At Wrigley today for the first Cub game I've seen there since they got really good in 2015. And it was a VERY different experience!
Like most of you, all my life I've watched the Cubs find new ways to LOSE games they should win. Not anymore! It's such a different experience at Wrigley (or on tv) these days! Now, the Cubs are a VERY damned hard team to beat when the game is on the line!
Other teams sort of have to padlock all exits or the Cubs will find a way to wrestle out of the jaws of defeat and come back...I almost can't believe it's the Cubs we are watching!
All those years of hackaway offenses, we now have patient hitters who grind at bats, none more so than Captain Rizzo, who is as good a team leader as there is in baseball...and when have the Cubs ever had a strong field/clubhouse leader like Rizz?
All those years of lousy defense, we now have guys who can really play D at every position...even guys who are up from the minors (Bote) can play D and even guys not known for D make great plays rather often (Schwarber). And none of us could ever imagine the kind of back-pick Contreras-Rizzo executed to perfection to nail young Soto in what turned out to probably be the game's biggest play.
Despite an offense that falls asleep at times and starting pitching WAY below what we've become accustomed to, the Cubs are still on top because, well, they just won't be denied. They are a hard-nosed, tough-minded bunch who are really hard to beat!
Who knows about the future, but so far again this year - with all the problems and injuries - the Cubs play as well as a Team as any group in MLB and they win games like today that they always used to lose! Man, these are great times to be a Cub fan!
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