After losing 3 out of 4 in St. Louis, the Cubs came home and beat the Diamondbacks 2 out of 3. It’s always nice to win a series, especially at home, especially when you need to start stringing them together. I always say winning cures all. Well, I’m not really feeling like that right now. The end of this weekend series, means the beginning of a new week tomorrow; it’s not just any week. Let’s just call it D Week, you know like D Day… It’s the moment all Cubs fans have been dreading. Who will stay and who will go?
Part of me is like whatever… The guys that won the World Series in 2016 will never be forgotten, regardless of the “what have you done for me lately” attitude everyone seems to possess. Wherever they go, I’ll always be a fan, although when Dex went to St. Louis that wasn’t too easy. I’ll wish any of them well; I have a feeling they’ll do great wherever they go. Of course, I’m talking about Baez, Bryant, and Rizzo; Contreras and Hendricks don’t seem to be going anywhere, while the same can also be said unfortunately for Heyward. That’s it by the way. 6 guys left on the roster… oops, yes, I forgot, we got Jake back too. OK, 7 guys still here from that 2016 team. I’ve got a strong feeling that number will be less by the end of this week.
I’ve kind of been thinking about what I said a couple days ago, and how this lack of contract extensions has impacted the boys mentally. Say what you want… they’re making millions playing a game, whatever… but tell me how you would feel if your future was uncertain. Sure, everybody falls into that category; none of us truly knows what tomorrow will bring. But when the team you won a World Series for, a team who you helped string together an unprecedented run of playoff appearances, at least for anyone still alive, the guys that were at the forefront of the Golden Era, and that team does NOT offer you extensions… thanks for nothing, huh?
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I thought it was the manager’s fault; Joe is coaching in LA currently. I thought it was one of the dozen or so hitting coaches we’ve had. I thought it was Theo; why’d he leave? Well, when you look around and you’re one of the last guys standing from that team, you’ve had to do something right, no? Well, for all those right things, it hasn’t been enough; it isn’t enough. And now, we will be turning the page. Nothing is stopping this from happening, right? Like one of my favorite lines from Pat: it’s time to strap in those seat belts Cubs fans… at least it’ll all be over soon…
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