Now that the Midsummer Classic is over there is no baseball for two full days. I’m already going through withdrawals, but it does provide an ideal time to look back at the Cubs‘ first 90 games to identify areas that are going well and areas that can improve.
I am mostly an optimist, so today’s post will look at the offense for the first 56 percent of the season to see what we can learn. Tomorrow I’ll put on a slightly more pessimistic realist hat and talk about the pitching staff.
There has been a lot of angst about situational hitting, hitting with runners in scoring position (RISP) and consistency for the Cubs’s bats so far this season.