Whether or not you consider it a sandwich, one thing Chicagoans can agree on is that you never, ever put ketchup on a hot dog. Chili, on the other hand, is perfectly acceptable. Or at least that’s what the Cubs are hoping.
Now I suppose you could choose to view my use of “hot dog” as pejorative when applied to the likes of Javy Baez, but that’s taking the analogy further than it was intended. Beyond the flashy free swinger, new hitting coach Chili Davis is being tasked with conveying a new message — or maybe it’s a version of the same message, just in a new way — to all of his charges, from Jason Heyward to Kris Bryant.