Hours before Wednesday’s series finale against the San Francisco Giants, the Chicago Cubs still hadn’t released their lineup. Had someone been traded? Did the team finally land a big fish for the stretch run? Nope – instead of some exciting deadline action, we got the word: Jon Lester was scratched from his start due to illness.
Now, Lester might not be the guy he was in his prime, but as the Cubs, when you need a win – and make no mistake, the team definitely needed a win on Wednesday, he’s the guy you want to hand the ball to.