There is little better as a sports fan than a good narrative. And so it was when Christopher Morel hit a two-run homer in the seventh to cut the gap to just two runs on Ryne Sandberg day that I found myself hoping he could get a chance later to tie or win the game. Alas, most days sports aren’t the stuff of Hollywood. This season is definitely no fairy tale. It’s almost certainly not headed for a happy ending.
It all just feels like playing out the string and it is only June. Of course, the crazy thing is that there is no reason mathematically that this team can’t get back into things.