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Mired in the midst of a losing streak of apocalyptic proportions that just hit 10 consecutive games, it’s hard to imagine that just a couple weeks ago, nearly every Chicago Cubs fan was calling for a Max Scherzer or comparable starting pitcher to bolster the North Siders’ starting rotation.
Alas, things have irrevocably changed and it was probably just the thing the naysayers, pessimists and Tom Ricketts wanted. Ick. Sitting at 42-43 and 8 1/2 games behind first-place Milwaukee, the Cubs have almost certainly expedited that sell-off that many felt was coming in the offseason, even if they did create a lot of excitement and turn around the idea of what many thought the Cubs would be in the first three months.