Look, I get it. Given how last season drew to a close, with the Chicago Cubs dropping the winner-take-all Game 163 to the Milwaukee Brewers followed by an extra-inning Wild Card game loss to the Colorado Rockies, it’s hard to not think about how a lackluster Opening Weekend series could decide the Cubs’ fate in 2019.
But two losses in late March are no different than the dozens of other losses every team will suffer over the course of the season – contrary to what I’m being told on Twitter. Make no mistake. The team’s pitching performance over the weekend in Texas isn’t going to cut it.