July 19, 2015: Passing Ships

Ok, so the Atlanta Braves aren’t what they once were, and the Royals are one of the best teams in baseball.  Still, as the results from the weekend rolled in, it feels like the Cubs and Sox are like passing ships in the night.

These ships are going in opposite directions of course. The Cubs are headed upstream. Back to 8 games over, and with a week of games against the Reds and Phillies, the Cubs are in position to reach double digits over.  After a Friday night loss, they came back to win the series. That was the Jon Lester we expected. After a mediocre first half, he came out blazing in his first game after the break.  When I saw the “flirts with no hitter” scroll across the bottom of the screen, I knew it was a good thing. If he could keep this up…  Maybe he can regain the title of staff ace.  That current title holder took the hill on Sunday afternoon. Let’s just say he held serve in that battle. 8 scoreless.  When he’s on the mound, I make a little extra effort to watch. The guy is a stud. Cubs win and head to Cincy.

The Sox didn’t quite get the desired results in their “showdown” with the Royals.  After splitting a doubleheader on Friday, they dropped the next two; at bare minimum you needed a split here. I did see they made a comeback on Saturday only to fall short in extras.  They remain in the cellar; is it time to sell?

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The Cubs decision is a better one to make, yet still not that easy. They need another starter. A veteran bat would help too. Do you trade some of the future away for this year?  It’s a fine line. I think at this point we can say the Cubs will be in the conversation; is this the year?  I hope so, at the same time, I don’t want to throw away the bright future that we worked hard to set up.  You try to increase the odds of hitting that target by getting multiple shots at it. Yet, all I want is that one World Series title… At this point, I have to trust in Jed and Theo. They’ve made mostly good decisions so far. They have and will make mistakes though. What is the next move?

These next 12 days will tell a lot of the story. We’ll see how this 2015 season develops. I’m happy to be on the ship I’m on; maybe the other one still has a chance to reverse course. Either way, no time to waffle; it’s all aboard full steam ahead.