Famed bartender Brian Flanagan told us way back in 1988 that champagne was “perfume going in, sewage coming out,” and that was certainly the case for the Cubs on Thursday. It didn’t help that they were facing Hunter Greene, and it ended up not hurting because the Padres lost as well. That means the Cubs maintained their commanding five-game lead on the top Wild Card spot with only nine left to play.
Their playoff odds are obviously at 100% now, which means this will be the last installment of our weekly series. And since I just knocked out all four Disney parks in one day, my physical and mental faculties are reduced beyond their already-mediocre capacities.