“Sit down, take a look at yourself. Don’t you want to be somebody? Someday somebody’s gonna see inside… You have to face up, you can’t run and hide.” – Little River Band, Lonesome Loser
The Cubs are battling the mother of all slumps, and as a reward they get to face flamethrowers Jared Jones, Paul Skenes, and Chris Sale in four of their next six games. O Death, where is thy sting?
To make matters worse, Chicago scratched starter Jameson Taillon for tonight’s game, bumping up Javier Assad in his place.