This has loomed in the Chicago Cubs schedule since the start of the season. Like the beginning of a tsunami, throughout the spring and early summer, it was a distant aberration on the horizon. Now it’s here and looming larger than ever.
A stretch of 23 straight games without a break, and 29 games with just one day off. The Cubs rotation is a mess and the offense is still too inconsistent, meaning this stretch of 29 games in 30 days that begins on Aug. 21 and ends on Sept. 19 will make or break their 2018 season.