The Chicago Cubs lost to the Detroit Tigers on Sunday to drop the three-game series . While things are still looking up on the Northside, it was a tough loss to a stellar performance from Jack Flaherty on the hill. During the fifth inning, Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner was ejected for arguing balls and strikes. He spoke after the game on the quick hook and repeated the conversation verbatim at the podium .
“I don't think it's really that often you can verbatim say to the press afterwards what got you thrown out,” Hoerner said, per Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times. “I said, ‘You're having a really bad day.'” Expand Tweet
Cubs manager Craig Counsell popped out of the dugout to try and calm down the situation. But before he could even get off the step, Hoerner was tossed. The h