Rockies 2, Cubs 1: See you in Mesa

In the end, it appears that playing 42 games in the season’s last 43 days was just too much for the Chicago Cubs, who looked completely exhausted by the time their marathon 2-1, 13-inning wild card game loss to the Rockies ended a few minutes into Wednesday. I mean... I attended the final 12 games of that stretch, 12 days in a row, and I am completely wiped out. I can only imagine how the players feel after more than six weeks with basically no break, and playing high-pressure games the last two days.

I will tell you, though, as I told my compatriots in the bleachers during the game: You could sit at Wrigley Field for a long, long time — and yes, I have done that! — and not see a better…