s tough to admit, but it’s true). Perhaps this win had something to do with magic, but I choose to think it was the other things manager Joe Maddon talked about that kept this team going with a never-say-die attitude (even with the prolonged losing streak)…
“Their work’s great.