After five months of winter, an abbreviated Cactus League that was postponed after five weeks, four months of pandemic leave, three weeks of summer camp, and three exhibition tune ups, Cubs baseball is finally back. If you are keeping score at home, that means it has been almost 10 months and nearly 300 days since the North Siders played a meaningful game. Yes, babies have been conceived and born since the Cubs were thrashed 9-0 by the Cardinals on September 29.
As a multitude of medical experts call for a national COVID-19 shutdown, MLB will try to complete a 60-game season that also includes a 16-team postseason without further interruption.