ATLANTA -- After losing a National League Central Division tiebreaker game last season, the Chicago Cubs stressed a sense of urgency this past winter then carried that narrative over to spring training.
More than ever, they wanted to get off to a fast start in 2019 -- not wanting to waste any opportunities in what should be another tight race. They repeated a version of that thought process many times during the offseason.
After just four games, they might need to go back to the drawing board for a new strategy as urgency has given way to bad baseball, highlighted by a six-error night in losing to the Atlanta Braves 8-0 on Monday.