Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social
TOKYO — What a trip, hearing “Go Cubs Go” blare from the Tokyo Dome speakers, and Clark the Cub flying the “W” flag in the outfield, after the Cubs defeated the Yomiuri Giants 4-2 Sunday evening (or morning, depending on where you are).
Just a little piece of home, thousands of miles away.
The Cubs began this game the way they played against the Hanshin Tigers Saturday — nothing doing over the first four innings, just a pair of walks in the first and a double by Dansby Swanson in the second.