“When you pine for the sunshine of a friendly gaze…” – Perry Como, (There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
Baseball is truly a game of inches. We all know it and take it for granted, but when we see the principle in action it’s always amazing. Dansby Swanson has been slumping along with the rest of his teammates and looked particularly tired on the Cubs’ most recent road trip. Then he hit a 1st-inning home run on Tuesday night that just made it into the outfield basket, providing the spark this team so desperately needed.