Have you heard the one about the team that scored 28 runs in three games and somehow only managed one win? It’s not a very good joke, but the Cubs’ season-opening series in Texas played out like a dark comedy just the same. At the center of all the action was a bullpen that’s had people on edge since at least the time we knew the Cubs weren’t going to spend money to address it.
And just like a clunky script with actors straight out of central casting, everyone pretty much knew what was going to happen without having to watch.