In recent years, maybe I would’ve been optimistic enough to believe the Chicago Cubs might have one last magical run in them to save the job of manager Joe Maddon and put the team’s recent four-game sweep at the hand of the St. Louis Cardinals in the rearview mirror.
But not this season.
The 2019 campaign has been marred by injury and inconsistencies in virtually every facet of the game – from guys like Jon Lester and Cole Hamels riding a performance roller coaster, to seeing the team rank near the bottom of the league in several defensive metrics and, of course, the bevy of injuries that sidelined almost every key player at some point.