“And all the pain I put you through, I wish that I could take it all away.” – Hoobastank, The Reason
July is a pivotal month in every MLB season, but it already feels meaningless on the North Side of Chicago. All-Star Game? Who cares. Pennant race? Not in this part of the Midwest. The Cubs are so bad that the trade deadline is nothing to look forward to. The entire organization needs a biblical-level cleansing or exorcism. The high colonic Justin Steele gave his teammates over the weekend was well-deserved, but the message was lost the next day in a listless 7-1 loss to the Brewers.