Cubs 2015

Joe Maddon is amazing.  Seriously.
I loved his response to an incident that happened yesterday in the game vs the Cardinals regarding a hit-by-pitch incident.  He is logical, down to earth, straight forward, loyal to his players, tells it like it is, creates a great atmosphere, and knows baseball.  The Cubs are six back of the Cardinals in the division, a game behind the Pirates.  I am super bummed that the Cubs have such an amazing record and yet are in danger of finishing third in their division.  I saw a stat the other day that said the Cubs could have the best third-place finish since 1960.  I found this rather depressing, but Maddon had a different, and really cool response.  It's been rather depressing to be a Cubs fan the past few years, but things are finally starting to happen.  The Cubs are going to the post-season for the first time in seven years (granted, it will probably be in a wild-card spot, and they could lose immediately in the one-game wild card playoff, or, if not there, they will face the Cardinals in the NLDS and I don't have much hope for that matchup.)  But win or lose, it is all very exciting, not only for this season but because of the promise of next season.  Things are only looking up.