MESA, Arizona — I am still certain, absolutely certain, pretty certain... well, kind of certain that the Cubs pitching staff will sort itself out in the next 11 days and things will be fine come Opening Day in Arlington, Texas.
Right? Right?
Well, I hope that’s right, anyway. The Cubs lost to the Rockies 7-2 Sunday afternoon, and the issue really wasn’t the fact that there wasn’t much offense (just six hits and two runs). It’s that the plans for the Cubs rotation and pitching staff aren’t really being followed, not the way management appears to have drawn them up, anyway.