What a funny roller coaster the last week has have been for Chicago Cubs fans. A sweep by the Cardinals, followed by an offensive blowout of the Marlins, followed by a slow come-from-behind win with every emotion built in, followed by another blowout.
And the constant throughout has been fans’ emotions being jumpier than a Calaveras County croaker. The ALL CAPS on Twitter. Venting blog posts later taken down. And a few Cubs podcasts starting with almost U.S. Surgeon General-style warnings about how negative the ensuing comments would be.
People, people, you are killing yourselves here. Yes, it’s reasonable to expect a playoff appearance from this team, but don’t expect playoff-style greatness every game or week.