In this space this morning, you’d normally see a “Three up, three down” article about three good things and three bad things about the Chicago Cubs from the previous week’s action.
That’s not going to happen today and I suspect you can guess why. With two off days and a rainout, the Cubs played only four games in the week that ended Sunday, so not much happened, and all of what did happen was pretty bad. They lost all four games and got outscored 37-8. They hit .216/.284/.365 (32-for-148) with 35 strikeouts and went 1-for-43 with RISP. Pitching-wise, the staff posted an 8.