The mailbag collected questions in Boston and refused to board a flight to Arlington. Bought a seat for it and everything. Still, no.
That’s fine. I’ll share what I’ve got this morning, in the latest sequel to our beloved 2008 original mailbag.
Because I don’t want to be accused of tampering, I will continue to keep the editing to the bare minimum. Also, the bear minimum, which I guess belongs on a Cubs blog.
And finally, my mailbag runs the bases for free and yours must pay to get thrown out at second.
Do you think it's possible they kept too many players in camp for too long, which made it hard to give the actual regulars sufficient reps? Just trying to find a reason for the complete defensive flop we saw.
I feel like the regulars played a sufficient amount, and Cedric Mullins and Anthony Santander got some reps in the World Baseball Classic. I don’t want to blame the conditions in Boston, but the cold, rain and wind presented some challenges. As if the outfield at Fenway Park needs more of them. But there were some botched plays in the infield, too. Maybe just write it off to a bad series.