Well, that didn’t end well. Willson Contreras giveth, and Willson Contreras taketh away. Victor Caratini was awesome. The Cubs were that/close to a win. Maybe today! Happy Independence Day! What I want is some fireworks from the Cubs’ bats.
Here’s today’s Cubs News and Notes. As always, * means autoplay on, or annoying ads, or both (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$] means limited views.
- Mark Gonzales (Chicago Tribune* {$}): Cubs manager Joe Maddon says he enjoys being more hands on: ‘I’ve had a good year’.