What's going on with the Cubs

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 Baseball is back in full swing so that is great. What isn't great is how the cubs are playing. For the last three years the cubs have always played well in the beginning of the season, but have struggled mightily come September and October. Well this year the struggle is happening now. All but a few cannot seem to hit the ball with success. I'm not worried yet because it is still April and they have the entire summer to find their groove, but this hasn't been too fun to watch. 

Since winning the World Series and going back to NLCS in 2017 the cubs have failed to make it past the first round of the postseason. This is a franchise that has done A LOT of losing and fans are worried that they are headed back in that direction. I pride myself on keeping calm and not freaking out too early when it comes to all sports, but the lack of interest shown by Cubs upper management in getting extensions done with their core players is concerning. Maybe they have a plan that no one knows about. All I hope is that they continue to push to make the Cubs a winning team because baseball season is sure a lot better when your team is winning. 

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