First things first, I’d like to extend the happiest birthday wishes to my friend Meg, who may or may not have catfished a few poor souls by using free Cubs tickets as a lure. Just kidding, of course. Or am I? Cubs baseball has been anything but free to watch lately, even if yesterday’s result ended up being favorable. Losing the first two games to the Pirates before escaping by the slimmest possible margin on Saturday isn’t exactly in keeping with their plan to be contenders.
That can all change in a hurry, however, as they have a day off Monday, after which Dansby Swanson will return.