The postseason dream is still alive, but it’s hanging on by a thread now that the Chicago Cubs find themselves in a Wild Card tie with Milwaukee. A Christian Yelich-less Brewers team, I might add.
Not to take away from the talent on that roster. They’re pretty stacked, but Yelich is the reigning National League MVP and could be on his way to earning consecutive honors. Either way, Chicago needs to wake up.
Over the years, we’ve witnessed some of the leagues’ rising stars make their debuts. For the North Siders, cameras flashed the brightest when Starlin Castro, Javier Baez, Addison Russell, Kyle Schwarber, Kris Bryant, and Willson Contreras took their first major league at-bats.