Now that the Chicago Cubs' fall from grace is complete, the only question is if the recovery effort will fall to an all-new cast of characters.
What's certain for now is there won't be any October baseball at Wrigley Field this year. Even before the Cubs wrapped up their eighth straight defeat in a 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, the Milwaukee Brewers eliminated them from playoff contention with their 9-2 rout of the Cincinnati Reds.
The Cubs have at least one good excuse for their September collapse.