MIAMI – It’s easy to picture the Cubs turning into a team that people love to hate.
Junior Lake stood at home plate on Wednesday night, admiring the flight of the ball he launched out toward the left-field seats inside Marlins Park.
Gripping the bat in his left hand, Lake walked at least five steps before beginning his home-run trot. He tossed the bat aside, far enough that it almost landed on the dirt track by the visiting dugout.
As Lake rounded third base, he looked into Miami’s dugout and held his right index finger up to his lips, as if to say: “Ssshh!