I was going to headline this recap of the Cubs’ 6-3 loss to the Brewers “Groundhog Day,” but thought that was too obvious and then Josh sent me the one you see at the top of this article, which I liked better.
What more can be said about this team? Every game is the same. Some Cub hits a home run, or other extra-base hit, and the team takes a precarious slim lead. Starting pitching does all right until one horrific inning, and that, as they say, is the ballgame.
Oh, here’s one more thing that can be said:
From Cubs historian Ed Hartig:
The Cubs' 49 hits are the fewest hits by the team over 10 consecutive games in a season since at least 1901.