Chicago Cubs: This team can no longer be intimidated

This Cubs team has confidence to go with the talent

There was a time when you would look at the upcoming schedule for the Chicago Cubs and have a thought like “if we can go 3-7 on this homestand, I’ll be happy.” Generally, it revolved around the competition, possibly some of the pitching they would face. But this team, they don’t think like that. I still see a few fans around using that rationale. “Well, we aren’t going to beat Kershaw, not with Wada on the mound.”

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Technically, they were right.

With cramping in his left arm, Tsuyoshi Wada left the game early, leaving the Cubs bullpen to do its thing. And they did. The Cubs ran out six pitchers total, as only Wada and closer Jason…