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2021 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 9 Share this story Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images This photo is, of course, Willson Contreras standing at attention for the Star Spangled Banner before the game on Sunday. But it could just as easily be him standing and mourning for the hopes this Cubs team surely had of getting off to a strong start to a season. Through baseball history there are plenty of teams that stumbled out of the gate and went on to win championships. Even teams that didn’t have a lot of expectations, as these Cubs didn’t. But, when a team is going to be surprisingly good, it ve...

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2021 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 6 Share this story Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images It’s not quite all bad news. Kyle Hendricks looked much better in his second start of the season. Al wrote this article last month suggesting that the Cubs‘ starting pitching might be better than a lot of people have anticipated. Certainly, the Cubs don’t have pitchers with an overwhelming amount of stuff, but they do have a number of guys who excel at getting people out. That’s an important skill all unto itself. Unfortunately, in the early season, the Cubs’ bats have been impotent. For a lon...

2021 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 4 Share this story Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Spoiler alert, not only does today’s picture have our usual picture of the Superhero, this one captures the Hero too. On the left? He shut down the Brewers offense. On the right? He ignited the key rally. Trevor Williams, the brand-new Cub, making his first-ever start as a Cub. On the right? Willson Contreras, one of the veteran leaders of this Cubs team. Willson’s two-run homer in the fourth kickstarted the offense. That duo, along with a small handful of others, powered the Cubs to this victory. Th...

2021 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 3 Share this story Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images I look at today’s photo and my brain immediately goes to any old random season from the 1990s. Perhaps one of the 95ish-loss teams on a September afternoon. A handful of fans left in the park by the end to watch the Cubs nail down a rare win. Obviously, we all understand the need for the caution and concern around the ballpark, but regardless how long this drags on, I don’t think I’ll ever be used to watching professional sports being played in front of a largely empty stadium.