I thought I’d start this annual end-of-year series with the bad stuff, and then move on to the best games of the year tomorrow.
In other years when I’ve done this retrospective, blowout losses have been the focus of this feature. Not this time. In 2023, there were several soul-crushing defeats, some of them helping lead to the Cubs’ collapse in September.
Read on, if you dare. These are listed in chronological order.
May 17: Astros 7, Cubs 6
The Cubs fashioned a 6-1 lead after three innings, thanks mostly to three home runs.