CHICAGO -- While the Chicago Cubs get a much-needed day off to clear their heads with no game on the schedule Monday, they also know that there is a limit to the fun they can have during their time away from the field. The struggling team can’t afford any new injuries right now, as they’ve gone through a spell of nagging issues lately.
None, of course, is as bad as what befell San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner in a dirt-bike accident last month in Colorado that will keep him out for several months.