Of the 65 losses the Cubs suffered in 2015, only 23 came one at a time. Okay, they all came one at a time, but only roughly one-third of those shortcomings were isolated incidents in the game log. It’s been a topic of conversation all season, but I think Joe Maddon’s greatest influence on this team has been in keeping them from looking too far ahead or behind. Playing every moment and just trying to put together one-game winning streaks. Maddon himself said as much after the Cubs fell behind 0-2 in the NLCS on Sunday.
“We’re all about one-game winning streaks, very seriously.