The only team playing worse in the National League (record-wise) than the Cubs are the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks, in part due to their Opening Series in Sydney, Australia, have played more games than the Cubs and had a 5-16 record coming into the series. In all honesty, while the Cubs certainly had their opportunities to win a few of the series that they’ve played this season, including both against the Pirates, this series against the Diamondbacks is the one I felt like they had the best opportunity to win. They’ll have to work to get any series win this season, but when you come up against a team struggling like the D-Backs are, you have to cash in and pick up some wins and get a little momentum built for the future. The Cubs played a great first 2 games and 8 innings before blowing a three-run lead in game three (on the 100th Anniversary of Wrigley Field) and letting the Diamondbacks tie the series in game four.
Darwin Barney
What’s the Better Outcome for 2014?
I read an article on FanGraphs the other day in which Dave Cameron listed off the five things he believes about the 2014 season. The first of these is that the Cubs might be a better team than most people think. He even goes as far as to say the Cubs could finish the 2014 season at or near 0.500, which would be a huge leap forward for a team that was four games away from losing 100 for only the fourth time in franchise history last season.
The Cubs Way 