The final day of the season offered little of note as the Cubs fell quietly to the Brewers with neither team having anything other than pride on the line. And when you lose 15 of your last 22 games, there’s not necessarily a deep reservoir of pride to draw from. This team showed flashes, though, and it’s easy to see how an aggressive offseason will position the Cubs to compete in a meaningful way next year.
“I don’t think that we want to start calling seasons we don’t make the playoffs good seasons,” team chairman Tom Ricketts shared during the Marquee broadcast.