Another day, another loss. In August, the Cubs were 15-14 and the narrative around social media was that the team was collapsing. The Cubs in no way collapsed, though the Brewers did pass them like they were standing still. That was a testament to how well the Brewers played way more than anything particularly derogatory having to do with the Cubs. Was their August a bit disappointing? Absolutely. But I don’t think we should extend the definition of collapse to include teams that have a winning record. There is going to be a playoff team with 86 or fewer wins. A 15-14 month plays out to about 84 wins. While I’m fine with aiming higher than snagging the last spot in the playoffs I reject the idea that a 15-14 month is any great disaster.

To be clear, through Tuesday night’s loss, the Septe

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