SB Nation Reacts: The Cubs are off to a very good start

Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social

The latest SB Nation reacts survey, brought to you by FanDuel, had two parts. One was a question asked of all respondents to the survey, and the other was Cubs-specific. But both wound up having responses important to the 2025 Cubs season.

First, here’s the result of the question asked of everyone.

I think you’d all agree that Kyle Tucker has had a major impact on the Cubs this year, highlighted by his key eighth-inning homer Friday, part of a 3-for-5 afternoon.