The Cubs have gone into kind of a funk this week. They have sandwiched some pretty awful losses around a 17-0 rout of the Indians. Actually, things really seemed to go south Thursday night after the rain delay in Cleveland. For some reason, the umps stopped the game when the Cubs had the bases loaded after tying the score at 3. It was raining, but normally they will play out the half-inning unless there is a deluge. When play resumed, Montero proceeded to strike out. The Cubs then struck out six or seven times in a row and eventually lost 4-3.
Last night they turned in a real stinker. Hendricks did not have his best stuff, but basically the Cubs did not help out much in the field. Castro muffed a double play ball with the bases loaded in the first inning, then stood around moping while a second run scored. Pretty much inexcusable. You have to wonder sometimes about him. Denorfia misplayed two balls later in the game, one a double that he played into a triple by standing too close to the wall, the other a long hard hit that almost anyone else would have caught.
The only bright spot in the AK tour has been Schwarber. This kid can hit. The Cubs are making the right call though in sending him down. He just does not have the experience to catch at the major league level right now.
The other big news is the whole Cardinals snooping scandal. Who knows what motivates these guys when it comes to cheating? Also, how much insight could they gain against a team that isn't even in their league anymore, let alone their division? Maybe this is the Cardinal Way, just like the Patriots who cheat when they do not need to do so.
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