When the story of the 2024 Cubs season is written, “underachieving’ should be a main part of the headline.
Because I still believe this team is better than its record. Obviously, the record is what it is. Part of it is this, from BCB’s JohnW53:
The blown lead today was the Cubs’ 49th of the season, in 38 different games. They are 14-24 in those games. Through June 5, they were 11-11.
That’s just bad.
This is actually good: In the six games of the just-completed homestand, the Cubs allowed the Diamondbacks and Brewers just 14 runs, 2.