Don’t worry, this isn’t going to be a rambling think-piece aimed at uncovering the roots of Yu Darvish’s early struggles in a Cubs uniform. I mean, yeah, we’re going to get into some of that stuff, but my goal is to put forth a more perfunctory effort here.
Ed. note: I think he probably failed in that effort, so maybe keep that in mind.
I probably wouldn’t have gotten into it at all, even after Dylan Hernandez published a viral piece in the Los Angeles Times this past Wednesday that included quotes about Darvish not wanting his kids to go to school in LA (which, can you blame him?