As far as resume builders go, being swept at home probably isn’t going to be listed among a team’s significant accomplishments. Nor is being under .500 over a 95-game stretch, which is where the Cubs find themselves after dropping three in a row to the Nationals. That’s understandably hard to believe when you consider that they’re still eight games over at 69-61, but it’s true.
After going 2-7 to open the season, the Cubs put together a 20-6 run that brought them to 22-13 and made the brutal start a distant memory. Since then, however, the utter mediocrity they’ve displayed on the field is reflected perfectly by their 47-48 record.