I’ll ask the question in the headline once again here:
“Which team is the real 2023 Chicago Cubs?”
Is it the team that won series from the first-place Rangers and first-place Dodgers (and came within one out of sweeping L.A.) back in April? The same team won series from the contending Mariners and Padres.
Or is it the team that looked awful on its recent road trip to Minnesota, Philadelphia and Houston, winning just two of seven games, blowing multiple leads and getting blown out three times?
The answer is: “Yes.” Both of these teams are the real 2023 Chicago Cubs.