The Cubs have given us plenty of reasons to criticize them over the last few years (and beyond, of course), but it’s nice to know we can always feel better by saying, “At least they’re not the Mets.” Steve Cohen’s pricey circus courts epic failure at every turn, the latest example of which is former GM Billy Eppler stepping down in the wake of an ongoing MLB investigation into improper use of the injured list.
Eppler’s departure isn’t entirely shocking in and of itself because this is what the Mets do and because former Brewers baseball boss David Stearns recently took over as the Mets’ president of baseball operations.