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Cubs are Giving me that Old Feeling
And I don’t care for it.
Things were going swimmingly for the Cubs until last week. The Cubs lost their last two games in Colorado and were then were swept in a three game series in Arizona by the Diamondbacks. Yes, there is still time to recover. Just like there was in 2004. Until the world championship in 2016 Cubs fans were generally endowed with a sense of impending doom. The world series win in 2016 seemed like a palate cleanser. But that bad taste in my mouth is coming back.
What happened?
More than anything, the offense shut down. Especially with men on base. Dansby Swanson has hit a rough patch and Cody Bellinger has cooled off from his torrid pace, which could have been expected.
Pete Crow-Armstrong was called up and has been great in the field but has looked totally overmatched at the plate. Patrick Wisdom has provided little since the early part of the season and Jeimer Candelario is on the IL.
While I hope the Cubs rebound, if they don’t, it will affect the Cubs offseason.
Will David Ross be back next season?
Probably. But what I would like to see is the Cubs poach Brewers’ manager, Craig Counsel. Counsel’s contract with Milwaukee expires at the end of this season. I figure replacing…
