Over last weekend, a weekend I’m sure all of us would like to forget, the St. Louis Cardinals rolled into Wrigley Field and dropped the hammer on the Chicago Cubs in dramatic fashion. This devastating four-game sweep signaled what looks like the end of the team’s playoff hopes and dreams.
The Cubs painfully lost four one-run home games – then followed it up with another mistake-ridden loss on Tuesday against the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates, making it seven consecutive losses.
The fact they held a lead or were tied in the ninth in three of those four games against St.