MIAMI -- It’s one thing when inexperienced hitters aren’t coming through in the clutch, but what happens when a team’s MVP candidates don’t do it -- including the reigning winner himself? It makes for a long first three months of the season. Just ask the Chicago Cubs.
“More than anything, it’s trying to do too much, as opposed to just score one,” manager Joe Maddon said after a 4-2 loss to the Miami Marlins on Sunday. “I think a lot of times a hitter gets in that situation and the bases are loaded or two guys are on, you want to score three or four.