I was down for the count a couple nights ago with a nasty fever, so I’d like to send thanks to Evan for pinch-hitting on yesterday’s column.
One might think it was Monday night’s 10-9 loss to the Cardinals that made me sick, but that wasn’t the case — I was in bed by the time they blew the game, thankfully.
Last night’s game was only slightly less frustrating. Joe Maddon said on 670 the Score yesterday that he sees the Cubs absolutely being able to play with the Cardinals, with the main difference between the teams being the superior Cardinals pitching.