The Cubs are a very nice 9-6 on the season, with most of their losses bearing at least a small measure of disappointment. They blew a lead in the series finale against the Diamondbacks in their first domestic series, then blew chances to sweep both the Padres and Rangers. They were never really in that most recent defeat, but still. Then you’ve got the two games against the Dodgers in Tokyo that feel as if they were part of a different season entirely.
But no matter how bad things have felt at times on the North Side, they can’t compare to what’s going on at the other end of the Red Line.