ARLINGTON, Texas — A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
The Cubs may not actually be traveling a thousand miles by foot, but the old Chinese proverb still applies — the only way the Cubs could go out and walk the walk on Opening Day was by picking up a decisive win over the rebuilding Rangers.
That's exactly what they did after all spring — and winter — of talking the talk.
Nobody should overreact to one game and declare the Cubs "fixed" or state with any sort of definitive proof that all the offseason changes to add more urgency and edge have taken ahold.